The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils

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2 The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils

3 Mark 4:13 Then He said to them: Don t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any of the parables?

4 3 Questions the Disciples Asked 1. Why did Jesus speak in parables?

5 3 Questions the Disciples Asked 1. Why did Jesus speak in parables? 2. Why did He give the parable of the sower and the seed?

6 3 Questions the Disciples Asked 1. Why did Jesus speak in parables? 2. Why did He give the parable of the sower and the seed? 3. What does this parable mean?

7 1. Why did Jesus speak in parables?

8 Key Events

9 Key Events 1. He has established ministries in Judea and Galilee

10 Key Events 1. He has established ministries in Judea and Galilee 2. The kingdom has been clearly preached

11 Key Events 1. He has established ministries in Judea and Galilee 2. The kingdom has been clearly preached 3. His miracles have been witnessed by tens of thousands of people

12 Mark 1:32 When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all those who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.

13 Key Events 1. He has established ministries in Judea and Galilee 2. The kingdom has been clearly preached 3. His miracles have been witnessed by tens of thousands of people 4. His family, religious leaders and many of the people had rejected Him.

14 Mark 3:6, Immediately the Pharisees went out and started plotting with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. 20 Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. 21 When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, He s out of His mind. 22 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebul in Him! and, He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!

15 Mark 4:34 And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples.

16 Greek Word: Parabole To Lay Alongside

17 Greek Word: Parabole To Lay Alongside Parable Explain something by comparison

18 2. Why did he speak in parables?

19 2. Why did he speak in parables? - To reveal and conceal the truth

20 Mark 4: When He was alone with the Twelve, those who were around Him asked Him about the parables.11 He answered them, The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables 12 so that they may look and look, yet not perceive; they may listen and listen, yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back -- and be forgiven.

21 Why did Jesus give the parable of sower and the seed?

22 What should I expect when I share the gospel?

23 Why did Jesus give the parable of sower and the seed? 1. Tempted to doubt the power of the gospel

24 Why did Jesus give the parable of sower and the seed? 1. Tempted to doubt the power of the gospel 2. Tempted to distort the principles of the gospel

25 Vaccine A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease.

26 3. What does the parable of the sower and the seed mean?

27 Luke 8:9 Then His disciples asked Him, What does this parable mean?

28 Mark 8:1-9 1 Again He began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around Him. So He got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the whole crowd was on the shore facing the sea. 2 He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them: 3 Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, this occurred:

29 Mark 8:1-9 Some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn t have deep soil. 6 When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it didn t have a root, it withered. 7 Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn t

30 Mark 8:1-9 produce a crop. 8 Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop that increased 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown. 9 Then He said, Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!

31 1. The Path

32 2. Rocky Ground

33 2. Rocky Ground 3. Thorny Soil

34 2. Rocky Ground 3. Thorny Soil 4. Good Soil