Seeds & Arrows
About this sermon
In “Seeds & Arrows,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about salvation, faith, the authority of Scripture. Drawing especially from 1 Corinthians 9, Matthew 4, Matthew 4:19, Luke 19:10, the teaching emphasizes that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises.
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Odle focuses on holiness while working through 1 Corinthians 9, Matthew 4. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the cross and Christ’s blood while working through Matthew 4, Luke 19:10, Matthew 91. The message argues that Christ’s sacrifice and shed blood are presented as the foundation of redemption, forgiveness, and victory over sin. It connects this with the conviction that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Acts 17, Isaiah 53. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on salvation while working through Acts 17, Isaiah 9:6, Timothy 3:16. The message argues that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. It connects this with the conviction that the gospel announces Christ’s saving work and calls every hearer to repent, believe, and obey. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on prayer while working through John 14. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on faith while working through Acts 24, Acts 26. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on faith while working through Isaiah 53, Psalm 16, Galatians 5. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on salvation while working through John 3, Romans 8. The message argues that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. It connects this with the conviction that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on salvation. The message argues that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the gospel. The message argues that the gospel announces Christ’s saving work and calls every hearer to repent, believe, and obey. It connects this with the conviction that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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[Music] for we have all our HS F Lord have Mery Lord have Mery [Music] for we have all [Applause] [Music] our and if you would Mark iniquity oh Lord who could stand who can stand but Mercy like like a fountain fls from your [Music] hand Lord [Music] Havey oh Lord have mercy for we I pr [Music] all [Music] I to the Lord oh Lord Mery Lord [Music] have send your glory [Music] Lord send your power Lord the Revival fall on this Earth Lord [Music] oh our only hope is Revival Jesus Oh our only hope is you Lord have mercy [Music] Lord we haveed we have all [Music]
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yes Lord hallelujah praise your name Lord we put all our hope in you Lord Jesus and Lord we do need Revival Lord we do need you to pour out your spirit Lord to convict and draw and to bring in the Lost Lord those who have been blinded by Satan those who are deceived and hardened in their sin those who are rebelling and resisting Lord we need you to pour out your spirit Lord to convict to draw to open their eyes Lord that's our primary Mission Lord when we pray for the anointing and the leading of the Holy Spirit Lord to make us uh wise to be soulwinners Lord to lead others to know you to know Jesus as Lord and Savior to be born again so they may escape the damnation of hell they may escape the punishment for their sins Lord because you became the punishment the sacrifice you paid the price for our sins we just have to believe in you repent Follow You Lord God we just pray you help us lead others into that salvation experience into that Born Again experience into that Lord repentance that they need or we pray this today in Jesus name amen amen you may be seated this morning welcome everyone to Fire and Grace Church welcome those watching and listening out there all over the place um I believe the Lord's given me what he wants me to share with you last night uh kind of flooded in on me but we somehow I guess sometimes we forget what our primary mission is as Christians I mean let's just talk about Ministry for a second everybody wants to be in the ministry everybody wants to do ministry and I believe whether you're called to the five-fold ministry or not you're called to be a minister of the Gospel what does that mean well is it just to attain knowledge I think there's a lot of people in the church world right now and the so-called Christians even in the truth movement that it's just about gaining knowledge all the time that's that seems to be what they're all about just gain more and more knowledge more and more information and we live in the information age so it's just information information information knowledge knowledge knowledge but what does the Bible say about that everybody look at 1 Corinthians 9 verse one there and I think I sent you the definition of that word the Bible says this it says that uh knowledge puffs up I don't want to be puffed
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up did I get the wrong one I did didn't I is it second Corinthians hold on a second I didn't even pull my notes up I'm sorry it's chapter 8 1 Corinthians chapter 8 that's right I was I was a chapter off I got nine on my mind but the second part of that verse where he says there knowledge puffs up but charity edifi knowledge puffs up now gaining knowledge is not wrong we should learn we should know what's going on in the world we should learn the word we should learn the scriptures we should know what sound Doctrine is we should know his history I mean we should know some things but that is not the primary goal of Christianity of being a Christian really there's two things when it comes to Ministry is this winning the Lost bringing them to know Jesus as their lord and savior and equipping the Saints helping the Saints to mature that's the work of the ministry and if we're not doing those two things we're pretty much just kind of spinning our wheels and the devil will be happy with that because Jesus came and I'm going to give you a bunch of scriptures we're going to go through this morning but you should be focusing on am I winning Souls that's really how you should measure your life am I living a holy life am I obeying the Lord and is there fruit coming forth from my life when I preach the gospel or share my testimony and we're going to talk about those things am I anointed Enough by the Holy Spirit to have an impact on somebody and bring them to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ see because if if if if that's not happening then we're just pretty much all we're doing is just spinning our Wheels you know in America over the last say 30 years most of the church growth that's happened has not been people being born again new people that were lost coming to Jesus most of it has been just transfer growth certain churches dying and they run fill up other churches that's pretty much how it is or some Churches brownies or coffee shops better than the other one or you got a celebrity preacher over here and everybody wants to wants to be where the TV cameras are I kid you not that's pretty much what is is motivating quote Church growth in America but true Revival true move of the Holy Spirit and the true Ministry of Christians should be are we bringing people to repentance
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and true faith in Jesus Christ um of course Jesus said this we look Matthew 4 verse 19 and 20 you can turn there this is a teaching this morning I might get to preaching in a minute but it's teaching for now I remember what one of my pastors said back in the day he said teaching is information that you need and preaching is inspiration and if you don't get both you won't have a balanc diet but see today I hope to encourage you to examine your life not just whether there's sin in there that that's the obvious issue if there's habitual sin you need to deal deal with that uh because let me let me just put this up real quick put that statement up that quote that we hear in Christianity I call it a ridiculous statement you ever heard this one preach the gospel at all times use words if necessary this is one of the most irritating Christian cliches now it's it's normally attributed to St Francis of aissi the cath the Roman Catholic but really nobody knows who came up with this nonsense probably just the devil all right because it is a given it should be a given the Christians should be living a Christian Life otherwise you're a hypocrite otherwise you're a lukewarm you're a backslider you're being a bad example if you are living in sin okay or in false Doctrine so let's just get that straight I mean should you be have to be told over and over again you should be living holy didn't didn't the Apostle Peter make it very clear in First Peter be that God said be holy as I am Holy that no man will see the Lord without Holiness right Hebrews chapter 12 so we are supposed to be holy we're we're supposed to be living you know we're not supposed to be in fornication adultery drunkenness idolatry I mean I could go down the list so that's a given all right we should be living the life but here's the thing we're not not told just to try to be an example and don't say anything the devil would just love that keep your mouth shut and let people see anybody ever heard this stuff okay let me tell you right now they better be seeing you live the true Christian life but then you better open your mouth and preach the word of God to them preach the gospel because if you don't they will not be saved I'm going to tell you right now it takes both them seeing the example that you live but you got to open your mouth and you got to tell them something or nothing's going to happen Okay and Jesus made these statements go back to Matthew 419
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