Parable of the Soils

1. Parable of the Sower
   1. Jesus’ Priority
   2. Jesus’ Popularity
   3. Jesus’ Parables
   4. Jesus’ Point
2. Promise of Scripture
   1. Secret of His Kingdom
      1. It’s close
      2. It requires contrition
      3. It’s in Christ!
   2. Stubbornness of His Kinsmen
      1. Their religious institution
      2. Their reading of Isaiah
      3. Their rejection of Immanuel
3. Productivity of the Soil
   1. Perception of the Students
   2. Parable of the Soils
      1. The Farmer Sows
      2. The Fruitful Seed
      3. The Four Soils
         1. The Path [hard]
         2. Rocky Soil [shallow]
         3. Thorny Soil [choked]

            Our daily worries, our deceitful wealth and our desires and wants.

         4. Good Soil [growth]
   3. Productivity of the Seed
   4. Promise of the Scriptures

Application Points:

• Count the Costs
• Trim the Thorns
• Accept / Apply the Word
• Assurance of Abundant Fruit