17 Jul THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER (Mark 4:1-20)
Starts with a COMMAND: LISTEN!
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Ends with a PLEA: He who has ears to hear, let him hear
Listening must be ACTIVE
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Faith must SERIOUS, PERSISTENT & PERCEPTIVE
The Context – The Kingdom of God
The Components
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The Seed – The Word of God
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The Sower – God making His Word known
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The Soil – The hearts of the hearers: Hard, Shallow, Distracted and Good
The IMPLICATION of the Parable
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There are only TWO types of soil: UNFRUITFUL or FRUITFUL
The APPLICATION of the Parable
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For those outside the Kingdom – Fruit of Repentance
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For those professing to be inside the Kingdom – Fruit of Ongoing Spiritual Growth
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