The Principles and Power of Planting

Sermon Title: The Principles and Power of Planting

Point 1: The Perfect Promise vs. Genesis 8:22 “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

Context: This is right after God destroyed the earth with the flood. The flood had disrupted the life cycle and laws... The principle concern of Noah and his family is sowing... God sought to restore the laws of sowing and reaping. This life cycle is the foundation of how we tap into...

Genesis 8: 20 The Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it, (21) the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. Let me repeat how this happens—because Noah planted a sacrifice. 

Point 2: Paralyzed from Planting vs. Ecclesiastes 11:4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

Shepherds Luke 2: 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.[fear not KJV] I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people.

Disciples Matt 14: 27 But Jesus immediately said to them; “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

Isaiah 41: 3 For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. 

Joshua 1: 6 – 9

Point 3: Planting Produces a Plethora vs. Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be marked. A man reaps what he sows. Paul told the Galatians God guarantees what he says.

Genesis 3: 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

James 2: 14, 17 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds… (17) In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

Point 4: There is a Permanent Seed vs. John 12:24 I tell you the truth unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 

Jesus likens himself to a corn seed in the text. He says the seed does not produce until it is planted.

The Grace Effect: 2 Corinthians 12: 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  Notice the scripture says the power of God is made perfect in weakness not my weakness

Conclusion: When we grasp and apply what God did when he was invoked to do by Noah’s sacrificial planting, we can tap into a fail proof system.

1.   Plant

2.   Be Patient

3.   Reap like the young executive. He did and you will too.