THE STONY-PLACED BELIEVERS

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Text : Luk 8:11, Mat. 13:20.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

The Stony- placed Christians are so easily identified. :

1. *They are hearers* Just like the Road side believers,  the stony-placed believers are hearers of the word. 

2. *They are easily excited* They always receive the word with joy.  They are always catching one revelation or the other.  They seem to have some levels of understanding, but their understanding is always so shallow.

3. *They have no root* Because of their shallow understanding and lack of root, their joy and excitement about the word is always short-lived. 

4. *They always stumble*  Tribulation and persecution will always visit everyone who has the seed of the word in him. However,  because the stony-placed believers have no depth in them,  they are easily offended, and they will fall away. 

Pro 24:10 says,  If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. The day of adversity will surely come, but your depth in Him will determine your strength.

It is not enough to be excited at the word of God,  you must be rooted and grounded in His love for you to gain understanding of His will. 

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,Eph 3:17 KJV

 No Stony-placed believers produces fruit of righteousness. 

 *Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord* . Col 3:16 KJV 

Bible reading: Matthew 13:1-23.

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