Jesus' Parable Of The Sower In The Bible

Parable Of The Sower Introduction: A Story About Seeds and Human Hearts

  

When Jesus began the Parable of the Sower, He was sitting by the sea, and a huge crowd gathered around Him to listen to His stories. Jesus climbed into a boat so everyone could see and hear Him, and He began to tell a special story about a farmer and some seeds.  

“One day,” Jesus said, “a farmer went out to plant seeds in his field. As he scattered the seeds, they fell on different kinds of ground.”  

1. The Hard Path or Wayside: Some seeds fell on a hard, dusty path by the side of the road. The seeds couldn’t sink into the soil, and birds flew down and gobbled them up!  

2. The Rocky Ground or Stony Places: Other seeds fell on rocky ground. At first, the seeds sprouted quickly, but there wasn’t much soil. As a result, their roots couldn’t grow deep. When the sun got hot, the little plants dried up and withered away.  

3. The Thorny Patch or Thorns: Some seeds fell in a patch full of thorns. The thorns grew faster than the seeds and choked the tiny plants, so they couldn’t grow big and strong.  

4. The Good Soil: But some seeds fell on soft, rich soil. These seeds grew into healthy plants and produced a big harvest.  Some plants made 30, 60, or even 100 times more seeds!  

Then Jesus said, “If you have ears to listen, pay attention to this story!”  

Later, Jesus explained what the story meant. He said the seeds are like God’s Word, and the different kinds of soil are like people’s hearts.  Here's what He said about the different types of soil.

1. The Hard Path or Wayside: Some people hear God’s Word, but they don’t understand it. It’s like the seeds on the path—the devil snatches it away before it can grow in their hearts.  

2. The Rocky Ground or Stony Places: Other people hear God’s Word and get excited, but their faith doesn’t have deep roots. They give up, when hard times of persecution come because of the Word.

3. The Thorny Patch or Thorns: Some people hear God’s Word, but they get too busy with worries or wanting more things like money. These worries and desires choke their faith, and they don’t grow spiritually.  

4. The Good Soil: These are the people who hear God’s Word, understand it, and let it grow in their hearts. They become like strong, healthy plants that produce lots of good fruit!  

Main Message in the Parable of the Sower

The Parable of the Sower tells us that people respond to the Word of God in different ways. Only those who are good soil will germinate the Word of God and allow it to grow and produce god-like fruit in their lives.

Here Are The Clues To The Parable of the Sower.

1. The sower - is a preacher or anyone like a child who shares the Word of God with others.

2. The seed is the Word of God.

3. The soil is the human spirit or heart. When people hear the Word of God, they respond to it in different ways.

4. Fruit from the seed refers to the godly or god-like behaviors that are produced in the lives of people who do what the Word of God says.

5. The seed by the wayside are people who allow Satan to steal the Word of God from them. They do not pay attention to it and forget what it says.

6. The seed on stony places or stony hearts are those who hear the word and immediately receives it joyfully. However; these people do not meditate on the word, they do not learn the word and they do not practice the word of God. 

As a result, the Word of God cannot grow roots in their hearts or spirits. This person will endure for a while. but will give up God when when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word.  

7.  The seed among thorns  are people who hear the Word, but who are busy taking care of other things and who are spending time making money. 

The people whose hearts are thorny put their money making and other interests above the Word of God . They do not pay attention to it at all. Therefore, the Word of God becomes stifled in their lives and they cannot become godly.  

8. The seed on good ground are the people who hear the word, understand it,  and do what it says. The seed of the Word of God grows up in their spirits like a tree, and they bear fruit like God. 

You will know people who have received and obey the Word of God because they bear fruit of the Spirit like love, joy, peace, patience and others.

Call To Action: How To Be Seed On Good Soil

To become seed on good soil, each individual has a daily responsibility to:

• Read the Word of God.
• listen to the Word of God.
• Memorize the Word of God.
• Meditate or think often about the Word of God.
• Do what the Word of God says - no lying, no stealing, no cheating etecetera.

As you practice these habits throughout your life, you will become more and more like God and this makes the Lord happy.

 

Parable Of The Sower Matthew 13: 1 - 9.

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. 

Four Types Of Soil In The Parable Of The Sower

4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 

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!”

 

Parable Of The Sower Explained Matthew 13: 18 - 23.

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. 

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.”

Parable Of The Sower Summary

Jesus told this story to teach us how important it is to have a heart that’s ready to listen to and obey God’s Word. Just like seeds need good soil to grow, God’s Word needs an obedient heart to grow and produce godly behaviors in our lives. 

So, let’s be like the good soil—ready to listen, understand, and let God’s love grow in us! 🌱💖

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