Church notes - 20th May 2018

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Acts 2:1 - 4

'Hosanna': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZdqiQ8WCmM

Pentecost: Praise of God in multiple tongues:

Missionary - Hannah Walker
The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18 - 20)
We are all sent

Mark 4:1 - 20

Communion
Hebrews 10:1 - 14
The Law was a shadow of what was to come.
The Law had a function, but it wasn't the point.
Jesus only had to go to the Cross once.
We have our assurance. Our sins are dealt with.
We should have the Jewish mindset, rather a Christian mindset.

'Majesty, Majesty': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifpOnqYEkBs

Sermon
Mark 4:1 - 14
The Parable of the Sower
(Or the Parable of the Soils?)
Amazing potential, amazing growth
The potential is within us
How are you growing?
What does the parable mean? What was He saying?
Some people are open to what Jesus is saying, others aren't.
The secret has been given to the disciples.

Isaiah - His life changed, but he had a thankless task.
God using sarcasm. People aren't listening, but if they did they might learn something.

Billy Graham - He spoke to over 200 million people during his crusades.
Blaise Pascal - "Enough light for those who want to see. Enough obscurity for those who don't want to know."

Soils
The Pathway - closed minds.
The Shallow Heart
When trouble or persecution come because of the Word, they quickly fall away.
If their relationship with God is shallow, they turn away from Him because of hardship.

The Crowded Heart
vs 18, 19
Other things consume their attention, robbing them of their relationship with God.
Is my spiritual life being choked by worries, money, etc.

Good Soil People
Follow Jesus no matter what the cost. They listen obey and follow through
4:20

Legacies
Hugh Heffner - a legacy of thought that 'pleasure is a good thing', polygamous relationships, men addicted to pornography and abused women.

Billy Graham - Half of a church in the 70's having come to know Christ through his Crusades, the descendents of those who came to know Christ in that way, being saved by their ancestors' faith.

'Oceans': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2PNTq_-mZs

Psalm 91