Interact Close Bible Notes Important: You will NOT lose your data entered when you change to a different tab. This note will be displayed at bottom of your sermon note when you save to pdf or email them New Here? Start Here!Click here to open this form. New Here? Start Here!Click here to open this form. Go to New Here? Start Here! Form Note: You will be redirected to a new browser tab to see this form. Once done, you can return to this notes page by pressing the back button on your phone. Week of Watch X Download Note: You will be taken to another browser tab to view this. If on phone/tablet, simply click the back button to go back to this notes page. You will not lose any notes. Mountain Park Church The Sower View Archives Reveal Blanks Main Scripture Reference(s) Luke 8:4-15, The Sower / Luke 8:4-15 / Mountain Park Church Discover Have you ever tried to grow anything? How did it go? What kinds of things did you need to do to keep your plants alive? Explore | Read Luke 8:4-15 What does this parable tell us about how God views the state of our hearts? Think about the seed that falls on the path. How might we guard our hearts against the lies of Satan? Think about the seed that falls on the rock. How might how we respond to trials in our lives reveal the state of our hearts? Think about the seed that falls among the thorns. What kinds of thorns in your life might be hindering your spiritual maturity? Think about the seed that falls on good soil. How might we prepare our hearts to receive and be obedient to the word of God? Apply Be honest. How would you describe the current state of your heart? Have you ever experienced the kinds of “soil” described in Jesus’ parable? In order to be fruitful, we must have “a noble and good heart.” This is ultimately a gift from God, but what part might we play in cultivating it? How do you go about remaining faithfully dependent on the Holy Spirit to keep your heart tender, receptive, and ultimately fruitful? We don’t bear fruit by trying harder but by yielding to the working of God in the soil of our hearts. What do you think is the main barrier in your life to fruitfulness? Busyness? The pursuit of wealth? The pursuit of pleasure? Explain. DID YOU KNOW? Double click a sentence in your note above to highlight it or add your own note below it. Send to Email Enter your email address below to receive a copy of your filled in notes Send Save PDF Locally Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your device Generate File Click to View PDF Save PDF to Google Drive Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your Google Drive account(For Apple devices, use Chrome browser or go to SETTINGS>SAFARI and uncheck BLOCK POPUPS.) Save File