Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

Text: Matthew 13.1-23

1. The Parable of the Sower Matthew 13.1-9

a. One seed, 4 types of soil

i. Road

ii. Rocks

iii. Weeds

iv. Good ground

b. The Sower is the preacher/witness

c. The Seed is the gospel

d. The Soil is the hearer

e. The fruit is salvation

i. Only one soil receives salvation

2. Why does Jesus speak in parables? Matthew 10-17

a. To confound, not to clarify

i. Vs 13 “Therefore speak I to them in parables:

because they seeing see not;

and hearing they hear not,

neither do they understand”

b. The quotation comes from Isaiah 6

i. We must be made not to see

1. As long as we believe we can see,

we are not ready to receive the truth of the gospel

2. God makes it obvious how blind we are

ii. Sometimes, God has to tear down ideas and beliefs

to make us ready to receive truth from Him

iii. V13, the seed is the stump that remains

c. Now we can understand the parable

3. The Parable explained Matthew 18-23

a. The Road

i. Compacted and hardened,

not ready to receive seed.

b. The Rocks

i. Ready to receive, but no room for root,

so the plant cannot withstand trouble

ii. We do a disservice when we present the gospel

as if we will not have problems

c. The Weeds/Thorns

i. Able to receive, but choked out by the cares of the road

ii. Ensure that you are not having the true gospel

choked out by the world

d. The Good Soil

i. Having been turned over,

rocks and weeds cleared,

able to receive salvation

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