The King 'Great Goodness' Part 1 Mahasilava Jataka (Eng. & Chi.).pptx
The Parables of Jesus Explained
1. THE PARABLES OF JESUS
The Parable of the Sower
Matthew 13:1-23
March 10, 2013
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
2. Reference:
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE PARABLES
By
Dr. R. T. Kendall
3. What is a parable?
1. “A simple story that illustrates a profound
truth.”
2. Greek is “parabole” means a placing beside
or a comparison.
3. One third of Jesus’ teachings were in
parables
4. Why did Jesus use parables?
1. “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter
things hidden since the creation of the world.”
Psalm 78:2
2. Allowed Jesus to move from the natural level of
life to the spiritual level.
3. Allowed for those for whom it was intended to
understand.
6. The Parable of the Sower
1. Included in all 3 synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark
and Luke.
2. Probably the 1st parable Jesus taught.
* Begins with the sowing of God’s Word.
* Others state “The Kingdom of Heaven is like…..”.
3. Jesus told the meaning to the disciples.
7. Matthew 13:1-23 NKJV
1 On the same day Jesus went out of the house
and sat by the sea. 2 And great multitudes
were gathered together to Him, so that He got
into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude
stood on the shore.
3 Then He spoke many things to them in
parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to
sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the
wayside; and the birds came and devoured
them.
8. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not
have much earth; and they immediately
sprang up because they had no depth of
earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were
scorched, and because they had no root they
withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns,
and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8
But others fell on good ground and yielded a
crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
9. The Purpose of Parables
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why
do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because it
has been given to you to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not
been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more
will be given, and he will have abundance; but
whoever does not have, even what he has will
be taken away from him.13 Therefore I speak to
them in parables, because seeing they do not
see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they
understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of
Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
10. ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not
understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown
dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear
with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts
and turn,
So that I should heal them.’
11. 16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and
your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly, I say to
you that many prophets and righteous men
desired to see what you see, and did not see it,
and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
The Parable of the Sower Explained
18 “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom,
and does not understand it, then the wicked
one comes and snatches away what was sown
in his heart. This is he who received seed by the
wayside.
12. 20 But he who received the seed on stony
places, this is he who hears the word and
immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has
no root in himself, but endures only for a while.
For when tribulation or persecution arises
because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
22 Now he who received seed among the
thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares
of this world and the deceitfulness of riches
choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23
But he who received seed on the good ground
is he who hears the word and understands it,
who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a
hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
Matthew 13:1-23 NKJV
13. Elements of the Parable of the Sower
1. Seed
2. Sower of seed
3. Soil
14. SEED – Word of God
Jesus’ message about the Kingdom of God
The power of the seed – God’s Word
Isaiah 55:10-11
10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
15. Hebrews 4:12
12 For the word of God is living and powerful,
and sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing even to the division of soul and spirit,
and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart.
16. SOWER – Preacher, Teacher or Reader
1. Holy Spirit is revealer of God’s word
John 16:13
13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,
He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak
on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will
speak; and He will tell you things to come.
17. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10
9 But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love
Him.”
10 But God has revealed them to us through His
Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep
things of God.
2. Sower does not make judgments.
* Broadcasts in all directions
3. Parable does not assign responsibility of response
to the sower.
18. SOIL- Condition and Depth of Heart
1. Growth of seed is related to:
* Depth of soil
* Presence of contaminates (thorns)
* Types of Soil: All look the same from the surface
1. Path (Wayside in KJV)
2. Rocky
3. Thorny
4. Good soil
19. PATH SOIL
1. Hard and non-penetrable (compressed)
2. Resistant to God’s word
3. Satan (world) has control of the hard heart
4. God’s word is snatched away
5. Applies to believers and non-believers
21. ROCKY SOIL
1. Looks normal, but hard underneath
2. Quick initial response; fizzles out
3. Immature in the faith; easily deceived
4. See no victory in Romans 8:28
Romans 8:28 NKJV
28 And we know that all things work together for
good to those who love God, to those who are the
called according to His purpose.
5. Applies to believers and non-believers
22. THORNY SOIL
1. Bad seeds mixed in soil
* Sin nature present in everyone
2. God’s word grows but little fruit produced
* Thorns outgrow crop
3. Limited spiritual growth; lose focus
4. Applies to believers and non-believers
24. GOOD SOIL
1. Soil that is fertile and fruitful
2. Accepts God’s word and Jesus as Savior
3. Fruit of spirit is multiplied
4. Applies only to believers
25. THORNY SOIL APPLICATIONS
FOR BELIEVERS
1. How can you know if bad seeds are in a Christians
life?
2. Who is in charge? Holy Spirit or sin nature?
3. Galatians 5:22-23 – The fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no
law.
26. What thorns make us unfruitful?
Jesus tells us
Matthew 13:22
22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he
who hears the word, and the cares of this world and
the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he
becomes unfruitful.
27. The worries of this life
Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor
about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more
than food and the body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow
nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than
they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit
to his stature?
28. 28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor
spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if
God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is,
and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not
much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we
eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we
wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek.
For your heavenly Father knows that you need all
these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and
His righteousness, and all these things shall be added
to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
29. The deceitfulness of wealth
Ecclesiastes 5:10 NKJV
10 He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver;
Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also
is vanity.
Matthew 6:24 NKJV
24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will
hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal
to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve
God and mammon.
30. What is the cure for the thorns of life?
Galatians 5:16-26 NKJV
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not
fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts
against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and
these are contrary to one another, so that you do not
do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by
the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are:
adultery,fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20
idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies,
outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions,
heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries,
and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I
also told you in time past, that those who practice
such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
31. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s
have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we
live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not
become conceited, provoking one another, envying one
another. Galatians 5:16-26 NKJV
1. Crucify your sinful nature – Daily
2. Keep in step – Daily
* Confess sins
* Read God’s word
* Obey His word
* Pray
32. Importance of Sower Parable
1. We should never be surprised when people don’t
persevere.
2. Not everyone who makes a profession of faith is saved.
Matthew 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter
the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My
Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day,
‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast
out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in
Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never
knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!’
33. 3. We should never try to judge who is saved and who
is not saved.
4. The truths contained in this parable will always be
relevant.
5. A person’s initial response to the Gospel need not
be permanent.
6. The parable does not refer only to preaching to the
lost.
