God's Incorruptible Word Seed: Good Ground - Pt. 2 (Part 12)(March 5, 2018) Keith Moore

first Peter 1 for some weeks I think actually this is the 12th time we've been on this subject the 12th part that we're calling God's imperishable word seed and our text is here in first Peter the first chapter first Peter 1 says verse 23 he said you nope first Peter 1:23 says we've been born again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible by the Word of God which lives and abides forever how many believe you have been born again yes this is describing how it happened there's a similarity between the new birth of the inner man and the birth of in formation of your body and he's comparing and contrasting natural human seed to divine spirit seed your and my body is the result of a human seed you wouldn't have a body your body wouldn't exist except for a human seed and a human mother but that seed is a corruptible seed corruptible means can also be translated perishable or that which decays that which grows old dies decays every human seed is a corruptible seed it reaches its full development and bloom and then it starts to decay and dies but our inner my inner man has been born again by a divine imperishable seed that cannot die that cannot age or decay anybody glad about this you are not just a body and a brain your brain is not your mind sometimes people think you know I'm maybe they're studying or cramming for an exam and they're thinking man I think I got something in every one of these cells you know my brain is just maxed out your brain is not your mind it's the physical organ that your mind functions through but your mind is not physical you can't touch a mind with the physical hand and the Lord tarries is coming and your body dies you'll come out of your body like a hand comes out of a glove and you'll still have your mind your minds a part of your spirit eternal being inner man and you're born again of a of an incorruptible seed everybody say incorruptible incorrupt now keep reading the next couple of verses all flesh is as grass and all the glory of men is as the flower of grass the grass withers and the flower thereof falling that which is corruptible verse 25 but the word of the Lord you and I are to be so jazzed about the word of God we we ought to be excited anytime anything about the Word of God is coming up are coming out are being spoken are being read or said or heard because it's coming from the same source that said light be from which all of the universe has come the word of the Lord endures forever it every good word you get in this life you will carry with you throughout the ages to come it'll always be relevant it'll always be life-giving a thousand years from now a hundred thousand years from now a hundred million years from that it will still be the Word of God which lives and abides forever it does not run out of batteries it does we see we it's hard for us to relate because everything we know about has a finite amount of energy and ability and power and you got to refill your tank and you got to recharge this and you've got not God you never needs recharging and his word that comes out of him is like him it's part of him this is the word which by the gospel is preached to you and I keep reading that in the second chapter this wasn't written in chapter and verse but in two one keep going 1st Peter 2:1 we're four now we're four means he's connecting what he's saying man to what he just said wherefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisy z' and envies and all evil speakings verse two as newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word that you may want grow thereby and I didn't see that this - just yesterday how you know how this is completely tied together verse one you've got to lay this aside in order for the word of God to cause you to grow in first Corinthians three don't turn there but we've been looking at it it talks about how he said I planted Apollo's watered but God gave the increase he said you are one translation said you are God's garden you are God's cultivation God's garden to be planted and so the way God does things in our life is he sews his word into us his words are divine spirit seeds and if we'll receive it and the conditions are right that seed will develop in us and make changes in us until it shows up outside of us as well just like planting a seed into the ground now go to Luke chapter 8 please Jesus taught what we call the parable of the sower you could also call it the parable of the seed these are titles that that men gave but in Luke the eighth chapter and the fourth verse Luke 8 for he says when much people were gathered together and they were come to him out of every city he spoke by a parable a sower went out to sow his seed and as he sowed some fell by the wayside and it was trodden down and the fowls of the air devoured it and some some seed fell upon a rock and as soon as it was sprung up it withered away because it lacked moisture and some some seed fell among thorns and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it and other other seed fell on good ground and sprang up and bear fruit and hundredfold this is really amazing that one seed can become a hundred it's miraculous we see it in nature it's not an uncommon thing I mean a real happening wheat harvest can be 50 fold I mean there's it's possible a corn harvest could be 300 fold you think about a couple of kernels and then you got this stalk with all these ears and all these kernels one kernel turns into a hundred we used to it but it's miraculous it's miraculous 7 billion people on the planet they used to be 2 once upon a time uh and and does this really work in every area of life this is the key to getting out of lack financially it's not a get quick scheme it's a matter of applying the principles people have become wealthy in the natural how have they done it again and again invested a little bit of money became more money and instead of just blowing and spending it they planted it somewhere else they invested it somewhere else right this principle works everywhere keep reading his disciples asked him what might this parable be keep reading he sent to you it's given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God but to others in parables that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand I I understand that better than I ever have verse 10 for a while I didn't get that I felt well why why tell them in parables because then he would explain things without a parable to his disciples and he said to them it's not given huh why and you'll see if you put this with the other passages that talk about it this principle to him that has shall more be given but to him that has not shall be taken away even that which he has and him that has ears to hear let him hear this is the principle you keep hearing that don't you him that has ears to hear what does that mean well that most all of them had these things on the side of their head they could detect sound waves he's not talking like that what's he talking about what what distinguishes this person doesn't have ears to hear from this person does have ears to hear what discipline what's the difference you'll see this as we go but it has to do with the heart the heart a willing heart makes a hearing ear and with that willingness is respect those who respect and value what the Lord is saying and those who are willing to do it will hear what others don't they will see what others don't people who imagine themselves so smart but have no respect for God to them the Bible is a closed book because you you can't get revelation of truth because you so smart I don't care how brilliant others may assess you to be you can't get it through extreme study unless the Holy Spirit reaches inside you and turns the light on you don't see it and he doesn't cast his pearls before swine he didn't give his holy precious things to people who despised them the knowledge of God the wisdom of God the understanding of God proverbs says begins with the fear of the Lord with the reverence of him you show him respect you bow your knee and acknowledge his lordship you acknowledge he gives you your every breath and the brightness of your mind you show him some respect and your eyes will come on you'll see things you never saw before you show him some respect you make a decision in your heart Lord you showed me what to do I'll do it he knows if you mean business or not if you do your ears will come open you'll hear things you've never understood before hallelujah you believe it or not you get smart mouth with him you take attitude with him you'll stumble along in the dark and be a fool and think you're smart it's sad but the truth oh praise God we'll make you free let's keep reading he said now the seed is the word of God said out loud the seed is the word of God said again the seed is the word of God is the word of God seed how does it work like a seed works this is mine renewal this is mine renew I don't think most people coming to church and hearing the message have this in mind right they come and they think yeah those were some interesting points maybe made a couple of notes got some knowledge the end next tell me something else but they don't have the understanding no if it really was a word from the Lord it's a seed and it either got in you or it didn't just because you're in the service don't mean it got in you and even though it got in you doesn't mean it'll produce results it's precious it needs to be cared for it needs to be watered is that right and it needs to be kept you need to talk about it and hear it some more and meditate on it and hear it again come on are y'all with me yeah and realize that like a seed it's gonna if you'll do it it's gonna germinate it's gonna begin to unfold it's gonna begin to put roots down in you it's not just blessing your mind a little bit it's gonna change you from the inside out hallelujah that's what he's talking about it is fruit that remains the seeds the Word of God verse 12 those by the wayside are they that here then comes the devil and takes away the word out of their hearts lest they should believe and be saved so they heard the word but they were not saved verse 13 they on the rock are they which when they hear receive the word now see they got further than the wayside ground because they received it and one of the indications that you did receive it is joy they received the word with joy but there's a problem have no root shallow reception they were quick to receive and quick to shout but also quick to quit quick to give up which for a while believe and in time of temptation fall away when your faith be tried yes it will that which fell among thorns are they which when they have heard go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection three of the four got no harvest no fruit no results is it possible to hear the word of God and get no results is it possible to hear the word of God and receive it and get excited and still getting the results it is it is this would answer a lot of questions only one out of the four 25% if you want to call it that got results but who's it up to who's the 25% who's the one in four who's I want to hear you saying I am good ground oh come on come on I am good ground I'm good ground by the grace of God and by my choice right I'm good ground well if I'm good ground I'm not gonna be like these previous three I'm gonna be like the good ground we're reading right now verse 15 just why are these we've this is our twelfth lesson on this we're camping on this we don't want to do what the wayside stony ground thorny ground did we do want to do what the good ground did only hear you say it again I am good ground I'm good ground that on the good ground are they which in an honest and good heart having heard the word keep it and bring forth fruit with patience there's a lot in here if Jesus was standing here himself you could seem and he said I'm going to tell you how to be good ground and get results every time wouldn't be any more true than what you're reading right now is that right did Jesus say this verse these are his words and so we see by contrast what good ground is these other three are not and of all the things he could have mentioned that make good ground good ground he mentions two what are they honesty patience honesty and patience now the word for honesty is like you would think in fact the same word translated honest is sometimes translated good because you can't separate good from honest and if you'll notice honor and honest have the same roots and if you notice truth and Trust have the same root what you can't if you trust without truth you're a fool you're deceived how many know you should only trust truth if you're trusting a lie you're deceived and you can't have honor without honesty and you can't make good out of dishonest I've heard people say you know you know he's a good guy and he may lie to you but it's got a good heart that doesn't work now anybody can make a mistake anybody can repent and the blood cleanses hallelujah but if you choose to deceive you need to change in order to be good ground are y'all with me friend you can't make good or okay out of deception go with me please there's so much to talk about here but you're you're with me right we prayed a minute ago and go to John the eighth chapter Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life the Spirit of God is called the Spirit of Truth who will guide you and I into all the truth the gospel is called the gospel of truth his word is called the word of truth truth identifies God in a major way and by contrast lying identifies the devil if you if you see or hear a lie or deception the enemy as at work every time God is never involved in any kind of falseness ever and this junk I've heard some people talk about you know well divine deception that's that's an abominable term it is impossible for God to lie there are all kind of individuals and leaders of groups and religious sects calling us of Christians that have come up with keeping this and misrepresenting discs for the greater good there's no way God ever condoned or was a part of anybody lying or deceiving somebody for their own good or to protect them never are y'all with me friends and God never told you or me it was okay to lie in this situation so as not to hurt them or to protect or the in does not justify the means if it's a lie the Devils in it every time somebody's yielding to the devil if there's any kind of deception now what am I talking about this because you can't be good ground or y'all with me what can't what what makes good ground good ground he mentions two things honesty somebody say honesty honesty honesty and and in order to be honest in a world that is full of lies you got to have something strong in you and the strong thing is that you love the truth I'm gonna say something you may think it's not right but you'll find it is I love the truth more than I love anything or anybody period what you're supposed to love Jesus that's what I just said he is the truth thought you're supposed to love the Word of God that's what I just got through saying come on can you see this if you do and you really do in your heart then you won't struggle with choices I've heard people say well don't make me don't make me lie to you don't make me tell a lie if lying should not be an option for us ever we tell the truth or we don't talk come on come with me you can say I don't want to say I don't want to talk about it but you don't tell something that you know is not true in an effort to deceive someone if you do you are participating in what the devil does himself every day he's trying to trick us he's trying to deceive us he's trying to get us to believe a lie is true he's trying to plant his evil stuff in us set out light if you want to I love the truth I love the truth more then I love anything or anyone now that includes yourself right the two big reasons people lie or pride and fear I should have said it the other way around fear y'all know too much about this I do too you know people think it's funny they got a two-year-old three-year-old and they hear the cookie jar rattle in the kitchen they go in there cookie jars crooked crumbs all over the counter chocolate on the little guy's face you've been in the cookie jar mmm-hmm people think it's funny it's not funny it's not funny it won't be funny when there's 15 and lying about taking money out of your purse this is of the devil you talk about something that's of the devil it doesn't get any more devilish than deceiving in lying it is uniquely him he fathered lying lying did not come from God at all so there needs to be I'm not talking about being mean or cruel but there needs to be strong pillars set down about lying is one of the absolute worst things you could ever do in your life it compromises your faith it makes the soil of your heart toxic so that the incorruptible seed won't grow in it is this serious or is this serious destroys trust which destroys relationships now it'd be hard to find a person in this room or in Branson or watching online who has never told a lie but thank God for the blood thank God for His mercy but do we need to make a decision that I'm not going to be a liar I am NOT going to be devilish and be a deceiver I'm not gonna be I'm gonna be like Jesus right how many want to be like Jesus I'm gonna be like him he is the truth his word is truth his spirit his truth and where the Spirit leads us he leads us into truth and that truth if you'll receive and walk in it it'll make you free free how many believe it'll make you free if the truth will make you free what will believe in lies do to you it'll put you in bondage the truth lets you see and the truth makes you free lies blind and lies bind do you find John 8 verse 31 you got time for me to read some verses or yes is this important this is how you live this is who you are what you are and it's how you how you become and stay good ground jesus said to those Jews which believed on him if you continue in my word then are you my disciples indeed keep reading for the next several verses and you'll know the truth and the truth shall make you free the devil is afraid of the truth he can't do anything with the truth he can't overcome it all he can do is tempt you to reject it for something else if you receive the truth nothing he can do can stop it or prevent it it will make you free it'll make what cuz we're we talking about what is the truth Jesus is the truth the Word of God is the truth the Holy Spirit is the truth can he make you free verse 33 the answered we be Abraham's seed we're never in bondage to any man and how do you say you shall be free and as you read this eighth chapter you'll find it became very heated very intense between him and the religious leaders they despised him they grew to hate him even though if you read other scriptures a number of them believed he was the fulfillment of Scripture they believed it but they were afraid if they acknowledged it they would lose their place in their position and the scripture said they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God well if you believe he's the fulfillment of Scripture and you're gonna ignore it not like you don't what have you just done you have chosen a lot over the truth he said verily I say to you whoever commits sin is the servant of sin keep reading for the next few verses the servant abides not in the house forever but the son abides ever if the son therefore shall make you free you shall be free indeed I know you're Abraham's seed but you seek to kill me because my word has no place in you so are they good ground that God's word seed can grow in no his word seed had no place in them they would not receive it I speak what I've seen with my father you do that which you've seen with your father now these these are the Pharisees these guys have doctorates of divinity there are leaders in the synagogue they are the preachers the teachers the priests they said Abraham's our Father Jesus said if Abraham if you were Abraham's children you do the works of Abraham you'd act like Abraham but now you seek to kill me a man that has told you the truth you know some people will hate you if you tell the truth which I've heard from God Abraham didn't do this you do the deeds of your father they said to him we be not born of fornication we have one father even God Jesus said if god were your father you would love me can you see they're getting madder by the minute you'd love me because I proceeded forth I came from God I didn't come of myself he sent me how many lift a hand and say thank you Father for sending Jesus thank you for sending here he said why do you not understand my speech even because you cannot hear my word now can you see why I'm reading this passage him that has ears to hear or can they hear this hmm are they excited because some of the incorruptible seed of God's Word is coming out of Jesus mouth that they know they're getting more upset they're getting more angry by the moment why now they're at a place they can't even understand what he's saying even though they're speaking the same language their heart their defiant proud fearful about losing their place all these has caused their ears to turn off the audio is gone the visual is gone he said you're of your father the devil he said it publicly for people could in these are the preachers with the fancy suits and the degrees you're of your father the devil you'll often hear people talking about well where you know no matter what religion you are we're all the same family and they say no honey child no it's not true it's not true there's two families in the earth and unless you born again you are not a child of God and you're not in God's family it's just not true this is quite politically incorrect because it's not inclusive but it's true are you okay am i reading scriptures are not remember I didn't write this he said you're of your father the devil and the lusts of your father you'll do he was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth night now get this the devil was not created the devil God didn't create a devil man he was a being of light and who knows how long he was in the presence of God could have been millions of years who knows but the Bible said iniquity was found in him he took the amazing abilities God give him he's not a human people people talk about are there extra terrestrials we're talking about one right now yeah there's all kind of beings that are not from this planet he had abilities that God gave him and he perverted those abilities through his pride the devil is the proudest being around and he knew about truth but didn't stay in it abode not in the truth he decided I'm gonna do something else and it sounds crazy to us but he must have been very convincing that a third of the Angels believed that he could pull it off this is not a fairy tale he said and it says there's no truth in him we need to get this when you hear people said well the devil told me you should start laughing he can't tell you the truth because there's no truth in him now he may start with a verse or a truth but before he's finished talking he's going to make it into a lie he's gonna twist it he's gonna corrupt it somehow there's no truth in him so if the devil tells you you're not going to make it rejoice that's an indication that you are devil says God don't love you you go I knew he did I knew he did and when you said it that's a sure sign that he done [Laughter] we need we need to get our minor needs so that we respond right there's no truth any when he speaks a lie he speaks of his own for he is a liar and the father of it and because I tell you the truth you believe me now this is about truth and lies truth and lies God's Word is incorruptible swerd seed every one of them is 100% true not a not a shade of falseness phony fake 100% true everything God has ever told you or ever will and people who are godly and I'm talking to godly people right becoming more like him the more godly a person is you will see that honesty in their eyes you'll hear it in the tone of their voice you can tell when they say something they're not just saying I don't like that phrase I'm just saying they're not just talking they're not just mouthing they mean what they say they say what they mean they mean what they say it's wonderful you don't find it everywhere but it's how God is and the more like him you become the more you become more and more honest and truthful and genuine you don't want to be like the devil at all you want to get rid of all the pride all the fear and all the lies Jesus had come learn of me I'm meek why humility is inseparable from honesty they go hand in hand go with me to Ephesians in closing I think I've got four pages of notes we didn't use but you don't care about that day I don't either I only care about what we should do Asians for verse 15 are we still talking about being good ground tell me the two big qualities that Jesus said made good ground good ground honesty patience our perseverance that's the word for cheerful endurance honesty and perseverance in Ephesians 4:15 Jesus excuse me the Spirit of God through Paul tells us how to grow up in Christ speaking the truth in love now sometimes people are mean and cruel and they justify it by saying I only tell the truth mmm there's a lot of stuff it may be true but it doesn't need to be said right now they're not in a position to hear it love will endeavor to be led and love will be kind not hard not me and sometimes especially family and friends even though it is absolutely the truth they don't want to hear it from you and you need to realize you're not the only one God can use and their times you need to zip it and ask God to use whoever he knows they will hear from me they'll listen to and then be ready for him to use you with somebody else's family and friends right that's how this works send laborers across her path speaking the truth in love may grow up into him in all things which is the head even Christ skip down to verse 20 he says you have not so learned Christ how might these other things if so be you have heard him and have been taught by him as the truth is in Jesus that you put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts or desires and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man I mean oh the new man in Christ is not a liar not a deceiver which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness wherefore putting away lying speak every man truth with his neighbour for we're members one of another we're really lying to ourselves when we're lying to each other because we're members of it and to be what people call a good liar a proficient liar you got to believe your own lies to really be convincing how many can see how devilish all this is this this got nothing to do with God you have run off the tracks putting away lying speak every man truth with his neighbor for we're members one of another and notice how this goes together be angry and sin not let not the son go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil he mentions two big things that give place to the devil and more the further I go the more clearly I see it to be true lying and anger this is how people let wrong spirits into their life lying and anger and you'll see in these three types of ground there are these two things the wayside ground they trod underfoot the word they're lying to themselves that this is not important they're not paying attention they're not treating it properly the stony ground they got offended they got upset they got hurt they got mad and gave place to the enemy the truth if you'll be honest if anybody will be honest the first time it comes up you know in your heart it's not God's fault all your mess and all your problems right but see if you don't want the truth if the truth comes to you and it's your fault you've made mistake the devil goes fine I got something else for you it's their fault it's God's fault it's the preachers fault it's your spouse's fault they wouldn't help you and if you get mad and you fume you just opened up your life to the devil you you just gave place and invited the enemy in and said tell me some more lies and the more lies you believe the matter you'll get and the more bitter you'll get and the more upset you get and it will make your heart ground toxic and the word won't grow because it's a word of truth and it grows in honest ground come on can you see this true seed grows in true ground true heart beyond the watch for temptation to lie and temptation to get mad because it's what the enemy uses to get access into your life and to make you toxic then the Bible say by root of bitterness a lot of people would be defiled and you see it I've seen something I've seen a lie be told and then it went from this one to that one and then people get upset and they're up in arms about this thing that didn't happen come on can you say this and then people's your reputations are slandered and this is the work of the devil this is a strife and every evil work come on can you see this but the truth the truth will make you free look unit you need one more verse did you know it first Timothy I mean you always need another verse but tell them out right now he meant actually it's 2nd Timothy that 2nd Timothy - we need this verse oh praise God can anybody feel the truth is it wonderful is it good with the blood cleaning you up now you may have been the biggest liar in the county for 40 years which would be all the better testimony come on is that right when you get sanctified and God cleans you up and in a matter of months in a couple of years people know what I tell you one thing on her if they tell you that's the way it is never met a more honest person truthful person you can change yes I said you can change all of us have made mistakes but let's repent repent doesn't just mean cried and feel bad repent means change change let's let's just make an adjustment and let's love the truth and hate a lie I didn't say hate liars I said hate a lie and love the truth 2nd Timothy 2 verse 25 I've prayed this prayer numerous times over individuals that were in a bad way the way you get in worse and worse bondage is by rejecting truth if somebody tells you you know you've got a problem with this you need to make some changes if their response is no I don't you're in trouble if you don't change that it's going to get worse you're going to get you're going to get more blind and more bound if you humble yourself and go you're right this thing's gotten out of hand I need to make changes right now that's humility that's honesty the humble get grace grace means help God will incline other people's hearts towards you he'll put strength in you come on can you see this but if you harden your heart stiffen your neck nothing's wrong with me well you got problems too you talking to me about mine I'm okay I got this under control you're bout to get way worse he says in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves if God peradventure will what give repentance as a gift give them repentance to what to what acknowledging just because something's true doesn't mean you acknowledge it's true acknowledging of the truth that's not the end of the sentence verse 26 and that they may want recover that it's possible to recover yourself without anybody praying for you without any kind of outside thing at all what's it called repentance repentance what is real what's a big part of repentance acknowledging the truth I messed up I was wrong I've done this and it's not okay it's not right acknowledging the truth and then if we confess the Lord said he'd he forgives he cleanses is that right recover themselves out of the snare of the devil who are taken captive by him at his will he's going about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour well can he just devour and mess up the lives of anybody anytime he wants to no no no no how does he do it people give him place they give him place through lies through anger through pride next time you're tempted to tell something that's not right bite your lip do you want to open the door to your life and say come on in here devil no you don't hide in the lie even four years means the enemy can stay and cause you problems even if you hide it from other folks I know it's not pretty but do you want to be free or do you want to be free I'm getting a little kind of looks close okay I I think I do know you do you do not want the enemy to have a right to do stuff in your life by hiding in coverings lies you don't do that and when you're tempted bite your lip quit talking shut it down or if you blurt it out and you walk away and you realize I just lied to them be strong and tell them come on are y'all with me if you need to call them on the phone or if you're still there turn around and go right back and say you know that thing I just told you oh yeah it was alive don't try to make it any better than that just what did you know better yeah did you say something different what you knew is the truth yeah that's a lie mr. Wayne they what will they think of me well if you do this every other day they probably won't think too good about that but if it's not every day they know themselves that they have said things that weren't right and might not have had the courage you just display y'all with me friends yeah and if you'll do that every time you make that kind of mistake it'll help break you from line because the next time you're tempted you go I don't want to have to go back and tell them that I just lied to them hmm and you'll change you'll stop yielding to it and you'll grow in the truth and in the anger thing because that's the other thing he mentioned when you start fuming when you start getting so mad we just read Jonah didn't recently recently huh remember Jonah got so mad about that gourd and the Lord st you've got a right to be so mad about this go he said I've got a right to be mad to death House Jonah doing at that point he's not he's not doing too good when the Lord ask you do you have a right to be mad about this you should just go ahead and slide off your chair and start repenting because why is he's asking why is he asking you this why you need to you need to stop yourself be spiritual stop yourself and go what am i doing why am I so angry about this what is this to me what right do I have to be so angry and if you answer like Jonah then you know there's a well I've arrived to be mad to death you've missed it someone you're you're opening the door to the enemy and saying come on in caused me problems we can cast all our cares over on the Lord we can forgive people you know a whole lot of things it's just none of our business you'll be a lot happier if you learn that a whole lot of things are just none none of my business stand on your feet

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