The Parable of the Sower
October 17 2005
Mark 4:1-20 (New International Version)
1Again 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. 2He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."
9Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11He 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 12so that,
" 'they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!'[a]"
13Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14The farmer sows the word. 15Some 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. 16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."
Footnotes:
Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
Thats some good stuff huh? I think that everyone can describe themselves as one of the soils. I know I can. In my own life I think that I am so busy with this or that, that the true message of what i read gets lost or the fact that I just dont take time to spend with my Creator. How sad is it that we dont take time to do that. I see it so much in diffrent way that GOD DOES want us to spend time with HIM. He loves us with an everlasting love, a love that we can't be able to describe. And how is it that we repay him, we put GOD on hold as we go about doing earthly things.
Romans 12:1-2 (New International Version)
Living Sacrifices
1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Footnotes:
Romans 12:1 Or reasonable
Its as if we would rather be transfomed by the things of this world rather than by GOD. He is our Creator HE and only HE knows what is best for us. Yet we let all the junk or the world enter our lives. How do you know this you might ask, well I know because I see it in my life and as well as the lives of people around me. We need to quit letting the things of this world transform us and start letting GOD transform us through His WORD and PRAYER!!!!!!! Think of how much better off we would be.
If you dont know what it means to have a realationship with GOD, I would like to talk to you and explain to you more, email me at livin_in_da_word@yahoo.com. Have a BLESSED day.
1Again 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. 2He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."
9Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11He 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 12so that,
" 'they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!'[a]"
13Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14The farmer sows the word. 15Some 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. 16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."
Footnotes:
Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
Thats some good stuff huh? I think that everyone can describe themselves as one of the soils. I know I can. In my own life I think that I am so busy with this or that, that the true message of what i read gets lost or the fact that I just dont take time to spend with my Creator. How sad is it that we dont take time to do that. I see it so much in diffrent way that GOD DOES want us to spend time with HIM. He loves us with an everlasting love, a love that we can't be able to describe. And how is it that we repay him, we put GOD on hold as we go about doing earthly things.
Romans 12:1-2 (New International Version)
Living Sacrifices
1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Footnotes:
Romans 12:1 Or reasonable
Its as if we would rather be transfomed by the things of this world rather than by GOD. He is our Creator HE and only HE knows what is best for us. Yet we let all the junk or the world enter our lives. How do you know this you might ask, well I know because I see it in my life and as well as the lives of people around me. We need to quit letting the things of this world transform us and start letting GOD transform us through His WORD and PRAYER!!!!!!! Think of how much better off we would be.
If you dont know what it means to have a realationship with GOD, I would like to talk to you and explain to you more, email me at livin_in_da_word@yahoo.com. Have a BLESSED day.
