“The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they are so eager for riches and pleasures that they never produce anything.” Luke 8:14 1 John 2:15, states, “Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when [...]
“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.” Luke 4:16-17 Jesus [...]
“This is what the story means: The seed is God's message, and the seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But the devil comes and snatches the message out of their hearts, so they will not believe and be saved.” Luke 8:11-12 [...]
“A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field.” Luke 8:4a CEV “The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others.” Mark 4:14 NLT When we look closer at the parable of the sower, we will find that all of us have a part to play [...]
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.” Mark [...]
When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told them this story: A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing this, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds. Other [...]
“Every word we speak was taught to us by God's Spirit, not by human wisdom. And this same Spirit helps us teach spiritual things to spiritual people. This is why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings [...]
“But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.” Matthew 13:16 We have learned that the parables that Jesus used to teach and preach to the crowd contained secrets about the kingdom of God. The meaning of the parables was hidden by the [...]
