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Wednesday in the Word: Bearing Precious Seed

 I posted this today at KJV Blog Directory . . . It's almost spring! This winter has been long and cold, and I am very ready for spring this year. At this time of year, many of us begin planning gardens and ordering seeds. I'm not one of those people (my thumb is quite brown), but many of you probably are! Several years ago, I was involved in a gift exchange in which I was to prepare a small gift for each of 14 days, and the recipient would open one gift each day. The first day's gift was a packet of seeds, and this is the word study on seeds that I included with the gift.   I thought it was interesting that “seed” in the Bible most often refers to human offspring.  So, this verse could possibly have an application to our families – weeping over them, training them, and we shall doubtless rejoice with them, bringing them to Heaven with us.  But the application I’ve always thought of and heard preached is that of bearing the Word (precious seed) to those...

Causes of a Hard Heart

Several weeks ago I mentioned that my husband preached on the causes of a hard heart. My friend Barbara asked in the comments if I'd send her my notes, and I said I'd just post them here. Then I couldn't find them. Well, Monday morning I was clearing up the table beside my chair, and there they were! So I'll pass them on to you now. In a couple of days, I'll post the sermon he preached the Sunday morning after our revival on how to keep a soft heart. Causes of a Hard Heart I Corinthians 10:6-11 1. Lack of cultivation. James 1:22 Cultivation is applying the truths of God's Word. Truth without application hardens the heart (knowledge puffs up). 2. Resistance to Truth. Jeremiah 5:3 Refusing to receive correction. Two choices - to obey or to refuse. Godly sorrow brings repentance ( II Corinthians 7:10 )! 3. Self-righteousness. Romans 12:3 Our only value is through Christ. Any other thought makes the heart hard. 4. Pharasaical pride. Mark 3:5 ...