February 28, 2025
Sowing Seed - Part 5
Luke 8:8,15
02/28/2025
8 ``And some fell into good soil and grew and
yielded a hundredfold.'' As he said these things,
he called out, ``He who has ears to hear, let him
hear.'' ...
15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who,
hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and
good heart, and bear fruit with patience. (ESV)
This week we are looking at the Parable of the Sower. God
causes the seed of His Word to be cast in bad soil and good. We
have seen how the devil, the world, and our own sinful flesh
conspire to keep the Word from growing into faith.
``And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a
hundredfold.'' As he said these things, he called out,
``He who has ears to hear, let him hear.'' ... As for
that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the
word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and
bear fruit with patience.
The Church does not exist to be a moral police force. The
Church exists to proclaim God's rich love, that the Father sent
His Son into the world to pay the price of our sin, to die and
rise again that we may have eternal life with Him. The Church is
the refuge for the weary sinner, the place where God promises to
be found, the place where He promises us the hope which comes
from the forgiveness of our sins.
Each week, at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, at Trinity Lutheran
Church, the good seed of God's Word is sown in faith. We
believe, teach, and confess that the Word of God has the power to
transform our lives, to give us hope, to set our eyes on God's
mercy. As we look first to our loving, heavenly Father, as we
are embraced by His Son, as the Holy Spirit creates and sustains
our faith, we have hope in a hopeless world.
For the sake of Christ Jesus, you have the promise of life
everlasting. Please join us each Sunday morning to hear this
message of God's love. May our Lord grant you the peace of
knowing your sins are forgiven. Amen.