The Setting (v.1-2) - by the sea with a large crowd (1:45, 3:9) - 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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