Sermons on Luke 8:12:

Why Is My Life A Parable? Series

Contributed by Drew Mills on Mar 16, 2007

to hear with ears that really hear, to prepare our “soil” for the seed of God’s Word

The Parable of the sower, is a very familiar portion of scripture. It can be very tempting to think to yourself, "I’ve heard this story, hundreds of times before, and there is nothing new here for me." Because we think that we know this story so well, we can close our ears to what the Lord wants to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Sower And The Seed

Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Jan 31, 2007

Jesus used this parable to teach about mankinds reception of God’s Word.

The Sower and the Seed Luke 8:5-15 Intro: Here we have the parable of the Sower and the Seed. Jesus used this parable to teach about mankind’s reception of God’s Word. There are many that hear God’s Word, but very few who live it. Some accept it for a short time, only to allow sin and self to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing The Word Of God

Contributed by David Doherty on Feb 17, 2007

How do you hear the word of God? On the wayside, like a rock, in the thorns or on good ground?

Hearing the Word of God By Reverend David Doherty First Baptist Church of Pie Town New Mexico Introduction When we hear or read the word of God How do we receive that information? Do we even know what the word of God is? Why do we have to obey the word when it seems like no one else is? Don’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

Evangelism And The Church.

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 1, 2007

An outreach plan for the church

Adherents.com (National & World Religion Statistics - Church Statistics - World Religions) Christianity, if taken as a whole, is the largest world religion 2.1 billion Christians in the world, or 33% of the total population. NOTE - Which they include Catholic, Protestant, eastern Orthodox, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Baptist

Obstacles To Maturity

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Oct 24, 2005

In the parable of the sower and the seeds, Jesus identifies three categories of obstacles to maturity.

The Bible uses a lot of agricultural metaphors. The prophet Isaiah describes Judah as a vineyard planted on a fertile hillside. “He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Seed ,the Sower And The Soil

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 3, 2005

We need to prepare our hearts to recieve the Word of God.

Jesus’ Criticisms Here is a list of Jesus’ criticisms about religious leadership in his day: They did not practice what they taught (hypocrisy). They put heavy burdens on others but not themselves (legalism). They sought and loved public recognition (pride). Status, respect and titles were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

Secrets Of Your Heart

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 16, 2003

This is a New Year’s sermon.

SECRETS OF YOUR HEART Luke 8:4-15 Introduction: 1. New Year’s resolutions. Why bother? 2. The motive of your heart is a major factor in your success or failure in keeping with your commitments. 3. In this parable: The sower represents God. The seed represents God’s Word. The soils represent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Lesson In Farming Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Jul 28, 2005

A look at the four conditions of the human heart and the receptivity of each to the Word of God

A Lesson in Farming Text: Luke 8:4-15 Introduction: For the next several weeks we’re going to be looking at the parables of Christ as they are found in the Gospel of Luke. The word for "parable" means, "to throw alongside." Therefore, a parable is a type of illustration thrown alongside of an ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Are You Doing In Your Walk With Jesus? Series

Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 30, 2008

Accept God’s way, turn away from your way, then follow His way.

How are you doing in your walk with Jesus? Are you growing? Are you making any headway in your growth as a disciple? Does God ever whack you on the side of the head to get your attention? Has He been doing it lately? As we have been studying Scripture together, particularly in Luke, we have seen ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-21

Denomination: Baptist

Three Ways To Hinder Your Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by Hal Seed on Oct 3, 2008

The Parable of the Soils describes four ways to respond to God. Three of them hinder spiritual growth. In this parable Jesus is saying, "You must take responsiblity for your personal spiritual growth."

[This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Is Your Heart Ready To Listen? Series

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Jul 15, 2008

This passage looks at the parable of the four soils in Luke 8 - our attitudes will determine whether we hear from God and whether the Word will be received in good soil and reproduce fruit in our lives.

Acknowledgement - Rick Warren, Saddleback Church Today we’re beginning a new series "How to Hear God’s Voice". o One of the most basic claims of Christianity is that God speaks to people. All through the Bible you see the phrase, "And God said or The word of the Lord came to ……………….." o There ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

What Kind Of Soil Are You?

Contributed by Robert Cox on Sep 13, 2007

The Parable of the Sower

LUKE 8:4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. 6Some fell on rock, and when it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Harvest: What Kind Of Soil Are You?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 30, 2007

A short, challenging, all-age talk given at a harvest festival service.

I love the ‘Mr. Men’ books by Roger Hargreaves! I also enjoy reading the ‘Little Miss’ books too, but my favourite has to be Mr Greedy. A few years ago it was the children’s book that I read more than any other and as a result it’s required a lot of sticky tape to hold it together. I particularly ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Anglican

Sowers, Seeds And Soils

Contributed by C Vincent on Jul 6, 2009

The time to sow seeds, and various soil types of evangelism.

Sowers, Seeds and Soils Luke 8:5-15 A sower went out We are expected to go out We are expected to sow We cannot go out without seed Seeds have no life until they are sown Germination Need water, light and soil (can grow without soil) The seed is the word of God Mixed with the light of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:5-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Patience Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jul 30, 2007

The reason of failures in Storms is lack of Patience. What does Bible patience mean?

Standing In the Storm #6 PATIENCE There is a parable in Matt.7 about two houses. One is built on a rock and another was built on sand. This is a great lesson about the way ALL PEOPLE face storms in life. One house stood while the other fell. This is the way people do when faced with all the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:11-15, Matthew 7:24-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God