THE PARABLES OF JESUS: THE SOWER

INTRO:

WHAD’UP SAINTS! RICHARD HERE! TODAY, I’M STARTING A SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS.

PARABLES ARE OBJECT LESSONS TOLD ILLUSTRATE A COMPLEX LESSON.

JESUS TOLD THEM ENSURING THAT EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD WANTED TO TEACH US.

SPRING IS HERE!

THE SEASON OF RENEWAL! GRASS IS GROWING AGAIN, IN TN THE DOGWOOD IS BLOOMING, AND SINUS MEDICINE IS SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES! LOL!

(AND MY DAUGHTER AND I WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH)

SO LET’S BEGIN OUR SERIES WITH THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER.

THE SOWER HERE IS GOD. GOD IS ACTIVELY PLANTING HIS WORD IN HEARTS.

BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO THINGS HE WANTS:

TO EXPERIENCE HIS PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND TO BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF HIS SON JESUS.

THE PARABLE CONTINUES WITH JESUS WARNING US ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN, EITHER AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF OUR WALK OR TO A VARIETY OF US WHEN WE RECEIVE HIS WORD.

THE SEED RECEIVED BY THE SOIL OFF ON THE WAY SIDE IS THE PERSON WHO DOESN’T UNDERSTAND GOD’S WORD. WHEN LEFT ALONE TO FIGURE THE GOSPEL ON THEIR OWN ACCORD, THEY BECOME DISCOURAGED, AND IT’S AT THAT MOMENT SATAN EXTINGUISHES THAT NEW FOUND HOPE THAT THE NEW BELIEVER WAS DRAWN TO. THAT’S WHY IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT WHEN SOMEONE ACCEPTS THE GOSPEL, WE HAVE TO BE THERE AND WALK WITH THEM THROUGH THIS JOURNEY.

THE SEED RECEIVED BY THE STONEY SOIL IS THE PERSON WHO ENTHUSIASTICALLY ACCEPTED GOD’S WORD, BUT AT THE FIRST SIGHT OF DIFFICULTY, TROUBLE OR TRIBULATION, THEY FORGET GOD’S PROMISE BECAUSE THEY HAVEN’T ROOTED THEM SELVES IN THOSE PROMISES.

THE SEED RECEIVED BY SOIL AMONG THE THORNS IS THE PERSON WHO ACCEPTED GOD’S WORD, BUT IS INFLUENCED BY THE GAINS OF THIS LIFE. RICHES, POPULARITY, AND WORLDLY GAIN TAKES PRESIDENCE OF THE CALL THAT GOD HAS PLACED ON THEM, BUT IN CHASING THOSE WORLDLY GAINS, THEY MAY BECOME WEALTHY OR POPULAR, BUT SPIRITUALLY UNFRUITFUL.

FINALLY THE SEED RECEIVED IN GOOD SOIL, IS THE PERSON WHO EMBRACES GOD’S WORD, AND THE PLAN HE HAS FOR THEM. AND BECAUSE THEY DID; GOD DOES A MIRACULOUS WORK IN THEIR LIVES, IMPACTING THE LIVES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.

SO, WHICH EVER SOIL YOU ARE; OR WHAT EVER YOU ARE IN YOUR WALK, KNOW THAT GOD WANTS YOU TO BE GOOD SOIL, WHERE HIS WORD ISN’T COMPETING FOR GROWTH. HE WANTS YOU TO BE A LIGHT IN THE WORLD THAT’S COVERED IN DARKNESS.