Ps. 81:8; 85:8
"God speaks to us all through life to draw us to Himself."
PARABLE OF THE SOWER & THE SEED (8:4-15)
Point: "Dirt matters. Hearts matter. The problem is not the seed, nor the sower, but the soil."
PICTURE OF THE LAMP (8:16-18)
Point: "The light of His truth is to be listened to, learned from, and lived out."
CONNECTION OF THE FAMILY (8:19-21)
CALMING THE STORM (8:22-25)
Point: "Jesus can handle my problems."
1) He gives me His PROMISE (22)
2) I gain His PERSPECTIVE (23)
3) we PRAY for His help (24)
4) He rises up and speaks His POWERFUL Word (24)
5) He gives the PEACE (24)
6) He reveals His PLAN (25)
7) He receives the PRAISE from them (25)