The way side kind of heart, let your hurt not be like that heart, so that you will Fully receive the word of God and produce fruits for His Glory! Amen!

1. THE SOWER, THE SEED AND THE
HEART OF MEN.
Part I
BEWARE OF
THE WAY SIDE KIND OF HEART
LUKE 8:4-15

2. THE POINT
IN OUR MESSAGE BEWARE OF EMPTINESS, WE UNDERSTOOD
THE DANGER OF NOT READING THE BIBLE INTENSELY,
STUDYING AND MEDITATING ON IT. WE SAW HOW VITAL IS THE
WORD OF GOD IN OUR LIFE. IT IS OUR SALVATION AND OUR
GREAT PROTECTION. THE WORD THAT WE READ OR HEAR
MUST GET INTO OUR HEART AND BE UNDERSTOOD SO AS TO
GIVE US ITS SAVING KNOWLEDGE. THE WORD OF GOD IS
POWERFUL AND IT HAS THE POWER WITHIN ITSELF TO
PRODUCE WHAT IT SAYS BUT THE HEART OF MEN MAY NOT
ALWAYS BE READY TO RECEIVE IT. THE HEART CONDITION OF
MAN DETERMINES HOW BENEFICIAL THE WORD CAN BE.
TODAY THE LORD WANTS TO WARN AS US ABOUT A FOOTPATH
KIND OF HEART AND INSTRUCT US ON HOW TO PROTECT OUR
HEART FROM BEING SUCH A HEART WHERE NO SEED OF THE
WORD CAN GROW.

3. LUKE 8:4-9
4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming
to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:
5 "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the
seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the
birds of the air ate it up.
6 Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered
because they had no moisture.
7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and
choked the plants.
8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a
crop, a hundred times more than was sown." When he said
this, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant.

4. LUKE 8:10-13
10 He said, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of
God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so
that, " 'though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they
may not understand.'
11 "This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of
God.
12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the
devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that
they may not believe and be saved.
13 Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with
joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a
while, but in the time of testing they fall away.

5. LUKE 8:14-15
14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear,
but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries,
riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and
good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering
produce a crop.

6. JESUS AND PARABLES
JESUS OFTEN SPOKE TO CROWDS IN
PARABLES.
MARK 4:
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them,
as much as they could understand.
34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.
But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained
everything.

7. THE CONCERN OF DISCIPLES
THE DISCIPLES QUESTIONED JESUS ABOUT
HIS USE OF PARABLES
Matthew 13:
10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to
the people in parables?"

8. SELECTIVE AUDIENCE
IT TAKES A CERTAIN HEART TO HEAR AND
UNDERSTAND THE WORD OF GOD
Matthew 13:
10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to
the people in parables?"
11 He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of
heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

9. SELECTIVE AUDIENCE
SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND THE SECRETS OF THE
KINGDOM OF GOD
Matthew 13:
10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to
the people in parables?"
11 He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of
heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

10. A NEW HEART FOR UNDERSTANDING
AT CONVERSION GOD GIVES A NEW HEART TO
HIS CHILDREN AND ENABLE THEM TO KNOW
THE SECRETS OF HIS KINGDOM
EZEKIEL 36:
26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will
remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of
flesh.
27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my
decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

11. A NEW HEART FOR UNDERSTANDING
AT CONVERSION GOD GIVES A NEW HEART TO HIS
CHILDREN AND ENABLE THEM TO KNOW THE SECRETS
OF HIS KINGDOM BECAUSE IT IS IN THEIR HEART
Hebrews 8:
10 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after
that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they
will be my people.
11 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his
brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.

12. HEARTS WITH THE WORD
SO HEARTS WITH THE WORD WRITTEN ON THEM WILL
BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE WORD PREACHED, READ OR
TAUGHT
Hebrews 8:
10 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after
that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they
will be my people.
11 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his
brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.

13. THE MINISTRY OF JESUS
THE GREATEST MINISTRY OF JESUS
WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE
WORD. HE PREACHED AND TAUGHT
IN VILLAGES AND CITIES DURING HIS
DAYS ON EARTH.
HE WAS SOWING THE SEED OF
HEAVEN IN MEN’S HEARTS

14. THE MINISTRY OF JESUS
JESUS CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THOSE
WHO WERE LOST. HE DID THIS THROUGH
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD.
HE RELEASED THE WORD IN ABUNDANCE
SO THAT THOSE WHO BELIEVED IT
WOULD BE SAVED.
12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the
devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that
they may not believe and be saved.

15. THE POWER OF THE WORD
IT IS THROUGH THE WORD THAT
GOD WANTS TO SAVE, HEAL,
ENCOURAGE, DELIVERS...
Psalms 107:20
“He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them
from the grave.”

16. THE WORD OF GOD IS A SEED FROM HEAVEN
THE WORD OF GOD IS THE SEED
FROM HEAVEN.
GOD SOWS HIS WORD IN THE HEART
OF MEN TO HEAL THEM AND TO BEAR
FRUITS.
“Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop,
a hundred times more than was sown." When he said this, he
called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear.".

17. HEARING AND UNDERSTANDING
THE SEED MUST ENTER THE HEART TO BE
UNDERSTOOD AND PERCEIVED.
NOT ALL WHO HEAR CAN UNDERSTAND. NOT
ALL WHO SEE CAN PERCEIVE.
“10 He said, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of
God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so
that, " 'though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they
may not understand.”

18. DIFFERENT KIND OF HEARTS
BUT ALL THE HEARTS ARE NOT THE
SAME, HENCE THERE ARE DIFFERENT
RESULTS

19. DIFFERENT KIND OF HEARTS
THE WAY SIDE HEART
THE STONY HEART
THE THORNY HEART
THE GOOD HEART

20. THE WAY SIDE HEART
5 "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was
scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was
trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.
11 "This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the
word of God.
12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and
then the devil comes and takes away the word from
their hearts, so that they may not believe and be
saved.

21. THE WAY SIDE HEART
All work on it and hardened the ground.

22. THE WAY SIDE HEART
A heart that allows
everything to come and
settle on it

23. THE WAY SIDE HEART
NOTHING GROWS ON SUCH A HEART. THE
WORD OF GOD THAT FALL ON SUCH A HEART
CANNOT GROW.
12 Those along the path are the ones who hear,
and then the devil comes and takes away the
word from their hearts, so that they may not
believe and be saved.

24. THE WIDOWS OF THE HEART
YOU ALLOW THINGS IN YOUR
HEARTS THROUGH THE WIDOWS
OF YOUR HEARTS.

25. THE WIDOWS OF THE HEART
THE EYES
THE EARS
THE MOUTH

26. THE WIDOWS OF THE HEART
THE EYES
WHAT YOU SEE STICKS ON YOUR
HEARTS

27. THE WIDOWS OF THE HEART
THE EARS
WHAT YOU HEAR INFLUENCE
YOUR HEART

28. THE WIDOWS OF THE HEART
THE MOUTH
WHAT YOU SAY DEFILES YOUR HEART.
MARK 7
20 He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him
'unclean.'
21 For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts,
sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22 greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance
and folly.
23 All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' "

29. THE ADVICE OF GOD
20 My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.
21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your
heart;
22 for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's
whole body.
23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
24 Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far
from your lips.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before
you.
26 Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are
firm.
27 Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

30. THE ADVICE OF GOD
DISCIPLINE THE WIDOWS OF YOUR HEART:
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
YOUR EAR: My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to
my words.
YOUR EYES: Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within
your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to
a man's whole body. Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your
gaze directly before you.
YOUR MOUTH: Put away perversity from your mouth; keep
corrupt talk far from your lips.

31. PLOUGH YOUR HEART
LET US WATCH OVER OUR HEART
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

32. REVIVING THE HEART
IN ORDER TO REVIVE THE HEART, YOU MUST
PLOUGH IT AND WATER IT.
PLOUGHING THE HEART IS THROUGH
CONFESSION
WATERING IS THROUGH READING MORE OF
THE WORD OF GOD AND PRAYERS

33. BE BLESSED
BEWARE OF THE WAY SIDE HEART