Parable Of The Sower (Sea of Galilee)
The Parable of
the Sower
Matthew 13:1–9; Mark 4:1–9; Luke 8:4–8
Mt 13:1aOn that day Jesus went out of the house. Mk
4:1aAgain He began to teach by the
sea, and a very large crowd gathered around Him Lk 8:4bfrom
every town. Mk 4:1bSo He got into a boat on the sea and sat down,
while the whole crowd was on the shore facing the sea. 2He taught
them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them: 3“Listen!
Consider the sower who went out to sow.
4As he sowed this occurred: Some seed fell along the path [Lk 8:5bit was trampled on], and the birds came and ate it up. 5Other
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. 6When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it didn’t
have a root, it withered. 7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it
didn’t produce a crop. 8Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop that increased 30, 60, and
a 100 times what was sown.”
Lk 8:8bAs He said this, He called out, “Anyone
who has ears to hear should listen!”
Series: True Story “Parables of
Jesus”
Stories are the language of the soul. We connect with stories and we
remember them. That is why Jesus used storytelling so often to illustrate
deeper truths. His stories, known as parables, were Jesus’ way to communicate
important Kingdom principles. Although the details of these stories were
imagined, the Kingdom principles are not. They are true and eternal.
Title: “Heat Condition” (Parable
of the Soils)
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Opening
Thoughts: When Jesus announced the kingdom of God in his day, many people
struggled to accept his message. The same struggle still exists today. What
keeps hearts from being open to God's word?
v Ancient wisdom Proverbs said, “Tell me the facts and I will learn. Tell me the truth and I will
believe. But tell me a story, and it will live in my heart”
v Romans 10:17 Consequently,
faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word
about Christ.
o
Hearing is important.
§ Example:
Flight Attendants. Why don’t we listen to those speeches?
·
A message
that could save lives is ignored.
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Text: Matthew 13:1-23
The Parable of the Sower
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by
the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around
him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on
the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in
parables, saying: “A
farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and
the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil.
It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants
were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which
grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a
crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
10 The disciples came to him and asked,
“Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the
secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to
them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and
they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be
taken from them. 13 This is why I speak to them in
parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You
will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you
will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For
this people’s heart has become calloused;
they
hardly hear with their ears,
and
they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise
they might see with their eyes,
hear
with their ears,
understand
with their hearts
and
turn, and I would heal them.’[a]
16 But blessed are your eyes because
they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people
longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the
kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground
refers to someone who hears
the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 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. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the
worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word,
making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and
understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty
or thirty times what was sown.”
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Summarize the main story: Describe the
events of the story in your own words.
v Review and
retell the story.
Reflections for applications:
v The Seed = “the message of the kingdom” (v. 19)
v Vantage Points:
o The Sower: Nothing will happen if
the word is not planted.
§ Jack Lowry said, “The one thing is, if
you don’t plant seeds, nothing will grow.”
§ How are you sowing the word of God in people’s
hearts?
o The Soil: If the heart is not receptive, the ears won’t
hear
§ Active Noise Cancelation
§ What is the condition of your heart?
·
Fruit of the
Spirit
Digging Questions:
·
How will you
respond to God’s “True Story”? What transformative move needs to be made?
·
What do
these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?
·
What is
God calling us (me and you individually) to do?
Take Away Challenges
·
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage?
How will you apply it to your life this week?
·
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
·
What is
God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or
actions need to be addressed or changed?
Hash tags #Parables #Listening #Sower #Soils
Sunday sermon link
https://youtu.be/GtsAYhf2GbA
Kevin’s Blog Link to more resources: Click here for Kevin’s Blog Notes
Comments and resources with
some more resources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A1-23&version=NIV
This sermon focuses on the parable of the sower in Luke 8:5-15.
Further Reading
The Parable of the Sower as Kingdom Theology
DBS
Series Questions Jesus Asked
Title: Do You Hide a Lamp?
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Opening Thoughts:
v
Various
questions people asked Jesus.
v
Jesus
asked questions too.
o
He
asked not so He might learn something, but so we might learn
something.
v
Illustration
with stream lights.
o
Lights are meant to SHINE.
Text: Mark 4:1-25
The Parable of the Sower
4 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 water’s
edge. 2 He
taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen!
A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering
the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some
fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly,
because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came
up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other
seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did
not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up,
grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred
times.”
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear,
let them hear.”
10 When he was alone, the Twelve
and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 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 12 so
that,
“‘they may
be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’”
13 Then Jesus said to
them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any
parable? 14 The
farmer sows the word. 15 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. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the
word and at once receive it with joy. 17 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. 18 Still others, like
seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 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. 20 Others, like seed
sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty,
some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to
put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22 For
whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant
to be brought out into the open. 23 If anyone has ears
to hear, let them hear.”
24 “Consider carefully what you
hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured
to you—and even more. 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not
have, even what they have will be taken from them.”
Summarize main story: Describe the events of the story in your own words.
·
Review and retell
the story.
Reflections for applications:
v
Question: “Do you hide a lamp?”
o
The
good news of the Kingdom is not something to be hidden.
o
1 Corinthians 1:18 For
the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but
to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
o
Our job
is to let our lights shine!
o
Matthew 5:14-16 14 “You
are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither
do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its
stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let
your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify
your Father in heaven.
o
The
purpose of light (life) is to shine.
o
Application: 100 Points of light
§
Neighboring
§
Community
§
Prayer
& Encouragement
o
Let
your light shine.
Digging Questions:
·
How
will you respond to this question Jesus asked?
·
What do these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?
·
What is God calling us to do?
Take Away Challenges
·
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage? How will
you apply it to your life this week?
·
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
·
What is God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs,
thoughts or actions need to be addressed or changed?
Hashtags #Lamp
Sunday sermon link https://youtu.be/G_EhGR9sFvM
Kevin’s Blog Link to more resources: Click here for Kevin’s Blog
Notes
https://magnifyjesus.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-20-life-of-christ-078-jesus.html
Comments and resources with some more details:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+4%3A1-25&version=NIV
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