Mark 4:3-8 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6. But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. Mark 4:26-29 He also said, The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 27. and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come. What is Jesus parable of the Sower? Jesus’ parable of the sower is recorded in Mark 4:1-20: Again 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 waters edge. He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times. Then Jesus said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear. When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. He 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 so that, they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven! Then Jesus said to them, Dont you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The farmer sows the word. Some 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. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, 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 (Mark 4:1-20). Jesus Parable of the Sower Explained Jesus parable of the sower has this explanation. Jesus message highlights four different responses to the His message, the Gospel. The seed is “the word.” The hard ground represents the person who is hardened by sin; he hears but does not understand the word.Satan plucks the message away, keeping the heart dull and preventing the word from making an impression. The rocky ground represents a person who professes delight with the word. However, this persons heart is not changed. When troubles come into his life, his so-called faith quickly disappears. The thorny ground depicts the person who seems to receive the word, but whose heart is full of riches, pleasures, and lusts. He ends up having no time for it. The good represents the person who hears, understands, and receives the word and then allows it to bring result in his life. The person represented by the “good soil” is the only one of the four who is truly saved, because salvation’s proof is fruit (Matthew 3:7-8; 7:15-20). Romans 10:10 KJV For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. So with this in mind I will take this opportunity to extend an open invitation to anyone who has not accepted Jesus into their heart; we here at A Walk with Jesus is now taking prayer requests. “Father, I come before You in prayer and in faith, believing. Your Word says You desire all Your children to be saved and come into the knowledge of the truth, so I bring all of Your children before You in petition; that You speak to their hearts Lord I pray that You bring circumstances into their lives that highlight their need for Your love, mercy and grace. I pray that anyone reading this tonight that has not accepted Jesus as their personal Lord and saviour, feel a hunger for the things of God, that they thirst for You just as I do heavenly Father; that they make a decision for You tonight. I thank You in faith for hearing and answering these prayers heavenly Father, and I pray in them in Your son, the messiah, Christ Jesus precious and holy name; amen; amen... If there is anyone out there with a need; for healing, or provision, or whatever is on your heart; please come to A Walk with Jesus, or message me Andy Brown and I will be more than happy to pray with you...
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