Sermons About Farming
You Can Break New Ground (2)
As you can see in this verse, the prophet Hosea uses the analogy of sowing and reaping. He is saying that, if the Israelites want to reap God's blessings for themselves, they must plant the right kind of seeds in their lives--godly seeds. Using the ideas of farming found in our Bible text, let's consider three actions we can take to reap a bountiful harvest of good things from God.
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God's Way To Grow A Bumper Crop
By living our lives for Christ and doing what He wants us to do in our world, we can produce a bumper crop of good fruit that will benefit others, as well as ourselves. In fact, this good fruit will cause the world around us to take notice. So, we need to find out how to allow God to produce an abundant crop of goodness in our lives. Following the agriculture theme in our Bible verse, I want to share with you four universal principles of farming that will help you produce a bumper crop of good, spiritual fruit in your life.
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People Who Can Do Things
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), along with his son Edward, struggled with a defiant calf that would not return to the barn. Edward pulled on the calf’s ears while his father pushed from behind. Their efforts were in vain. The calf would not budge. Emerson had read the philosophy of Plato and the science of Newton, but none of these intellectual tools helped in getting a reluctant calf into the barn. A young girl, knowing little of philosophy and probably nothing of Newton, watched with amusement at the ineptitude of the father and son team.
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