19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.
The Unfocused Church Attender
PRAYER: FATHER GOD, HELP ME NOT ONLY HEAR YOUR WORD TODAY BUT TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING TO ME.
20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
The Former Church Attender
PRAYER: I PRAY THAT I JOYFULLY RECEIVE YOUR WORD, REFUSING TO ALLOW ANY FORM OF TRIBULATION OR PERSECUTION TO CAUSE IT NOT TO TAKE ROOT.
22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
PRAYER: I PRAY O MY FATHER THAT NO ONE OR NOTHING WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN TEMPTING OR DISTRACTING ME FROM BEARING FRUIT.
23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."
Next Week’s Church Attender
PRAYER: FATHER GOD, I PRAY THAT AS I RECEIVE YOUR WORD, IT IS SO CLEAR TO ME THAT I LEAVE YOUR HOUSE TODAY PRODUCING WHAT "YOUR WORD" DECLARES I SHOULD BE PRODUCING. IN THE NAME OF JESUS I PRAY, AMEN!
FATHER GOD, HELP ME NOT ONLY HEAR YOUR WORD TODAY BUT TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING TO ME. I PRAY THAT I JOYFULLY RECEIVE YOUR WORD, REFUSING TO ALLOW ANY FORM OF TRIBULATION OR PERSECUTION TO CAUSE IT NOT TO TAKE ROOT. I PRAY O MY FATHER THAT NO ONE OR NOTHING WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN TEMPTING OR DISTRACTING ME FROM BEARING FRUIT. FATHER GOD, I PRAY THAT AS I RECEIVE YOUR WORD, IT IS SO CLEAR TO ME THAT I LEAVE YOUR HOUSE TODAY PRODUCING WHAT "YOUR WORD" DECLARES I SHOULD BE PRODUCING. IN THE NAME OF JESUS I PRAY, AMEN!