Reactions to God’s Word

The Parable of the Sower Mark 4:3-9

▪ Explanation: Mark 4:13-20

4 Types of Ground:

▪ Wayside

▪ Stony

▪ Thorny

▪ Good

1.) Wayside

Matthew 13:14-15 – “ears are hard of

hearing and their eyes they have closed”

Jeremiah 6:16 – “We will not walk in it”

Matthew 23:37 – “but you were not

willing”

King Jehoiakim

Jeremiah 36:1-3, 21-26 – “the king cut

it… and cast it into the fire”

▪ I Peter 1:24-25 – “the word of the Lord

endures forever”

Stephen

Acts 6:8-15, 7:51-58 – “they cast him

out of the city and stoned him”

Athenians

Acts 17:16-24, 30-33 – “some

mocked”

Paul & Felix

Acts 24:24-25 – “Go away for now;

when I have a convenient time”

▪ II Corinthians 6:2 – “now is the day of

salvation”

1.) Wayside

2.) Stony

Jonah

Jonah 1:1-3 – “But Jonah arose to flee”

Rulers

John 12:37-42 – “lest they should be put out

of the synagogue”

Jesus’ Disciples

John 6:60-61, 66 – “from that time many of

His disciples went back”

We will face persecution & hardships:

Matthew 24:9 – “hated… for my name’s sake”

II Timothy 3:12 – “all who desire to live godly”

We must be rooted in Christ

Colossians 2:6-7 – “rooted and built up in Him”

II Timothy 1:12 – “I know whom I have believed”

1.) Wayside

2.) Stony

3.) Thorny

Lot’s Wife

Luke 17:32 – “Remember Lot’s wife”

▪ Genesis 19:24-26 – “his wife looked back”

▪ Luke 14:26-27, 33 – “does not forsake all”

Rich Young Ruler

Mark 10:17-22 – “went away

sorrowful”

▪ Matthew 6:24 – “no one can serve two

masters”

▪ Matthew 22:36-38 - “love the Lord your

God with all your heart”

Demas Colossians 4:14 – “Demas greet you” II Timothy 4:9-10 – “Demas has

forsaken me, having loved this present world”▪ I John 2:15-17 – “do not love the world or

the things in the world”▪ Philippians 3:20 – “our citizenship is in

heaven”

1.) Wayside

2.) Stony

3.) Thorny

4.) Good

Early Christians Acts 8:1-8 – “went everywhere preaching

the word” Simon

Acts 8:9-24 – “Simon himself also believed” Paul

Acts 9:1-6 – “Lord, what do You want me to do?”

Philippians 1:20-21, 3:7-14, 4:11-13

What type of ground are you?

Are you willing to accept God’s word?

Do you have any root in you?

Are you weeding out those thorns?

Are you keeping the word and bearing fruit?

What is going to be your reaction?

Hear the Word of God (Romans 10:17)Believe in Jesus (Acts 18:8)Repent of Sins (Acts 17:30)Confess faith in Christ (Acts 8:37-38) Be Baptized in Water (Acts 2:37-38)

Remain Faithful (Revelation 2:10) If err, repent and pray to God (I John 1:9)