Luke 8:13 “But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.”    There are several key words here that are important to notice. Though Jesus does not mention if these…

Luke 8:12 “Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.”    It is very important to take note of the words Jesus uses when He describes these groups. This group is not saved, and…

Luke 8:11 “”Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”    Ah a short verse, but so packed with meaning! The seed, it is the thing that makes all the difference in time and eternity for it tells of the Holy One and His Son, Jesus the Christ. For every member…

Luke 8:10 “And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that`Seeing they may not see, And hearing they may not understand.’”    What was the dividing line here, and why was it there? The disciples were…

Luke 8:9 “Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”    Jesus is the greatest Teacher there is, and yet His own disciples who had spent so much time with Him didn’t understand? One of the reasons that Jesus taught the way He did was because He wasn’t just telling people something…

Luke 8:8 “But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”    The seed does not fail if it falls in a good place. This is one of the points of this passage…

Luke 8:7 “And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.”    This seed fell in ground that would allow for growth, but that was already quite occupied by other plants. The other plants growing there would not completely prevent new growth, but made it extremely hard.    Heavenly…

Luke 8:6 “Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.”    To fall on rock does not mean that this seed fell up ‘a’ rock, but upon an area with a lot of rock in the ground. Very little moisture would be retained in the…

Luke 8:5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.”    Jesus tells a parable about people who hear the Word of God, and how they respond. His hearers likely expected something quite…

Luke 8:4 “And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:”    Can you imagine going to hear Jesus? Of course many who went to hear Him didn’t understand Who He was. But some did. Can you just think of how you would…