While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Luke 8:4-8

“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. Luke 8:11-15

Which type of soil typifies you?

As it was Harvest, there was a lunch at Feltham Evangelical Church, followed by a service in the afternoon. This followed on from the morning sermon and asked the question; If we are Christians, when God looks at us, does he see a fruitful Christian?
As we go about our daily lives, do we exhibit the fruit of the Spirit? Do we exhibit “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Gal 5:22,23)
Do we endeavour to bear fruit, by staying close to Christ (John 15:5), by allowing the Spirit to work in our lives and by meditating on the Bible (Psalm 1)?
If this is not the case, is our Christian testimony authentic?

The evening sermon was continuing on with Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus, still looking at rage and resentment within the sphere of anger.
If we are Christians, the Holy Spirit will show his fruit within us and will enable us to control our anger, especially when it manifests itself as rage. This is further amplified by point that, if we can control our anger before important people such as the Queen, surely we can control our anger in the sight of God who sees everything? Resentment is conquered through fostering a forgiving nature, after all, how can we not be forgiving if we ourselves have been forgiven by God?
The reason to control our anger should, as with everything we do, ultimately be to glorify God. How is God glorified if we lose our temper and go into an irrational rage in front of others?