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Jesus tells the Parable of the Seeds
Mark 4:1-20 ( NIV ) 1Again Jesus began to teach by the
lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that
he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the
people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2He
taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching
said: 3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he
was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the
birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where
it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the
soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants
were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked
the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed
fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop,
multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times.” 9Then
Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around
him asked him about the parables. 11He told them, “The
secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to
those on the outside everything is said in parables 12so
that, “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and
ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they
might turn and be forgiven!’£” 13Then Jesus said to them,
“Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you
understand any parable? 14The farmer sows the word.
15Some people are like seed along the path, where the word
is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes
away the word that was sown in them. 16Others, like seed
sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it
with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a
short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of
the word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed
sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this
life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other
things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word,
accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a
hundred times what was sown.”
Here it is in brief:
1. Some seeds fall off to the side and are taken away by
birds.
2. Some seeds fall onto stony ground, grow quickly, but then
die just as quickly when things turn bad.
3. Some seeds fall among thorns and grow a bit, but then are
choked off by the vines.
4. Some seeds fall onto fertile ground and deliver a massive
return to the sower of the seeds.
The results correspond to four different outcomes that await
those who hear Jesus’ message:
1. Some hear, but Satan will take away what they learn,
leaving them as they were.
2. Some hear, but the message cannot take firm root due to
lack of depth and so the message does not endure.
3. Some hear, but they have many other distractions that
overwhelm the message, choking it off.
4. Some hear and the message takes root with them,
resulting in a positive return for themselves and others.
How have you received the Word of God?
Pastor Steve
Mark 4:1-20 ( NIV ) 1Again Jesus began to teach by the
lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that
he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the
people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2He
taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching
said: 3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he
was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the
birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where
it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the
soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants
were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked
the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed
fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop,
multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times.” 9Then
Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around
him asked him about the parables. 11He told them, “The
secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to
those on the outside everything is said in parables 12so
that, “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and
ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they
might turn and be forgiven!’£” 13Then Jesus said to them,
“Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you
understand any parable? 14The farmer sows the word.
15Some people are like seed along the path, where the word
is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes
away the word that was sown in them. 16Others, like seed
sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it
with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a
short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of
the word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed
sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this
life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other
things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word,
accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a
hundred times what was sown.”
Here it is in brief:
1. Some seeds fall off to the side and are taken away by
birds.
2. Some seeds fall onto stony ground, grow quickly, but then
die just as quickly when things turn bad.
3. Some seeds fall among thorns and grow a bit, but then are
choked off by the vines.
4. Some seeds fall onto fertile ground and deliver a massive
return to the sower of the seeds.
The results correspond to four different outcomes that await
those who hear Jesus’ message:
1. Some hear, but Satan will take away what they learn,
leaving them as they were.
2. Some hear, but the message cannot take firm root due to
lack of depth and so the message does not endure.
3. Some hear, but they have many other distractions that
overwhelm the message, choking it off.
4. Some hear and the message takes root with them,
resulting in a positive return for themselves and others.
How have you received the Word of God?
Pastor Steve
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