Close Close Watch Close Close Go to our giving website Note: You will be taken to another browser tab to give online. If on phone/tablet, simply click the back button to go back to this notes page. Give Watch Interact × Bible Questions & Surveys Events Important: You will NOT lose your data entered or the tab location you are in when you close this panel. Imporant Items of Note Week of October 17, 2021 Volunteer ExpoCalling all willing hearts and helping hands. Visit our Volunteer Expo after service on Sunday, March 26th, to see where you can get connected in serving. There are a variety of places that are a fit with your gifts and talents. Your professional and spiritual background can serve in a needed volunteer opportunity. We […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amPalm SundayJoin us for Palm Sunday as we celebrate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem with a special Musical Celebration featuring our children and adult choirs. We will also celebrate our Youth who completed their first Discipleship Class. Invite friends and family to the celebration and hear a special message from Dr. Joshua. If you would […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amEaster SundayOn Easter Sunday, we invite you to join us in worship and In the Text as we hear biblical insights on “The Power of the Resurrection” and how we celebrate the resurrection with our daily lives. Invite friends and family to join you for our Easter Service. Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 am“In the Text” Video Podcast on the BibleTune in online on Wednesdays for our new video podcast! “In The Text” is a contemporary conversation about the Bible focused on helping people relate to God through scripture. Take your bible reading experience to a whole new level in an engaging and creative way! Purchase an “In the Text” T-Shirt Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amSynergy Youth MinistryThis month, we’ve got big plans for helping teenagers grow closer to God like they never knew they could before. Here’s what’s coming up in our ministry: · Volunteer Expo on March 26th · We will have Synergy on March 12th, 19th, 26th at 10:30am · Movie Night March 24th at 6pm at Zoe […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amBaptism SundayHow important is baptism? It is your personal identification with the greatest act of human history, the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Water baptism is a step of obedience to the Word of God and an important expression of faith for a believer. Sign up to publicly acknowledge that you have made […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amDiscoverAre you interested in becoming a member or just curious about our church? Have you joined Zoe within the past year? If so, you are invited to join Dr. Joshua for our Virtual Discover Gathering on Thursday, April 6! During Discover, you will learn more about our ministry, beliefs, and will have an opportunity to […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amPrayer CallsWe invite you to pray on our 30-minute weekly Prayer Conference Calls. The calls are empowering, life-changing, and a dynamic way to start or end your day. Connect to a Prayer Call (562) 999-7729 Mondays • 6am • 7pm on Zoom only Connect at 7pm Tuesdays • 6am • 7pm Thursday • 6am • […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amDrive-Thru Food GiveawayThe Zoe Center Drive-Thru Food Giveaway is a caring community of volunteers who serve our church families and community with free nutritious food. We are committed to providing food at no cost on the first Saturday of the month. If you would like to volunteer, arrive at the church at 9am. Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amBaby DedicationDo you want to dedicate your child to the Lord? Invite your family to witness and share this moment with you on Sunday, May 7. The Baby Dedication Class will be held on Thursday, May 4 at 7:30pm on Zoom. Sign Up Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 am Add Sermon Notes This note will be displayed at bottom of your sermon note when you save to pdf or email them Questions Click to open/close Full NameEmailIn case we need to write back to you, please leave us your email address. This is a:CommentQuestionYour messageHidden Email IDCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ Guest Survey Click to open/close We would love to hear your thoughts about your first time visit to our church, so if you are a current or recent guest, we ask you to fill out the survey below. 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God does both with His . Psalm 119:105 Matthew 4:4 Parable of the Sower Review The parable of the Sower is really about how God us. Four Kinds of Soil/Four Kinds of Listeners Wayside Stony Thorny Good The parable of the Sower is the master key parable (Mark 4:13). The parable of the Sower is the master key parable because it has insight into the nature of learning itself. The key to the parable is not its interpretation, but its purpose. Matthew 13:10-11 Matthew 13:12 The having has to do with humility and the giving has to do with grace. James 4:6 Grace gives us the capacity to see, know, and obey God. Grace cannot be earned or Grace can only be given and it must be given by God. You can’t understand truth without God giving you the grace to understand it. Matthew 13:12 (Dr. Joshua’s Version): “To the one who has [humility], more [grace] will be given, and he will have an abundance [of knowledge, understanding and wisdom], but from the who has not [humility], even [the grace that] he has will be taken away.” God leads and feeds people who know they don’t know, people who know their truth is not enough to feed their hunger for righteousness. (Matthew 5:6) Our intellect must be paired with grace to discern truth. Your mind can process facts, information, and feelings, but to discern truth, you need light from God. Romans 1:19 What we think is plain because we can see it with our eyes is only clear because God is making it available to be seen. Romans 1:20 God causes nature talk to us. God causes nature to expose who He is to us. Matthew 5:45 One of the other ways that nature talks to us is through our conscience (Romans 2:14–15) Once we accept general revelation about God through nature, we are ready to receive special revelation about God in Scripture. Romans 1:21 Romans 1:24-25 In giving them up, God locked them out. God removed from them the grace to understand truth because they rejected the truth that they had. Matthew 13:13-15 All parables test for what kind of listener you are: The Level 1 listener (Wayside Soil): Matthew 13:19 James 4:6–7 2 Corinthians 4:4 When Satan blinds you, you don’t know that you don’t know. (Romans 1:22) The Level 2 listener (Stony Soil): Matthew 13:20 Sequence Immediate and joyful reception. Temporary Endurance. Tribulation or Persecution Immediate falling away. Sequence Explained Immediate and joyful reception. Temporary Endurance. There is endurance because there is no trouble. It is temporary because there is no root. Tribulation or Persecution The Word in our hearts attracts trouble. (Psalm 34:19) The trouble is a test. Luke 22:31–32 Effective students know that class time is not the same as study time. To pass the test, you need both. Immediate falling away. What does scriptural meditation look like? Reading, Talking, Listening, Pondering, Reflecting Day and Night © Joshua D. Smith, Ph.D., 2021 Save PDF Locally Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your device Download File Click to View PDF Save PDF to Google Drive (Android & PC Only) Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your Google Drive account Save File Send to Email Enter your email address below to receive a copy of your filled in notes Send