THE PRINCIPLE OF SOWING

Pastor Richard C. Whitcomb

Hosea 10:12 “The Lord says, ‘Plant
the good seeds of righteousness, and
you will harvest a crop of love. Plow
up the hard ground of your
hearts, for now is the time to seek
the Lord, that He may come and
shower righteousness upon you.’”

HOW TO FLOURISH
THROUGH SOWING

1. TAKE HEED TO WHAT

YOU SOW.

Hosea 10:12 “The Lord says, ‘Plant

the good seeds of righteousness...’”

Galatians 6:7 “…A man reaps what

he sows.”

What you SOW is what

you GROW.
Genesis 1:11-12 “And He said, ‘Let
the earth burst forth with every sort
of grass and seed-bearing plant, and
fruit trees with seeds inside the fruit,
so that these seeds will produce the
kinds of plants and fruits they
came from.’ And so it was, and God
was pleased.”

1 Corinthians 15:38 “…A different

kind of plant grows from each kind
of seed.”

Stop looking for SOLUTIONS

for your life and start sowing the
right seed.

Proverbs 11:30 “The seeds of good

deeds become a tree of life…”
Proverbs 16:28 “A troublemaker
plants seeds of strife; gossip separates
the best of friends.”

John 15:1-8 “My Father is the

gardener. He cuts off every branch of
mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and
He prunes the branches that do bear
fruit so they will produce even more.
I am the vine; you are the branches.
Those who remain in Me, and I in
them, will produce much fruit. When
you produce much fruit, you are My
true disciples. This brings great glory
to My Father.”
 2. TAKE HEED TO WHERE
YOU SOW.

Hosea 10:12 “…Plow up the hard

ground of your hearts…”

Mark 4:14-20 The Parable of the

Soils: the same seed, in different
soils, produced a different harvest.

What environment are you sowing

into now?
What soil are you sowing your time
and life into?

Galatians 6:8 “Whoever sows to

please their flesh, from the flesh will
reap destruction; whoever sows to
please the Spirit, from the Spirit will
reap eternal life.”
Jeremiah 4:3 “This is what
the Lord says: ‘Plow up the hard
ground of your hearts! Do not waste
your good seed among thorns.’”

3 John 1:11 “Dear friend, don’t let

this bad example influence you.
Follow only what is good. Remember
those who do good prove they
are God’s children, and those who
do evil prove that they do not
know God.”

You need a sustainable atmosphere

in order to flourish.

Hebrews 10:25 “Let us not neglect

our meeting together, as some people
do, but encourage one another,
especially now that the day of His
return is drawing near.”
John 12:24 “Very truly I tell you,
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.”
 3. TAKE HEED TO HOW
YOU SOW.

Hosea 10:12 “…Plant the good seeds

of righteousness, and you will
harvest a crop of love…”

2 Corinthians 9:6 “Remember this -

a farmer who plants only a few seeds
will get a small crop. But the one
who plants generously will get a
generous crop.”

Mark 4:20 “And others are like the

seed planted on the good ground.
They hear the teaching and accept it.
Then they grow and produce a good
crop - sometimes 30 times more,
sometimes 60 times more, and
sometimes 100 times more.”
 Any man can count the number of
seeds in one orange.
But only God can count the number
of oranges in one seed.

Matthew 19:29 “And everyone who

has given up houses or brothers or
sisters or father or mother or
children or property, for My sake,
will receive a hundred times as
much in return and will inherit
eternal life.”

2 Corinthians 9:10 “God supplies

seed for the person who plants. He
supplies bread for food. God will also
supply and increase the amount of
your seed. He will increase the results
of your good works.”
Memory Verse: Hosea 10:12 “The
Lord says, ‘Plant the good seeds of
righteousness, and you will harvest a
crop of love. Plow up the hard
ground of your hearts, for now is the
time to seek the Lord, that He may
come and shower righteousness
upon you.’”