The Farmer Scattering Seed
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· 692 viewsJesus wants to make every part of you good soil.
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Think long and hard about how you can do your best to get their attention.What is the hardest thing for you to put down when it’s time to go to school, work, dinner, etc.?
I saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Find a video!
Question: What is the one thing you protect most intensely?
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Tension
What you’re doing here is bringing up some kind of a problem. The tension you create should make people lean in and give them an opportunity to anticipate the tension being resolved.
Our heart is our most valuable possession. (Not your physical heart, obviously. But, kindof.) We guard it really closely.
Sometimes, that’s good. It can protect us from being hurt by someone else.
Sometimes, that shuts us off to the things God wants to do in our hearts.
I like to think I’m an OK follower of Jesus. I wasn’t always that way. Even now, there are some areas of my heart that I keep guarded.
Truth & Application
Truth & Application
Once you’ve engaged the congregation and presented some kind of tension, you can now go to God’s Word in order to resolve the tension.
The next section, Application, should happen naturally as you are teaching, and should come to a point after you teach through Scripture.
“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Mark 4:3-9
The Point of Parables
The Point of Parables
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Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore. He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Mark 4:1-
Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.
He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
‘When they see what I do,
they will learn nothing.
When they hear what I say,
they will not understand.
Otherwise, they will turn to me
and be forgiven.’”
Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?
Mark 4:10-13
Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore. He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
Mark 4:13-
Mark 4:1-2
Then Jesus wept.
Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables? The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others. The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away. The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
Mark 4:10-
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NLTThen Jesus wept.
Jesus is teaching, almost in an amphitheater along the coast. Picture.
He’s teaching mainly by parables, which is uncommon for him up to this point.
Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant. He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’” Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?
Isaiah felt troubled by his listener’s inaction. They weren’t hearing him. Jesus felt the same way. Exasperated.
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Jesus invites us all to look deeper
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I like the way The Message puts this:
Jesus shows us all about his kingdom
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Parables challenge us to take a closer look, a deeper dive.
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Parables are all about illustrating Jesus’ Kingdom
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Why did Jesus speak in Parables?
Did Jesus not want people to come to know God?
Why were some parables tough for the Apostles to understand?
Four Types Of Soil
Four Types Of Soil
NLTThen Jesus wept.
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“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Mark 4:
The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others. The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away. The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
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Soil That Is On The Path
Indifferent toward Jesus’ message.
Soil That Is Rocky
Flash-in-the-pan. Fall away as soon as following Jesus is inconvenient for them.
Soil That Is Crowded
A follower of Jesus who is too distracted, and doesn’t produce fruit.
Soil That Is Good
Hear the word, accept the word, put it into practice.
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God wants to make every part of you “good soil.”
Everybody in the parable hears the Word. Some accept it. Only one acts on it.
We’ve all been the different types, at one time or another. In some areas of our lives, we are different types, at the same time.
In some areas of our lives, we are different types, at the same time.
Questions
What did the four types of soil represent?
Most of the time, which soil could represent your heart?
Is that how you want to answer that question?
What’s one of the “dark areas
How can you move closer to becoming “good soil”?
Inspiration
Inspiration
This is the time where you can ask great questions. Could be called “reflection.”
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to make every part of you “good soil.”
Which soil represents your heart? How are you responding to the message of Jesus.
What is one area of your life you need Jesus to work on?
Action
Action
Think through what you want them to do in light of your message and spell it out plainly to them.
Put a seed, into the soil that represents your heart
There’s a “Takeaway Card” in front of the cup, take that with you this week.
Look at your card. As you think about the things on there, what are you feeling?