{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hillsong Australia Podcast","title":"S2E22: ‘The Lost Art of Faithfulness’ | A Conversation with Andrew Midson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2956,"description":"Has something that once left you in awe become... just familiar? Pastor Andrew Midson unpacks his message on the Parable of the Sower, walking through the four soils — hard, rocky, thorny, and good ground — and asking an honest question we all need to sit with: have I become apathetic, or even offended, by the very things that used to astonish me?\n✨ Key ThemesThe danger of familiarity. Jesus was overlooked in His own hometown because He'd become familiar — the same thing can happen to our faith, marriages, and callings over time.The lost art of faithfulness. Long-term fruit tends to come from ordinary, faithful people who kept showing up — not from talent or being first pick.Your soil is your responsibility. Tending your heart — not sheer effort — is what determines whether the seed planted in your life takes root and grows.\n📖 Scripture ReferencesMatthew 13 — The Parable of the Sower and Jesus' rejection in His hometownMatthew 6:33 — \"Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you,\" Matthew 25 — The Parable of the TalentsMark 4 — The farmer who plants seed that grows day and night without him understanding how Mark 2 — The four men who bring their friend to Jesus through the roof\n📚 Resources\"Counterfeit Gods\" by Tim Keller — referenced regarding how the real issue isn't lack of access to truth, but what happens inside us when we hear it.\"Atomic Habits\" — mentioned as one of many books on how habits actually take time to form.\n💬 Quotes\"Where God has brought us is awe-inspiring as to who He is... but do I become familiar with time?\" — Andrew Midson\n\"Starting is easier than finishing.\" — Andrew Midson\n\"The harvest is always an indicator of the seed that was planted.\" — Andrew Midson\n\"Don't dig up the seed too soon. Let it take its time.\" — Andrew Midson\n\n🚶 Next StepsDo a heart stock take. Ask, \"God, what's the seed in my hand?\" — and what you're actually going to do with it.Name your \"thorns.\" Identify the good things in your life that may...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eykYjGcTPC5Wa8qzCs8D1GWDCHTB_bfYIcjRFd9McpE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Njli/MDk1MTYwMGYxMGM3/MzRmMTc4ODE0Yjc0/Y2Q5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}