The Parables of Jesus :: 5/11/25 :: Billy Waters

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What kind of soil is your heart? On this Mother’s Day, Pastor Billy Waters reflects on Jesus’ Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13), inviting us to examine how we receive the message of the kingdom—and what fruit our lives are bearing as a result.

Jesus teaches that the kingdom of God doesn’t always come with grandeur. It arrives like a seed—small, unseen, yet full of generative power. Whether it flourishes or fades depends on the posture of our hearts.

📖 Key Themes in This Message:

🔹 Why parables are stories that explain and a message that transforms

🔹 The dangers of a hard, shallow or divided heart—and how distraction kills spiritual depth

🔹 Receiving the word with a “good soil” heart that bears fruit 30, 60, 100 times over

🔹 How purity and attentiveness to the Word unlock spiritual authority and joy

As Pastor Billy shared from a vivid Holy Week dream, God is calling us to carry the King’s authority like a ring on our finger—speaking truth, casting out fear, and walking in healing. The seed of the kingdom is planted in us so we may bear fruit not just for ourselves, but for the whole world.

🌱 One acorn can fill the earth with trees. What might the Word do through you?

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💬 Which soil do you relate to most today—and how is Jesus cultivating your heart?