JESUS WARNS THAT THERE ARE– 3 GROUPS GOING TO HEAVEN & 3 GROUPS GOING TO HELL. The Good Heart (Mark 4.1-20) One day, in one verse — Jesus describes everyone who will go to Heaven. And in five other verses, He describes those who will not. Have you ever reflected on His descriptions? Jesus said the words we are about to read as a warning for some (Watch out – you are Hell bound) and as a comfort for all the rest (Rejoice – you are Heaven bound). So what does He say in this description? He said a heart that remains Trampled and Hardened Against God, Shallow With God, or Crowded Towards God will not enjoy the pleasures of God forever. Beware! Jesus goes on to describe everyone on the planet who will be enjoying Heaven forever as being — Good. Just as there are three types of lost Hellbound people types, there are also three different types of Heavenbound. There are three levels, three categories, and three degrees of fruitful life. Basic, Better, and the BEST! Among the Good, there are the 30 times over Good, the 60 times over Good, and the 100 times over Good. Now, if you just analyzed what I said and thought, “Nope, don’t have to worry. I have already DONE that,” then think again. Salvation is not something you can DO. It is something that only God can do IN YOU and me. So here is the way Jesus explains all this. One day, Jesus compared life to a field, people to soil, the Gospel to seed, and eternal life to a crop of harvested righteousness. Taken at face value, the message of the parable of the soils is clear: of four soils, only one is good. Only one produces fruit; thus, it alone is of any value to the farmer. This good soil pictures the believer. The weedy soil and the shallow soil are pretenders. The soil by the wayside is an absolute rejecter. Indeed, the fruit is the ultimate test of true salvation. Weedy soil is no better for harvesting than hard roads or shallow ground. All are worthless. The seed sown there is wasted, and the ground is fit for nothing except burning (cf. Heb. 6:8). It cannot picture salvation. There are many ways to look at how God classifies us this morning. But we know the basis from all of His other parables. The harvest from life is only because the heart was Good. No amount of effort can make a heart Good. Goodness only comes from God. Fruit always comes from a Good heart. That fruit or harvest may be 30, 60, or 100 – but a good heart brings forth goodness, for God’s sake. The most important question you will ever answer is, “Has God ever made you good?” Not — are you trying hard to be good. Not — have you done some good things – because bad people can always do good things if they want to. It is not what you do so much as what you are. Either we are good or evil as the center of our being. We were born not innocent but evil. We don’t get polluted by our world as much as we pollute our world. Are you good? Only God is good, so only God can make us good within. (WWJ-53; 040523AM) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to access weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS featuring weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Clips are taken at just one of the places where we are taking our virtual journey through all the Lands of the Bible & Great Museums of the Bible on the Paul’s Life & Letters Course. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND, Paul’s Life & Letters Course STUDY RESOURCES, and John’s two most loved books–David’s Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ DTBM Academy Courses: https://dtbma.com/Default.aspx Purchase John’s Books, Mp3 & DVD resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to our Amazon Pages– https://www.amazon.com/shop/dtbm Donate to the ministry: https://dtbm.org/donations/partnership/ For more of Dr. John Barnett’s Bible teaching messages, go to: https://dtbm.org/ https://youtu.be/OKPhXxBcqtE

The best selling, widest distributed book of all time is the key. God has spoken. His words are recorded. His Book, the Bible is the only book–of any religion of any peoples on Earth that has prophecy. This book is unique in that God has mapped out specific events in the future. Only the Living and True God of Heaven and Earth has ever dared to say, “Let me tell you the future”. In fact, He said that was the way you could know that He was real, and that you and I could place our faith and trust in Him. This morning may I introduce you to the God who can be trusted. The God who has proven that He alone is God? Why do Bible believing saints LOVE prophecy? Open with me to Isaiah 41.23 and see what the Lord has said. PROPHECY IS THE TEST TO SHOW WHO IS GOD. 1. ONLY GOD ACCURATELY KNOWS THE FUTURE. Isaiah 41:23 Show the things that are to come hereafter, That we may know that you are gods; Yes, do good or do evil, That we may be dismayed and see it together. PROPHECY PROVES GOD IS REAL. WNS-01 – When is The End of the World (050109AM) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND STUDY RESOURCES, and John’s two most loved books–David’s Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ DTBM Academy Courses: https://dtbmonline.org/all-video-courses/ Purchase John’s Books, Mp3 & DVD resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to our Amazon Pages– https://www.amazon.com/shop/dtbm Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations/partnership/ For more of Dr. John Barnett’s Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/

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This week we looked at the evidence of a changed life in the new creation, Spirit filled believer. This week’s Q&A with Pastor John Barnett has us looking at other areas in our lives where we might not realize that Satan influences reside. What interaction should the Christian have with astrology, occultic practices, gaming, movies, eastern religion, yoga, or Reiki? How does God want us to respond?

https://youtu.be/7oLpE4gLzLc
(2014JUN15 – Q&A-69)

Further evidence of our obedience to God can also be seen in our marriages and in our families. These are the people who should notice the most changes; not just the drastic changes either. There might be one small thing your husband/wife/child did that would make you blow your top. Now that you’re a new creation, that explosion can be controlled. You might not even realize it. But your tip toeing family does.

https://youtu.be/hS6g0AX4xmk
(From 2016SEP11 – SWS-32 – WHAT is the “Sword of the Spirit”, WHY Does God Call It “Armor”, & HOW Do We “Take” it Up)

Continuing with areas of evidence we can see as active armor wearers is not just in our personal lives but also in our work lives. The reaches of God’s work in our life extends not to just an inward sense or an external sense in those who are the closest to us, but to those we might have different relationship level with.

https://youtu.be/0FEarwBX8j8
(From 2016SEP11 – SWS-32 – WHAT is the “Sword of the Spirit”, WHY Does God Call It “Armor”, & HOW Do We “Take” it Up)

If you went to the gym every day for three hours for a full year you would expect to see some outcome. You’d expect to either be skinnier or more muscular or able to do daily tasks with greater ease. If you didn’t see that, you would know that their is something wrong in what you’re doing or what you’re eating or in how you are doing it.

Pastor John Barnett gives us, from God’s Word, the measuring tool that those who are in Christ can use to say that, “Yes, I am growing in my walk with God. Here is the evidence of that!”

https://youtu.be/-2xs4U5gXCQ
(From 2016SEP11 – SWS-32 – WHAT is the “Sword of the Spirit”, WHY Does God Call It “Armor”, & HOW Do We “Take” it Up)

When we see knights in armor or soldiers with armor plating or police with bulletproof vests, we see a person who is prepared for action but wanting to be protected. When the Christian puts on the whole armor of God, he or she does not stand passively while being attack. The Christian dons the armor and then resists the enemy and his plans. That is the calling Pastor John Barnett calls to us today.

https://youtu.be/t1T7ATOEh-4
(From 2016SEP11 – SWS-32 – WHAT is the “Sword of the Spirit”, WHY Does God Call It “Armor”, & HOW Do We “Take” it Up)

This week we looked at the results of the type of changed life God wants us to live. This week’s Q&A covers a topic that may touch on your Christian tradition or the way you were raised or it might get you to think of a part of your life that you didn’t know what untouched by being a new creation.

Pastor John Barnett covers the question of should Christians drink alcohol?

https://youtu.be/8KMvwYV6I3A
(2011AUG28 – Q&A-03)