The Process of PotentialThe Seeds of Potential

John 12:23-24

Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. (2 Co 4:4)

The Seeds of Potential

Adam: The First• Zoologist• Botanist• Gardner/Farmer

– cultivate- can mean till, plant

• Horticulturist

The Seeds of Potential

I. What is Potential?1. Dormant Ability, Untapped strength, Unused success

(Miles Monroe)2. Potential is the dormant ability that may or may not develop3. Potential is the capability or possibility of being or becoming4. Potential is the seed that houses the capability to discover &

ability to maximize the real you! (Godfrey)

Maximize: The ability to make the greatest use of your life

The Seeds of Potential

• BELIEVERS that lack knowing their potential suffer from:

Potential Dormancy

The Seeds of Potential

1. What is Seed Dormancy?• Seed dormancy are seeds which are alive, but

metabolically inactive and incapable of germination under conditions which are normally favorable for the species. In other words, the seed is supplied with everything needed to germinate but doesn’t. The seed is asleep waiting for the proper activity to awaken it.

Potential Dormancy: The seed of potential is asleep waiting for the proper activity to awaken it.

The Seeds of Potential

The Seeds of Potential

Two major conditions that causes “Seed Dormancy”• Exogenous- which is caused by various conditions outside the

seed- Impermeability

o Nothing can penetrate the outer shell

• Endogenous –which is caused by certain conditions within the seed

- Underdeveloped- Immaturity- Sensitivity

o Lighto Heat

o Cold

Solution to Exogenous – Impermeability

• Seed Scarification – The shell must be altered. Only through the process of:Breaking, scaring, scratching, cracking or even boiling stimulates seeds potential

• Spiritual Meaning: Affliction stimulates Potential.

• Example: Joseph- Genesis 37 - 50

The Seeds of Potential

Solution to Endogenous – Underdeveloped,

Immature, Sensitive• Seed Stratification- This is a process which

alters the seeds environment in order to stimulate germination

 • Spiritual Meaning: Ordained Situations

stimulate Potential•• Example: Peter- John 18:12-26

The Seeds of Potential

The Seeds of Potential

George Washington Carver

The Seeds of Potential

George Washington Carver

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving something

behind.

The Seeds of Potential

• Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But death will produce many new kernels – a plentiful harvest of new lives.”

• John 12:23-24 NLT