The Parable of the Sower

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Lesson 3 The Parable of the Sower
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The Parable of the SowerThe Background
Mt. 133-8, 18-23 Mk. 43-8, 14-20 Lk. 85-8,
11-15

• Jesus had healed a blind and mute man who was
  demon-possessed (Matt. 1222)
• The miracle aroused interest/amazement and
  controversy/skepticism (1223-24)
• Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for their unbelief
  (1238-45)
• Jesus taught that whoever does the will of His
  Father is His brother/sister/mother (1246-50)
• Jesus taught great multitudes (131-2)

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The Parable of the SowerThe Narrative
Mt. 133-8, 18-23 Mk. 43-8, 14-20 Lk. 85-8,
11-15

• The Sower
• The sower went forth to sow, as was common in
  those days
• Initially, the sower represented Christ, who went
  out teaching and sowing the Word.
• In application and principle, it is the
  responsibility of every Christian to be the
  sower, sowing the seed of the kingdom (cf. Acts
  84).

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The Parable of the SowerThe Narrative
Mt. 133-8, 18-23 Mk. 43-8, 14-20 Lk. 85-8,
11-15

• The Sower
• Some Truths for the Sower
• He must sow the seed and leave the increase to
  God (Isa. 5510-11 1 Cor. 36).
• He must sow at all times, not waiting until
  everything is favorable (Ecc. 114-6 2 Tim.
  42).
• He must sow, realizing that others may reap the
  harvest (John 435-38).
• He must sow on all kinds of soil (Matt. 133-8).
• He must sow with the right attitude (2 Tim.
  224-28 Eph. 415).
• He must believe in the seed he sows (Rom. 116).

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The Parable of the SowerThe Narrative
Mt. 133-8, 18-23 Mk. 43-8, 14-20 Lk. 85-8,
11-15

• The Seed
• The seed was dispersed by the sower.
• The seed is the Word of God (Luke 811).
• The seed, representing the Word of God, is that
  which contains life (John 663 1 Peter 123).
• The seed always produces after its kind (Gen.
  111 Gal. 67).
• The seed produced Christians only in the first
  century and will produce the same today.
• The seed can be mixed (Mt. 1324-25 Ga. 16-9).

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The Parable of the SowerThe Narrative
Mt. 133-8, 18-23 Mk. 43-8, 14-20 Lk. 85-8,
11-15

• The Soils
• The soils denote the various sorts of attitudes
  that men have towards the gospel.
• The success of the sowing depends upon the soils
  into which the seed falls.
• Hearts must be prepared to seek and receive the
  Word (2 Chron. 193 3019 Ezra 710).