THE SOWER, THE SEED, & THE SOIL

MARK 4:1-7

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. FOUR SOILS, 3 ENEMIES

 

1. The Way Side – Satan & the Unsaved [v. 3-4, 10-15]

 

2. The Stony Ground – the Flesh & the Unsaved [v. 5-6, 16-17]

 

3. The Thorny Ground – the Saved & the World [v. 7, 18-19]

 

4. The Good Ground- the Saved and the Spirit [v. 8-9, 20]

 

II. ENEMIES? ENEMIES OF WHAT?

 

1. Enemies of the Saviour [v. 14, Mt. 13:37-39]

 

2. Enemies of the Bible [v. 14-20]

 

3. Enemies of the Soul [v. 15-19, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Corinthians 4:4]

 

III. SIMPLE LESSONS FROM THE SCRIPTURE

 

1. Every Christian Should Produce Fruit [v. 19]

 

2. Not Every Christian Produces the Same Amount of Fruit [v. 19-20]

 

3. God Desires Fruit [v. 20-21, John 15:8, Philippians 4:17]