We continue in the Parable of the Sower, with the thorny soilwhich is one of the biggest warnings to us in the whole Bibleand good soilwhich shows us what it's like to genueinly recieve Jesus and his gospel

In our first message on Jesus's explanation of the Parable of the Sower, we look at the path and rocky soil, and what Jesus warns about there and what we can learn take away from it.

We dive into Matthew 13a chapter packed with parablesand quickly look at Jesus's Parable of the Sower. Then, we spend most of our time hearing Jesus tell us whyhe even spoke in parables

Jesus addresses firmly those who were rejecting him. Then he gives one of his most stunning teachings and analogies concerning unclean spirits leaving and coming back stronger with more evil, and what that actually means. And finally, he tells us his disciples are in his family

We continue listening to Jesus, now as he talks to us about us being "trees," with "fruit" that is shown primarily in how we speak about him.

We continue on with another mircale by Jesus, reactions, and then a long response from Jesus, climaxing in his teaching about "the blasphemy agains the Spirit" which, according to Jesus, cannot be forgiven

We continue on in Matthew, seeing another healing from Jesus, on the Sabbath, and then how Matthew says Jesus, in his healing, fulfills Isaiah 42

What do we do with the Sabbath command from the 10 Commandments in the Old Testament? We look at this story in Matthew which points us to the answer in Jesus

We zoom in on one of the most beautiful invitations in the Bible: "Come to me, and I will give you rest."

After being rejected by many, Jesus turns to his Father and prays, thanking his Father for his (and their) sovereignty. Then Jesus beautifully invites people to come to him