{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Triumph In Christ Christian Center","title":"Choked by Thorns and Thistles | August 31, 2025","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f03a9f18\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2575,"description":"In this Spirit-filled message, we journey through the parable of the sower with a focus on the seed that fell among thorns: “And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them” (Matthew 13:7, NKJV). The Word of God is living and powerful, but Jesus warns of competing affections that suffocate its fruitfulness in our lives. This teaching explores:The Nature of the Thorns and Thistles — the cares of life, deceitfulness of riches, and pleasures that gradually choke the Word.The Choking Power of Worldly Distractions — how compromise and misplaced priorities drain our devotion.The Danger of Half-Yielded Ground — fertile soil mixed with weeds is still unfruitful soil.The Call to Cultivate Good Ground — through prayer, fasting, and holiness, we break up the fallow ground and yield fruit for God’s glory.Saints, Jesus bore a crown of thorns so that we could wear the crown of life. Do not let the thorns of this world rob you of your fruitfulness in Christ.📖 Scripture References: Matthew 13:1–9, Matthew 13:22, Luke 8:14, Hosea 10:12, John 15:5, Galatians 5:22–23, and more.🔥 Be stirred, be warned, and be encouraged: it’s time to clear the thorns and cultivate good ground for the Word of God to bring forth lasting fruit—thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q9y2Rsi80V02tpBnB6ILINRKMWBDJzRelC5D0aiggzQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNTQ4/YWQxZDdiNTQ2YmNl/NzZkMjE3NzllYmMw/MzhlMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}