How to Know You Are Truly Saved | Shannon O'Dell
Jesus once pushed a boat out from the shore, sat down, and told seven stories that answered one question: what is the kingdom of heaven really like?
Jesus once pushed a boat out from the shore, sat down, and told seven stories that answered one question: what is the kingdom of heaven really like?
In Week 4 of the Summer Boat Parade, Pastor Shannon walks through Matthew 13 — the only chapter where Jesus explains two of His own parables — and lands on the one picture that may describe the modern American church better than any other: a field where the wheat and the weeds grow side by side, looking almost identical until the harvest.
If you've ever wondered whether you're truly saved or just familiar with church, this message is for you. You'll learn the five marks of a weed — compromise, callousness, compartmentalization, being "churched," and living on a maybe — and the four marks of wheat: committed, consistent, convinced, and a changed choice.
"You can believe in soap and still die dirty. But you cannot live like hell and expect heaven."
Don't wait on a maybe. Settle it today.
📖 SCRIPTURES: Matthew 13:1-30, Matthew 7:20-21, Luke 9:23, Romans 6:6-11, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:24, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:10, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:13, 1 John 1:9
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0:00 Welcome & Worship
00:42 Summer Boat Parade Week 4 - Maritime Flags & Brand New
02:08 Matthew 13: Jesus Teaches from the Boat
03:17 Seven Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven
05:33 Four Things Every Parable Teaches
08:15 The Parable of the Sower — Jesus Explains It
12:23 Good Soil and the Meaning of "Harvest"
13:37 The Wheat and the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30)
16:06 A Picture of the American Church
19:30 Sweaty Palms: A 1993 Proposal in Little Rock
21:21 Am I a Weed? #1 - Compromise
22:20 #2 - Calloused
23:30 #3 - Compartmentalized
24:17 #4 - Churched
25:23 #5 - Living on a Maybe
25:54 The 80s, a Film Camera, and a Four-Month Wait
31:09 Don't Wait on a Maybe - Settle It Today
32:00 What Wheat Looks Like: Committed, Consistent, Convinced
32:56 "Let Them Grow Together Until They Die"
36:32 A Brand New Nature - Colossians 3:10
37:35 Salvation Prayer & Invitation
38:53 Thanks for Watching