by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“I am writing to you, my brothers, so you might know that, since the day when Adam was created until the end of the world, the Evil One wages war against the saints without respite (Rev 13,7)… You should know, then, beloved brethren, that in all those who have prepared their soul to provide good soil for the heavenly sowing,
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“… ‘”Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My Yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am Meek and Humble of Heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For My Yoke is easy, and My Burden light.’”
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“O Lord my God, how you possess the words of eternal life, where all mortals will find what they desire if they want to seek it! But what a strange thing, my God, that we forget your words in the madness and sickness our evil deeds cause! O my God,…, author of all creation! And what is creation if You,
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“… In this Sunday’s Gospel (Mt 13:1-23), Jesus recounts to the crowd the well-known Parable of the Sower. In a certain way it is an “autobiographical” passage, for it reflects the very experience of Jesus, of his preaching. He identifies himself with the sower who scatters the good seed of the Word of God and notes the different effects it
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“… [we] think back to the parable of the sower. We know the parable, but we can re-read the words of the Gospel over and over again and still find new light. So the sower comes out to sow. As he sows, some seeds fall on the path, some on rocky ground, some among thorns, some finally on good soil,
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“… The readings for this Sunday clearly set forth that God’s Word can transform, renew, encourage, and empower us. We ought to begin to begin to expect great things from the faithful and attentive reception of the Word of God. However, Jesus also spells out some obstacles that keep the harvest small or even nonexistent for some. …”
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“How often have you heard a Scripture passage twenty times and on the twenty-first time you hear it, the Holy Spirit makes the passage finally “jump off the page”? You receive a profound new insight into the meaning of the passage. The Word of God comes alive for you. The Holy Spirit does this work in us. The Spirit is
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“… ‘A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots.
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“… ‘Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. * * * … You will be hated by all because of My Name, but whoever endures to the end will be Saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you,
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“Jesus summoned his Twelve Disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. * * * … instructing them … ‘… As you go, make this proclamation: “The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”‘”
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