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Sowing The Seed

Contributed by Keith Butler on Aug 1, 2005

based on 6 ratings

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A look at the parable of Jesus about the word of God compared to a farmer planting seeds.

SOWING THE SEED Matthew 13:1-10 Key Verse and Theme: “Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” (Matthew 13:8) 1. Jesus taught the people by telling them parables. Matthew 13:3 A. “Jesus taught profound theology, yet he did ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cultivating Good Soil

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 11, 2005

based on 136 ratings

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In the parable of the sower: 1. The seed falls onto every type of soil without discrimination. 2. The different soils represent people’s different responses. 3. In the end there is a great harvest.

Picture the scene in your mind. Jesus is teaching from a boat on the shore of the Lake of Galilee. There is a breeze blowing as he nods in the direction of a farmer in the distance. He is sowing seed in his field. As they watched the farmer at work, Jesus used the scene to teach a lesson about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23, Matthew 13:31-33, Matthew 13:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

Faith, Where, When, How.

Contributed by Mark Baker on Jul 1, 2005

based on 4 ratings

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Where is faith, when is faith, and how does faith come.

Where faith comes from! Mt. 13:3. And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. 4. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Parable Of The Seed

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 3, 2005

based on 30 ratings

| 5,070 views

The distance been the ear and the heart is a mighty long one

SMB 03-07-05 NR 10-07-05 Story: In the 19th Century (before radar was invented) ships avoided each other by looking out for beacons or lights on other ships. And they communicated with each other by flashing messages to each other by light in a sort of Morse code. One day a battleship was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Anglican

4 Types Of Christians

Contributed by Misha Zigas on Jul 8, 2005

based on 4 ratings

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On the parable of the sower.

Mathew 13 By Dr M Zigas 4 types of Christians We see from this scripture of St Mathew, that Jesus spoke to the crowd with parables. He spoke in parables so as to not cast pearls before the swine, so as to not lay out a step by step process, as this, due to human nature, would come under ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Plant In Faith, Harvest In Joy

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 11, 2005

based on 36 ratings

| 9,192 views

God will bring about incredible yields when we sow our lives in faith, trust, and hope. Putting all our trust in God promises blessings beyond imagination.

Plant in Faith, Harvest in Joy Matthew 13:1-9 July 10, 2005 I want to tell you a story about Bill and Helen, two people now well into their eighties, who have a faith that is rock solid and which serves as an example for any who come to know them. About twenty years ago, Helen was scheduled for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

The Parable Of The Sower, The Seed And The Soils

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 28, 2005

based on 127 ratings

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Jesus explains the conditions of entry into God’s Kingdom - He is the Sower, the Seed is His Word and men and women are the Soil, either "Bad-Soil" - along the Path: responding NO; on the Rock: YES & NO; among Thorns: YES BUT; or "Good-Soil" : YES!

The first recorded parable of Jesus is “The Parable of the Sower” (Matthew 13:1-23) but it’s equally the story of the seed and the soils. Earlier that day He’d had a confrontation with the Pharisees and religious lawyers about His claim to be the Son of Man and the great gulf that separated them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23, Isaiah 55:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

"What's Wrong? Or Has The Word Of God Lost It's Potency?" Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 30, 2004

based on 13 ratings

| 4,273 views

Why has modern American Christianity missed the mark by such a distance? Is the Gospel no longer as potent as it used to be? Has the potency of the Bible run low like antique prescription medicine?

"What’s Wrong? Or Has the Word of God Lost It’s Potency?" (Matt. 13:1-53, Mark 4:1-34, Luke 8:4-18) Intro 1. The evangelical world has lost confidence in the Word of God. ---TNIV is just one example¡Xchange in English usage is one thing 2. How Christians "do church" is reflective of what they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-53

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Listen Like Jesus

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 6, 2004

based on 31 ratings

| 7,059 views

Jesus did everything according to the will of the Father because He constantly commune with Him. From His example, we want to learn to (1) LISTEN INTENTLY to God’s Word, and (2) listen WITH A HEART TO OBEY.

There is one aspect of Jesus that we want to learn today - to LISTEN... to listen carefully to the Word of God. So that we can understand His heart and His will for us. Jesus said in John 8:28-29 "...I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29 The one who sent me is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Is Your Soil

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Dec 9, 2003

based on 157 ratings

| 13,048 views

I describe four types of soil in Matthew 13 with an emphasis on changing the condition of our soil.

When Watching the Krispy Kreme Donut machine, or as I like to call it the “Dream Machine.” I noticed something that made me very upset. At the end of the conveyer they were throwing away a bunch of the donuts. First there is the dough plopper that makes the doughnut shape. But as I watched I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23, Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Methodist

What Kind Of Tree Are You? Series

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Apr 10, 2004

based on 41 ratings

| 10,153 views

This was a sermon as part of our purpose-driven series - Know, Grow, Show and Sow. This was the show sermon that bridged the gap between Grow and Sow. It can stand alone with some minor tweaks.

If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? It’s a question you might get asked in a job interview or by a psychiatrist right after they administer the Rorschach test Jeremiah uses vegetation to contrast those who trust in God and those who turn away Those who don’t believe in the one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-8, Jeremiah 17:5-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Principles We Learn From The Farmer (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 2, 2005

based on 11 ratings

| 4,107 views

Principles for becoming a better witness for Jesus Christ.

Sowing Hope in a Hopeless World (Part 1) “In my travels over the decades, I have found that people are the same the world over. However, in recent years I find that there is an increasing problem that I would sum up in the word “hopeless.” It may be because we get the news of troubles, problems, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Find The Hidden Kingdom Series

Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 17, 2007

based on 1 rating

| 3,713 views

The nature of the kingdom and its growth.

Matthew 13- Find the hidden kingdom ! Tables and illustrations as well as audio and slides appear at http://jubilee-church.org/sermons/mt13.htm Discussion questions, followed by detailed notes. 1. Was finding the Kingdom easy or difficult for you? 2. Did you get put off by the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-58

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From The Field

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Oct 3, 2005

based on 34 ratings

| 6,133 views

A message for men who are needed more than ever to tend the fields of their families in service to God.

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD TEXT: Matthew 13:3 Matthew 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; l. INTRODUCTION -- MY UNCLE IS A FARMER When I was growing up, generally at least one Saturday a month, sometimes every third Saturday, my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Miracle Gro

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 22, 2007

based on 64 ratings

| 26,540 views

Several things are robbing us from producing a fruitful crop in our life. Identify what is missing and add the Miracle Gro today.

March, 2007 “Miracle Gro” Matthew 13:1-23 INTRODUCTION: In rural Palestine the seed was sown in broadcast fashion and the sowing PRECEDED the plowing. The sower deliberately sowed the seed in the path, in rocky places, and among thorns as well as in the good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Methodist

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