50 - Jesus’ Hearing Test

Matthew 13 v1-23

1. Parables reveal and conceal the message of the Kingdom - (v1-17)

a. Kingdom truth is revealed to Jesus' disciples - (v11-12)
b. Kingdom truth is concealed to the hard-hearted -( v13-15)

2. There are wrong ways to hear the message of the Kingdom - (v18-22)

a. The hard heart - (v18-19)
b. The shallow heart - (v20-21)
c. The secular heart - (v22)

3. There is a right way to hear the message of the Kingdom - the fruitful heart - (v23)