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wear it around your neck A sermon on Jesus' perfect parables of holy hiddenness : Let’s begin with a little participation . Shall we? And this isn’t my question, either. It’s Jesus’ . He posed it to us this morning in today’s Scripture.   As such, you might already be pondering the matter. But just in case you’re not, the question is, “What kind of soil are you ?” Start thinking about your answer, too, because I’m going to ask you to participate. What kind of soil are you ? Are you that hardened soil? Does the word of God not have any chance to grow in your life? Are you easy pickings for that old satanic foe? Does the word of God fail to ever take root in your life? Or are you that shallow soil? Are you receptive to God’s word BUT unable to cultivate it? Does faith run bright and hot for you? Do you burn out just a little too easily and often? Does God’s word never seem to amount to much in your life? Or are you that weed- infested soil? Are God’s promises in dire

to meet my family at God's table Sermon on Mark's breathless introduction to Jesus Christ Who are you ? Deep down, who are you, really ? What makes you, you ? What events in your life have shaped you for good or ill? If you had to define yourself in one word, what would it be? Let’s try it! Shall we? But let’s turn down the pressure a bit. Instead of, what’s the one word that defines you; let’s try something a little less definitive and a lot more chill . How about, what’s a word that describes you? Start thinking, too. I’m going to ask you to share your answer. Don’t worry, though. I’ll talk a little to give you some time to think. What’s a word that describes you? This is something we do from time to time. I like to do this because it engages you. You may not know this, but hearing is what really makes the sermon. And the more you make of your hearing, the more the sermon jumps to life. Here’s the cool part, though: it doesn’t just jump to life for you; it comes m