The Parable of the Sower

I.                    The Right Word

II.                  The Right Witness

The Sower is Jesus but in John 20:21 Jesus said, “As my Father and sent me, so send I you.” What was one of the things Jesus said in Luke 19:10 “The Song of Man came to seek and save that which is lost.”  How are we to sow, Psalms 126: 6  “He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.”

1. The Commencement 

1. You don’t have to be perfect to share your faith
2. You do have to be purposeful.
   1. The Compassion
   2. The Content 
   3. The Consequences 

III.                The Right Welcome 

1. The Hard Heart of the Stubborn Hearer
2. The Shallow Heart of the Superficial Hearer 
3. The Divided Heart of the Selfish Hearer 
4. The Soft Heart of the Spirit-Changed Hearer