These are the sermon notes that appear in the bulletin on Sunday morning. Feel free to follow along as you listen.

Series: The Good News
Title: The Heart of the Matter
Ref: Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

The response to the truth is always a reflection of the ____________ of the listener.

It is the ____________ of the hearer that determines the effect of the Word on Him. (Isaiah 55:11)

____________ Heart (v.18,19)

It remains hard, because the truth has never been ____________.

____________ Heart (v.20,21)

Joy is often more about ____________ a problem, then finding the Savior.

____________ Heart (v.22)

____________ & ____________ are themselves, not Christ and His Church.

____________ Heart (v.23)

They are ready to hear, ready to ____________, and ready to hold onto the truth.

The Soil of the Heart can Change!

It needs Nutrients - ____________ / delivered by us

It needs Water - ____________ / prayer from us

It needs Sun - ____________ / seen in us

Sow far and to Sow Good - the more you ____________ the more likely you will ____________ the good soil.

All of us are one of these four hearts, ____________?