1. The Heart: The Word Is Stolen
Some are like the word sown on the path. When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word sown in them. (Mark 4:15, CSB)
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2. The Heart: The Word Is Starved
And others are like seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy. But they have no root; they are short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away. (Mark 4:16-17, CSB)
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another… (Colossians 3:16, CSB)
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