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Mt 13:1-9. Mt 13:4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. Bloom where you are planted. Bloom Where You Are Planted. Planted with. Physical Disabilities. Difficult family situation. Loss of job. Parents in nursing home.
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Mt 13:4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
Planted with • Physical Disabilities • Difficult family situation • Loss of job • Parents in nursing home • Not getting the honor you think you are due
Paul Phil 4:22 “preaching to Caesar’s household” But the journey there included prison suffering beatings shipwreck Trials
Paul Acts 16:6-9 Paul wanted to go to Asia but was told NO
Bloom Where You are Planted 1. There are always things you Can Do
Acts 16:25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's chains were unfastened. And when the jailer had been roused out of sleep and had seen the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here!"
1 Pet 3:1-5 In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. And let not your adornment be merely external-- braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.
1 Cor 12:14-21 For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.
1 Cor 12:14-21 And if they were all one member, where would the body be? But now there are many members, but one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
Bloom Where You are Planted 1. There are always things you can do 2. Understand you are here for a reason
Esther 4:13-14 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Do not imagine that you in the king's palace can escape any more than all the Jews. "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?"
David Served His Generation Acts 13:36 "For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers, and underwent decay; Fulfilling the common duties of life Being ready for opportunities Preparing those who come after
Bloom Where You are Planted 1. There are always things I can do 2. Understand I am here for a reason 3. God is counting on you
1 Cor 3:5-9 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
It is easy to count how many apples are in a tree, but how many apples are in a seed?