Do You Have What It Takes To Go To Heaven?

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Do You Have What It Takes To Go To Heaven?

• The Parable of the Sower
• (Luke 81-18)

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Why Jesus taught in parables

• And He said, To you it has been granted to know
  the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the
  rest it is in parables, in order that seeing they
  may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
  (Luke 810)

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What Jesus meant

• Now the parable is this the seed is the word of
  God. And those beside the road are those who
  have heard then the devil comes and takes away
  the word from their heart, so that they may not
  believe and be saved. And those on the rocky
  soil are those who, when they hear, receive the
  word with joy

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• and these have no firm root they believe for a
  while, and in time of temptation fall away. And
  the seed which fell among the thorns, these are
  the ones who have heard, and as they go on their
  way they are choked with worries and riches and
  pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to
  maturity. And the seed in the good soil, these
  are the ones who have heard the word in an honest
  and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit
  with perseverance. (Luke 811-15)

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Why important then and now?

• The pathway into the kingdom is through the
  teaching of the word of God.
• No one can come to Me, unless the Father who
  sent Me draws him and I will raise him up on the
  last day.It is written in the prophets, And
  they shall all be taught of God. Everyone who
  has heard and learned from the Father, comes to
  Me. (John 644-45)

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Why important then and now?
Why important then and now?

• Not all who hear the kingdom message will become
  true kingdom citizens.
• The closed mind
• The crazed mind
• The crowded mind

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Why important then and now?

• The kingdom belongs to those with a proper heart.
• We must be honest.
• We must be good.

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Why important then and now?

• The word is living, powerful, and life changing.
• For the word of God is living and active and
  sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as
  far as the division of soul and spirit, of both
  joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts
  and intentions of the heart. (Heb. 412)

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A word of caution

• Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over
  with a container, or puts it under a bed but he
  puts it on a lampstand, in order that those who
  come in may see the light. For nothing is hidden
  that shall not become evident, nor anything
  secret that shall not be known and come to light.
  Therefore take care how you listen for whoever
  has, to him shall more be given and whoever does
  not have, even what he thinks he has shall be
  taken away from him. (Luke 816-18)

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Why important then and now?

• How we respond to the truth now has implications
  for our future.
• The light we receive should never be hidden.
• A proper attitude toward truth leads to increase
  in knowledge and wisdom.
• Failure to hear properly will lead to
  self-deception and darkening of understanding.

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Two important questions

• Why cant we reach a certain person?

Do I have what it takes to go to heaven?