Match your Spiritual State with the Truth

Full gospel (truth)

Let the truth transform us so that we once again know ourselves - the identity, the blessings we have in Christ 

How to tear down the old self and restore the truth?
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.” The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” (Matthew 13:1-17, 19-23 NIV)

Seed = full gospel = unchanging truth, word! revelation 
(core message)
  1. Who God is- trinity (3in 1) - there is a God-driven power behind everything and condition in your life 
    • Father - Will, plan, love, predestine 
    • Son - Fulfill, perfect model of submission (if Christ is the centre of God's concern, if what ever you are doing are without Christ in mind, then it is pointless)
    • Holy Spirit - execute salvation (perseverance of salvation despite your weakness), convicts
      • Blessings come to you through confirming 
  2. Church (body of Christ)
    • Reason of existence of the world 
    • The numbers belonging to the church of god is still not filled therefore all things are running 
    • Only channel for evangelism - only church with the complete truth can give people answers in this era 
    • Manifest wisdom of god - when we are born, we are born with selfish interest and our own needs
  3. Me 
    • Image of God - you have the word of God, spirit of God -> we are able to respond to His spirit and Word
    • We are dignified 
    • Original sin, born again --> obey
  4. Evil one (satan)
    • Behind all problems (need to consciously remind ourselves --> otherwise we will forget this is a spiritual warfare and forget to pray) 
    • Not face man and situation --> attack and focus the real enemy (not the others character, personality --> is the satan's influence at the back)
    • Pray in the name of Christ 
    • Obey 
Get the correct spiritual state 
  1. Path - Gentiles (non believers --> eg family and friends). 
    • X timetable, thus gospel may brush by them but they are untouched by the HS
    • Guard your heart so that you will not be disheartened
    • Let them envy you (manifest the Christ likeness) --> wait for God to convict them
  2. Rock - hardened
    • Heard before, but they are unclear about religion vs gospel
    • When they can't have their needs fulfilled through prayers, immediately they grow numb and they start to skip meetings = come to church have some benefits! 
    • Believe, unwilling to invest time to believe and submit to God 
    • Always hearing but never understanding
    • Have Strong and intense desire 
    • Response to them - pray and wait for God's timetable
    • If they are the sheep, God will intervene and humble them 
  3. Thorn - 
    • Attracted by worldly stuff, driven by persecutions --> understood the truth! but in their mind they have no plans to carry out 
    • Following God is not part of their agenda
      • Eg their ways of choosing spouse, arranging I time 
      • Compromise, convenient themselves, unable to suffer for gospel ( people's persecution and hurt)
    • Unable to bear fruits
    • Will feel more miserable than non-Christians 
    • They always have this idea that god will not bless them, even tho God's love is unconditional and unchanging 
    • Our response - confirm with them the truth because they are just temporary attracted by the world, we just need to give them the vision and the truth to let them have the fixed perspective 
  4. Good soil 
    • Fully understand the essence of truth 
    • Pray to make them true disciples of Christ = enjoy gospel 
    • When you enjoy the walk with god, naturally, ministry occurs beside you and you start to find DOE 
    • Focus and refocus so that we can continue to be good soil (HS executing work is an ongoing things )
These 4 soils can refer to the 4 persons, but it can also refer to the different stages we have in one person. Their degree of confirming the truth, their willingness to obey the word of God 

Which state do you want to be in? We need to pray until we become like this 

Evidences will come 
  1. Joy, thanksgiving (even you want to feel sad also hard)
  2. Family 
  3. Region - work place
  4. World gospelization - comes naturally, not from active outreach 

*submission - not only about driving out fear, true power is realized when you submit to the end