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Description
Painting size : 3 ft. X 4 ft.

medium : Acrylic

1997

This illustration is of a parable Jesus taught to exsplain The different receptions the gospel message would recieve from those who heared it.
The 4 heart that are in the sky, represents the 4 differnt types of responses People Who hear The Gospel message will have in their hearts.
The heart located at the lower left side of the sky, with the crows flying away with the seed in their mouths; represent those who hear the message, but reject it's teaching, and the Devil comes and takes it away.
The heart located at the uper left side of the sky, with the withered grape vine branch in it; represents those who hear the message , and immediately receive it with joy. But their faith is not natured, but only temporary; then when affliction or persecution comes because of the gospels, immdiately they fall away.
The heart located at the uper right side of the sky, with the grape vine brach intertwined with a Morning Glory vine ; represent those who hear the message, but the worries of the world, and the deceitfullness of riches, and the desire for other things enter in and choke out the message, and it becomes unfruitful.
I used Morning Glories to illustrate the deceitful riches of the world, because they are a vine that organic farmed have to weed out of their crops because they will compete with the crop for nutrients and water from the ground, and they also strangle oter plants. I learned this from doing organic farming while being a missionary.
The heart located at the lower right side of the sky, with the healthy, strong , fruit baring grape vine branch in it; represent those who hear the messege, and accept it, and grow in their relationship with God, bearing fruit, tirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.
The tiled field represent the world prepared by God, to hear the Gospel message.
The sower throwing out the seed, represent all who are in Christ, to spead the Gospel message to all who are in the world. The seed bag has written on it, The Word Seed Co.

Written by Stephen J. Vattimo
May 15, 2008

Description
Painting size : 3 ft. X 4 ft.

medium : Acrylic

1997

This illustration is of a parable Jesus taught to exsplain The different receptions the gospel message would recieve from those who heared it.
The 4 heart that are in the sky, represents the 4 differnt types of responses People Who hear The Gospel message will have in their hearts.
The heart located at the lower left side of the sky, with the crows flying away with the seed in their mouths; represent those who hear the message, but reject it's teaching, and the Devil comes and takes it away.
The heart located at the uper left side of the sky, with the withered grape vine branch in it; represents those who hear the message , and immediately receive it with joy. But their faith is not natured, but only temporary; then when affliction or persecution comes because of the gospels, immdiately they fall away.
The heart located at the uper right side of the sky, with the grape vine brach intertwined with a Morning Glory vine ; represent those who hear the message, but the worries of the world, and the deceitfullness of riches, and the desire for other things enter in and choke out the message, and it becomes unfruitful.
I used Morning Glories to illustrate the deceitful riches of the world, because they are a vine that organic farmed have to weed out of their crops because they will compete with the crop for nutrients and water from the ground, and they also strangle oter plants. I learned this from doing organic farming while being a missionary.
The heart located at the lower right side of the sky, with the healthy, strong , fruit baring grape vine branch in it; represent those who hear the messege, and accept it, and grow in their relationship with God, bearing fruit, tirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.
The tiled field represent the world prepared by God, to hear the Gospel message.
The sower throwing out the seed, represent all who are in Christ, to spead the Gospel message to all who are in the world. The seed bag has written on it, The Word Seed Co.

Written by Stephen J. Vattimo
May 15, 2008