Is Your Happiness Hiding In The Weeds?

Drawing from the Parable of the Sower in Mark chapter 4, this message examines how the condition of the heart directly impacts a believer's happiness, fruitfulness, and ability to stay on the path God has ordained. Pastor Kerrick unpacks the four types of soil as four conditions of the heart, with particular focus on the thorny ground — where the Word grows but is crowded out by worry, the deceitfulness of riches, and desires for other things. Not all weeds are ugly. Some are pretty. In this message, Pastor Kerrick issues a central warning about "pretty weeds" — not obviously sinful things, but good things that are simply wrong for a particular person's calling. Using the contrasting examples of Luke and Demas, both trusted companions of the Apostle Paul, Pastor Kerrick makes the case that even anointed, productive ministers can be derailed by what is quietly growing in their hearts. Is your happiness hiding among the weeds? This is a message you need to hear, apply, and hear again!