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Chapter 13 marks a new teaching style for Jesus.
For the past several months we have listened to Jesus’ teaching as he sat on the mountain, as he gave clear instruction on what living in His Kingdom looks like.
Now, as we look at His parables, we will find Him later in His ministry.
He has been teaching and healing, but still the Pharisees ask Him for a sign.
Jesus takes them to the wood shed over this.
From this point forward he starts teaching in parables.
Parables
a) reveal the mysteries of the kingdom & Fulfill prophecy from Isaiah
are stories “thrown alongside” life to help explain something.
Jesus is painting word pictures.
How do you describe something to someone…?
a) comparisons and use a lot of “like” statements.
Describe a scene, golf course
b) Jesus is describing the Kingdom.
Each parable is part of the painting that helps us to see the whole picture.
Turn to as we look at the first parable we find there.
We have spent some time hearing the Sermon on the Mount, today we will hear some of His Sermon on the Sea.
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The disciples asked Jesus why he was teaching this way?
Jesus basically says, “Those who want to hear my message will understand and those who don’t will just hear little stories that don’t mean much to them.”
Jesus doesn’t always explain His parables, but like the good teacher he was, He explained this first one so they would understand.
Look down to vs 18.
Introduction:
Most people today have no idea where their food comes from or what it takes to grow it.
We pick over the fruit and vegetables looking for the perfect looking ones.
When we read Jesus’ parables and he talks about farming or fishing, we need to stop for a moment and consider what that looked like.
Planting was different then.
All the old growth was cleared away and the ground was not tilled at that point, so it all looked the same.
You couldn’t tell if there were rocks or roots below the surface.
Seed was thrown out on the ground and then it was worked into the soil.
After that it was all about waiting on the rains and the growth.
Planting was different but it was, and is still hard work.
I planted two garden boxes a couple of years ago in my back yard.
I planted tomatoes, bell peppers, herbs, jalapenos and kale.
My tomatoes never took off.
The next year I worked on the soil and my plants did much better.
It is all about the soil.
As Jesus teaches this large crowd he tells a parable that describes how the hearers in the crowd would receive his teaching.
The word of the kingdom is what is being sown.
a parable that describes how the hearers in the crowd would receive his teaching.
The word of the kingdom is what is being sown.
The focus is not on the sower or on the seed, but on the soil.
The focus is not on the sower or on the seed, but on the soil.
The Word of God Must be Sown Widely
a. Seed was sown on every available space of ground.
Not all of it produced fruit.
Not all of it produced fruit.
A good farmer will use every available space to grow his crop.
(Kansas and corn) In this parable Jesus shows seed sown in four different places and what happens to it.
Seed sown beside the way. 4
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Footpath right in the middle of their fields.
As they scattered the seed some would fall on the side of the path.
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2. Birds ate it right up.
Easy pickings.
Seed sown in the rocky places.
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Shallow, not much soil.
2. The plants would spring up very quickly.
Seed sown among the thorns.
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The thorns are not an ideal place for this crop to grow either.
Seed sown in the good soil.
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Jesus doesn’t elaborate on any of this at this point.
Like one of those stories your English teacher would read and then ask, “What does this story mean?
So, Jesus tells them about this story and then He says,
“Those who are with me will get it.”
Then the disciples look at Jesus and ask, “Can you help us with the first one?”
Not All of the Seed Sown Will be Successful
The problem isn’t the seed
The seed is good.
It is God’s Word.
The problem is in the soil
where it is planted.
Jesus gives four examples of what may happen when people are presented with the gospel.
Beside the road
The seed sown beside the road speaks of those who: v19
i. Do not receive the word, who turn their back on it.
It never has a chance to take root because of hard hearts.
This is nothing new.
Pharaoh heard the word of God from Moses and because of his hard heart, it went no where.
Rejection opens you up to Satan’s control.
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Because of this, the evil one snatches it away.
Satan will take advantage of a hard heart.
It is not impossible for God’s Word to take hold, but Satan will take advantage and make it extremely difficult.
He will whisper in your ear, “You don’t really believe this do you?”
Like the birds, he will eat it up before it can take root.
The Rocky Places
The seed sown in the rocky places speaks of those who: v20
Receive the word with joy immediately upon hearing it.
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This may be confusing, at first but We have all seen people who hear the gospel and they seem to be on fire until something happens that puts their faith to the test.
These are folks who have not had a conversion experience.
They are there for the excitement.
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This happened in Jesus’ day and still in ours.
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When trouble comes, they turn away from the word.
Fair-weather folks, in spite of the fact that Jesus, many times, warned of persecution.
This is faith that never took root.
Among the Thorns
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