Faith that gets results

Foundational concepts of faith.
 
Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him:
but the just shall live by his faith.

Hebrews 11:1  KJV. Definition of faith.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 NASB
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Romans 12:3 NASB. Measure of faith. 
For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

Galatians 5:6. KJV.   Faith works by love. 
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth (means or has the power to do)  any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Galatians 5:6  NASB
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Faith is not a feeling.  Your feelings won't always agree with your faith.  

Main verse
Hebrews 11:6  KJV
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,    (powerful, willing, faithful, listening, loving … etc)  and (believes) that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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Take 3 with John Episode 6

In this Take 3 with John episode, we want to remind you that we are changing our podcast name from “The Sower’s Seeds” to “The Word to Wisdom”

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Exciting News:  we are changing the name of our podcast from:
 “The Sower’s Seeds”  to “The Word to Wisdom”

This will probably happen next weekend. 

We are very excited about the new name, and we will share in our midweek episode why we're making the change and more details.

Be assured that the only thing changing is the name and logo, but not our message or content.  That will remain the same!

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Get Wisdom Get Understanding

Verses to have on hand while listening: 

Proverbs 4:5-7

Proverbs 4:5-7 (NKJV)
Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
Love her, and she will keep you.
Wisdom is the principal thing;        Beginning, choice part, first, chief, first fruits
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.


Proverbs 4:5-7 (NASB)
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
“Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.
“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.

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Take 3 with John Episode 5

Isaiah 53:4
Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.

Mathew 11:28-30
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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Join us for our 75th Episode with John & Lisa!

This message highlights four of the most important scripture verses and concepts we have covered since we started podcasting.

1.  Mark 4:20 
And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

2.  Mark 4:13 
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?”

3.  John 6:63 (NKJV)
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

4.  Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV)
Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.

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The Resurrection of Jesus

Have a blessed day today as you listen to this beautiful account of the most powerful event in history...  the resurrection of Jesus three days after dying on the cross for all of us.

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Our scripture for this episode is: John 20: 1-18 (NKJV)

Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”

Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.

But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 

Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”

She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.

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Are Your Words Important?

Question: Are the words that we say really that important? 
Answer:  Yes, a resounding yes! 

Proverbs 18:21  (NKJV)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 17:28  (NASB)
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent (or perceptive).

Two examples:

Example 1.
A priest named Zacharias, and his wife Elizabeth, the parents to John the baptist.

Luke 1: 5-20  (NKJV)
5.  There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.  6. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
• 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
8. So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, 9. according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10. And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
• 11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
• 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
• 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
•  18. And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”   (Big mistake!)
• 19. And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, (warrior of God, archangel) who stands in the presence of God, (lit. besides God),  and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.
• 20. But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.”

Elizabeth's words:
24. Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, 25. “Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”


Note:  Malachi 4: 5-6 is about John the baptist
5.  “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. 6. His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

Example 2
Mary, the mother of Jesus.  Her experience and her words.  

Remember Mary was a very young woman - between 15-16 years old. But she was spiritually mature based on her amazing response to God’s promise and word to her.     

Luke 1: 34-38
34.  Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” (A question with out the doubt, and the angel answered her question.) 
35.  And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.  36.  Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her 

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Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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Delight in His Word

The Word of God is like a seed.
To learn more about God's Word be like a seed, click the links below to listen to part one and part two of our series called The Kingdom of God is like.... 

The Kingdom of God is like... Part One
The Kingdom of God is like... Part Two

This is one of the most important series we have done here on The Sower's Seeds Podcast.



Verses to have on hand while listening:

Psalm 1  (NKJV)
Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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Take 3 with John - Episode 3

2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

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