Seasoned by God - Sunday AM Service - Jared McCormick
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Lesson Summary
The class examined the covenant promises given to Abraham—land, a multitude of descendants, and a blessing to all nations—and showed how these promises are fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. Jared linked Moses’ exhortation in Deuteronomy 6, especially the Shema (verses 4‑9), with the New Testament call to love God wholly, emphasizing that genuine obedience requires active, continual listening rather than a one‑time, passive hearing. He further illustrated this principle using Jesus’ Parable of the Sower (Mark 4) and the distinction between passive hearing and fruitful, ongoing obedience. The discussion turned to the practical outworking of Scripture in the home, citing Deuteronomy 6:7‑9 and Psalm 119’s encouragement to store God’s word in our hearts. The class concluded that there are no loopholes in God’s command to love Him with every part of our being, and that families are called to embed God’s law into daily moments, ensuring that the next generation is seasoned by God’s word.
Key Scriptures
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty-fold and sixty-fold and a hundredfold.