The Setting (v.1-2) Â - by the sea with a large crowd (1:45, 3:9) Â - the boat was his pulpit
The Parable (v.3-9)  - he is asking for the crowd to discern (3,9)  - 4 different kinds of soil    - hard soil (4)    - rocky ground (5-6)    - thorny soil (7)    - good ground (8)
The Interpretation (v.13-20)  - this is a key parable to understanding all parables (13)  - the seed is the gospel (14, 1 Peter 1:23, James 1:21)  - 4 different hearts which give 4 different responses to the gospel    - the hard heart (15, acts 24:25)    - Satan steals away the word (2 Cor. 4:4, Eph. 2:2)    - the non-committed heart (16-17, 1 John 2:19)    - we are to be rooted and grounded in Christ (Col 2:6-7, John 15)    - affliction/tribulation should be expected and should not sway us (1 Thes 1:6-7)    - the worldly heart (18-19, 1 Tim 6:5-11)    - we are to seek first the kingdom of God    - seek the things above    - the responsive heart (20)    - regeneration produces change (John 15, Psalm 1:3, Eze 36:27, 1 John 3:9-10)    - sanctification is progressive and it appears there are different degrees of it
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