Good Soil, Open Hands | Seeds & Sowers, Week 1

Описание: Good Soil, Open Hands | Seeds & Sowers, Week 2
Jason Gore

Jesus speaks often about fruit, but He starts with the soil. In this first week of Seeds & Sowers, Pastor Jason dives into Luke 12, uncovering how fear and trust shape the ground of our hearts. This message invites us to care for the soil that determines what takes root and grows.

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Message Notes:
Good Soil, Open Hands | Seeds & Sowers, Week 1
Jason Gore

Main Text: Luke 12:11-34

2 Corinthians 9:6-11 (ESV)

Series Framework: 
God - supplies the seed.
Seed - what God entrusts.
Sowers - receive with open hearts and open hands.
Harvest - of righteousness, joy, thanksgiving to God, and mission fruit. 

Luke 12:11-15 (ESV)

Covetousness isn’t a budget problem— it’s a soil problem. 

Luke 12:16-19 (ESV)

Luke 12:20-23 (ESV)

Fear closes hearts and hands. Faith opens them . 

Luke 12:24-26 (ESV)

Fear makes bad soil. 

Luke 12:27-31 (ESV)

If you don’t know God as Father, you’ll live like an orphan. 

Luke 12:32 (ESV)

Do trust the heart of the Father? 
When you know God as the Father, the soil changes. 

Luke 12:33-34 (ESV)

Generosity is how Jesus re-trains the soil. 
The soil of the heart determines the direction of your treasure. 

A fearful church is a frozen church. 

When we’re free from fear, we’re free for mission. 

3 Lanes of Stewardship:
1. Gratitude. 
2. Generosity. 
3. Faithfulness.

Give. Save. Live on the rest. 
Give first. (Worship)
Save second. (Wisdom)
Live on the rest. (Contentment)

Giving Pathway:
Initial / Consistent / Intentional / Sacrificial / Legacy 

God wants your heart free— and He wants the mission fueled. 

Fear closes hearts and hands. Faith opens them.