THE PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST
1. The parable of the sower (Matt. 13:1_23)As Jesus sat by the lake, the crowd surrounded him. He got into a boat and sat in it.Then He told them many parables saying, "A farmer went to sow his seeds. As he went scattering the seeds, some fell along the path and birds came and ate it up . Some fell on rocky places where it didn't have much soil.it sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up,the plants were scorched and they withered because they had no roots .Others fell among thorns which grew up and chocked the plants . Still others fell on good soil which produced a crop ,some a hundred,sixty or thirty times what was sown.He who has ears let him listen.
EXPLANATION OF THE PARABLE
The Gospel explains the meaning of the parable of the Sower. All the types of soil are recipients of God’s seed, God’s word. But they differ in their ability to make the seed grow into full maturity and realize its best fruit-bearing potential. On one extreme are the seeds that are wasted—not being able to bear any fruit; on the other are those that produce the maximum yield; in between are those that produce some fruit or average yield. The type of soil and, hence, the potential for growth determine the final outcome.
The challenge, then, in Christian life is to know what kind of soil we are—rocky, thorny, or fertile—and, accordingly, to do something to transform what is poor quality into good quality soil. In so doing, we improve our capacity to grow and bear fruit as hearers of God’s word. We cannot rest content with being rocky or thorny; we have to cultivate the soil of our hearts to make it more favorable for the word of God. God expects this of us.
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ASSIGNMENT
write any five(5) moral lessons learnt from the story
EXERCISE
1. Explain the statement as quoted "he who has ears let him listen".2. Give five ( 5 ) moral lessons learnt from the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25_37)
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