Brother Gary Kelly Sunday Morning 6/29/14

Brother Gary Kelly Sunday Morning 6/29/14

Mat 13:1  The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

Mat 13:2  And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Mat 13:3  And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Mat 13:4  And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Mat 13:5  Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Mat 13:6  And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Mat 13:7  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

Mat 13:8  But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

“Who has ears to hear let him hear.”  I trust this morning that this audience has an ear to hear what the Spirit has to say to the church.  It is vital to us maintaining life.  If there are areas that you need to be challenged and cleansed and lacks that you need to be healed of, then the scripture says to confess your faults that you may be healed.

Mat 13:18  Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

Mat 13:19  When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

If you have heard and understand the Word of the Kingdom this morning, if you know what the word, “repent,” means then you are blessed.

It means to confess your sins to God and turn away from your sin.  Those that have heard the Word of the Kingdom and did not understand it… You and I would like to have a greater understanding to help souls understand the word of the Kingdom.

It is not our desire that any be lost, or wayside soil.  It is not our desire that the enemy steal that which was sown.  That is known as wayside soil. 

We have been taught right that it is the design of God to meet with us every morning in devotions and that we receive from God’s Word every day as we walk with God.

I am also convinced that it is also God’s will to give you a song.  There is such a power in a song.  You may wish that you had lived in the days of DS Warner and know firsthand the story behind many of the hymns.  We were not born then but we are blessed to have the benefit of the beautiful songs that they received from God.

God wants to give you a song.  There is such a power in the Word of God and there is such a power in a song.  It is evidence that we have come to Zion when we have a song from God.  If you do then you will set the tempo of your day and of your conversation and set your soul to receive more and more from God.

The wayside soil is that they did not understand the Word.  Jesus passed by and the Word of God was sown.  Jesus was so kind that He didn’t just sow to His family, or to those around where He lived.  He willingly sowed the seed.

The saddest thing is when individuals don’t allow that seed to be received and grow in another’s heart and life.  The enemy, or wicked one comes and snatches it away.

It leaves my heart burdened.  I have some really good friends whom the seed of the word of God has been snatched away.

Mat 13:20  But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

Mat 13:21  Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

We have all met individuals that upon hearing that they could be forgiven of their sin, they respond rapidly.  They want the experience that frees them from their sin, a good desire.  Yet they don’t have root in themselves. 

If you are working with someone that has never had discipline in their life.  We have a grave responsibility to help people to learn to be responsible, to hear and receive instruction and that they have the attitude, “I want to be taught, I don’t know everything.”

There are individuals that have come into this world and because their parents are not responsible they have never learned to be disciplined.  Some parents want to teach responsibility but the children are difficult to teach.

I don’t believe that every person of a certain nationality is ignorant.  With proper training and a relationship with God they can become as a watered garden. 

We know that there are those in this audience that as a child were belittled and beat down and as they matured the events of life caused them to be in situations where they were attacked.  It can happen in families; it will not happen at our house. 

Grandpas are to be treated with respect.  My wife doesn’t have the sharpest husband in the world but she respects me.  There is not one in this audience or with those that will hear this tape that is not of value. 

This word of God is powerful.  If you are in this audience and have not reached the place of good ground, God has all the tools, if you will present the vessel and pay the price to be good ground then you can be good ground.  If you will present the vessel, you can do 100% for God.

If you will put enough effort into a garden, you can take poor soil and work that soil, it can be good ground.  If you will work and work and work literally and spiritually then you can be 100%.

This soil that had no root in themselves, which was in the stony places, they received it but the ground hadn’t been worked.  We have to let God work with our ground.  Say, “God I want you to take that stone, that fault, out of me.  I am not happy with being on fire for God one day and then withering.  I must get those roots down.” 

If there is something in your life that you can only go so far and then you hit a stony spot, we have a God that created dynamite.  You can break through.  You don’t have to accept ugliness or mean tongues that beat you to pieces.  You can go past that shelf that has always hindered you.

That wayside soil: beat down oppressed, walked upon; the stony soil: uncultivated, cultivate the best of manners.  I am ready for the lessons on manners.  We live in a world of rude people, but we don’t want to be rude.  We want to teach people how to have excellent manners.

Uncultivated:  how are your talents this morning?  Are they laying there unused?  You can get the roots down but you must get the rocks out.  Some places, which we have seen, take the rocks out and use them for fences.  We must get the rocks out of our land.

The stony soul lacks root, lacks vision, and then becomes offended.  “When the mountains get too steep to climb, tell the mountain, You are wrong.  I’m going to climb.”

That is where spirituality and character come in and faith and works, “I am going to reach the top.”

Mat 13:22  He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Sometimes we cannot see ourselves and that is the reason that sometimes we need someone with a backbone that, not in a mean way, can help us to see.

Mat 13:23  But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

We all recognize how much work there is to get done in summer.  We must not allow the cares to choke the Word of God. 

I am just a little part in the church here at Paradise.  Jesus is the head of the church and He is who the church revolves around. 

Your life needs to revolve not around your job, your debts, or your bank account; our life must revolve around Jesus Christ.  If it doesn’t then whatever it is that it revolves around will choke the Word. 

Whether the cares: our house has a place that needs painted and the fence does too, but we cannot allow the cares to choke the Word of God.  Whether you do or don’t have your winter’s wood, don’t let it choke the Word of God. 

The deceitfulness of riches:  You know my opinion on money:  God will take care of us.  You need enough to take care of your bills, make your tithes, entertain the saints, but don’t think that your million in the bank will do anything for you.

I recently did a service for a man that thought, “The barns are full; I’ll build more.”  Riches are deceitful.  Don’t think that riches will bring you happiness.  Gifts and wealth, the inheritance, if you get it, will soon be gone.  They will not make you happy.

When troubles come, because of the Word, you and I have to have it settled because of the Word of God.  There will be times when you take a stand for Jesus that someone will elbow you, have a mean tongue and spirit. 

You and I have to have it settled, “When people elbow me, stiff arm me, give me a mean remark that they know will cut me to the core, I’m going to go right on serving God.”  For we know that if we don’t we will become full of thorns.

God is so good that He begins bringing us His Word and then He begins bringing us understanding.  When the apostasy began to come and dad looked and said, “That cannot be right.”  Then God sent His Word and began to shed His light upon that Word.  More understanding and more came and then he said, “Oh God I will obey.”

Whatever God spoke to you about in the past, He sent His Word, you felt the hunger, the conviction, and the weight of the Word, and you knew that if you did it there would be a cost.  The attitude is, “I am going to pay the cost.  For more than anything else I want to bear fruit for God.”

Jer 9:23  Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

Jer 9:24  But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

This scripture tells us that that guy that thinks he really knows everything of the world, God doesn’t take pleasure in that.  That man that is power hungry, boasts about this and that, “I am the head of this.”  The scripture says, “No.” 

This is what God says, “Him that glories let him glory that he understands and knows me.”  Isn’t it wonderful to understand and know God? 

He is the Lord that exercises loving kindness.  He exercises judgment.  God is always faithful to show what is right and what is wrong.  He is always faithful to say, “My child don’t go that way.  Come this way.”  God is always faithful when you come to Him in prayer and say, God I am going to need you today.  How faithful and good God is!

God is always righteous.  He always does right by every situation.

Jer 31:12  Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

God wants you to have a song.  It is either from the scripture, or one that has been recorded in the hymnal or God wants to give you a song in your heart.  Bring your song tonight.  You say, “I don’t have a song.” 

How come you have been cheated out of having a song?  “I don’t think I am far enough up the mountain to have a song.”  Get the right backpack and the right things in it.  Climb the mountain until God gives you a song.

Climbing a mountain and becoming one with God and His people brings a unity that the devil cannot divide.

Their soul shall be like a watered garden:  My challenge to myself and you this morning as we are in the season where we have a garden.  The bean seed, not even a half inch, we plant them and water and then soon there is a bean plant that begins to grow. 

You are not happy then.  You want to see some fruit.  May God help you and I to say, “God we want you to plant the seed in my heart, the saints want to cultivate and water. 

Sister Darla cannot plant the seed.  You must allow God to plant it in your heart.  If there is something that is wrong in your heart then you need to say, “I will repent of it.  I want that seed to grow.  I don’t want just the bush, I don’t want it just to grow, but that there would be fruit.”