Pluck Out the Thorns from Your Heart

Using the Parable of the Sower (Luke 8.5-15), Jesus taught that there are four conditions of the heart. Either the heart is hardened and the Word of God cannot penetrate, or the heart is shallow and the roots cannot grow deep, or the heart is filled with thorns which chock the heart, or the heart is rich fertile soil which produces fruit a hundred fold. Most of us spend most of our time surrounded by thorns, so God has given us His Church to assist with plucking the thorns from our heart. Without proper care, our heart will never grow deep roots and produce the fruit of faith, but by using the life of the Church you can pluck out the thorns from your heart and produce fruit a hundred fold for the glory of God.