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Lordwin Jeyakumar - May 26, 2024 From Seed to Harvest: Growing in God's Kingdom - Mark 4: 1- 20 What is a parable? A parable is a simple story, using concrete imagery, to make a single point. In the case of Jesus’ parables … a single point about the nature of the Kingdom of God. Jesus used parables to reveal spiritual truths in a practical way a parable is a story about earthly things that reveals a heavenly message. Who is the Sower? What does the seed represent in the parable of the sower? What does the soil represent in the parable of the sower? How many types of soil are described in the "Parable of the Sower"? What does the field represent? Who does the bird represent in the parable of the sower? Who is the Sower? What does the seed represent in the parable of the What does the soil represent in the parable of the sower? How many types of soil are described in the "Parable of the Sower"? What does the field represent? Who does the bird represent in the parable of the sower? Three Components Sower Seed Soil Types of Soil/Heart\: The Pathway Soil: The Hardened Heart (v15) The Stony Soil: The Shallow Heart (v 16, 17) The Thorny Soil: The Divided Heart (v 18,19) The Fertile Soil: The Honest and Humble Heart (v20) The Pathway Soil: The Hardened Heart Mark 4:15 Mark 4: 16-17; Mark 4: 20 Four Different Responses Some hearts are hardened Some hearts are shallow Some hearts are divided Some hearts are receptive. What kind of soil are you? Are you like the pathway soil? Are you like the stony soil? Are you like the thorny soil? Are you like the fertile soil? The Great Commission Matthew 28: 18-20