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Matthew 13:10-14 (MSG)

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¹⁰ The disciples came up and asked, "Why do you tell stories?" ¹¹ He replied, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn't been given to them. ¹² Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. ¹³ That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it. ¹⁴ I don't want Isaiah's forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don't hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don't see a thing.

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 10) Ministry - Producing a Harvest (2012-01-26)
(v. 11) Ministry - Producing a Harvest (2012-01-26)
(v. 12) Ministry - Producing a Harvest (2012-01-26)
(v. 13) Ministry - Producing a Harvest (2012-01-26)
(v. 14) Ministry - Producing a Harvest (2012-01-26)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 10) Sermon: Planting God's Seeds (2015-09-06)
(v. 11) Sermon: Planting God's Seeds (2015-09-06)
(v. 12) Sermon: Planting God's Seeds (2015-09-06)
(v. 13) Sermon: Planting God's Seeds (2015-09-06)
(v. 14) Sermon: Planting God's Seeds (2015-09-06)