Luke’s Account Of The Thorny Ground
Let us muse today on Luke 8, verses 7 and 14. These are some powerful pieces to the Parable Of The Sower puzzle given by Luke. One of the pieces is in verse 7 where Luke says the thorn sprang up with the seed. It seems like they were both planted…
Mark’s Account Of The Thorny Ground
Let us muse today from Mark 4 and The Parable Of The Sower. Each one of the Gospel writers gives a different side of this great picture. It is like putting a puzzle together. When all the pieces are together we say, 'Wow, I can see it.' The…
Matthew’s Account Of The Thorny Ground
Let us muse today from Matthew 13:7 and 22, the account of the thorny ground. We are told in verse 22 that the word or seed was received. The word received means a quick act of reception to appease ones feelings. We are told they heard the word.…
Moisture And The Stony Ground
Let us muse today on some final thoughts about the seed sown in the stony ground. In Luke8:13 the text said they believed for a while and then fell away. They gave all the indications of a true convert by today's weak standards to test a true…
Testing Of The Stony Ground
Let us muse today once again from the parable of the sower and the testing of the stony ground. In Matthew 13:20-21 I find that this ground received the seed with joy an endured for a while. It gave great indication of being the real thing.…
Sowing On Stony Ground
Let us muse today from Matthew 13:5-6 & 20-21 on sowing the seed on the stony ground. This has been called by some a superficial hearer. In the three gospels when the stony ground is mentioned there are several phrases of description given.…
Sowing By The Wayside
Let us muse today from Matthew 13:4 & 19. This section deals with sowing seed by the wayside. The wayside was the walk area for traffic going in and out of the field. The sower sowed seed even in this area. This has been called by some a…
Receiving The Seed
Let us muse today on the subject of receiving the seed from Matthew 13. I notice in verse 19,20, and 22 there was a receiving of the seed. The way side, stony ground, and thorny ground were all pictures of people. All three of them received…
The Fowls Of The Air
Let us continue to muse upon the sower who sowed by the wayside. The Bible says that on this ground because of its hardness and lack of germination the birds came and devoured the seed. Mark 4:15 tells us the bird that came is Satan himself.…
The Wayside
Let us muse today from Matthew 13:4 and see the seed that was sown by the wayside. This area is the foot path through the growing area of a field. This would not be an area where folks would normally sow. Remember the master sower Jesus sowed…