Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson

The Hundredfold Harvest of God’s Word

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Sep 26, 2025
Dive into the transformative power of God's Word as it reshapes lives into fruitful gardens. Sinclair Ferguson shares the parable of the sower, illustrating how good soil represents hearts ready to receive. Learn about the promise of a hundredfold harvest when the gospel is embraced. Discover what makes a heart receptive and the abundant friendships that can blossom from faith. With personal anecdotes and scripture insights, this discussion invites you to truly heed God's living Word for lasting change.
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INSIGHT

Rule Of End Stress

  • Parables often place their main point at the end, a rule Ferguson calls 'end stress'.
  • This structure shapes how listeners should attend to Scripture and preaching.
INSIGHT

Prepared Soil Produces Bumper Harvest

  • When God's Word falls on prepared soil it yields extraordinary fruit, sometimes thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.
  • 'Good soil' means lives that have been broken up, cleared of rocks, or weeded spiritually.
ADVICE

Yield Your Life To Christ

  • Yield your life to Jesus instead of chasing worldly cares, ambitions, or material pursuits.
  • Doing so brings spiritual fruitfulness despite your faults and weaknesses.
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