Evangelism, How To Present The Gospel Study Manual

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The Parable of the Sower, Mathew 13:1-17
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 Great crowds
assembled around Him, so that He went into a boat and sat there. And the whole
assembly stood on the shore. 3 Then He told them many things in parables,
saying, “Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 While he sowed, some seeds fell
beside the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 But other seeds fell on
rocky ground where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up
because they did not have deep soil. 6 But when the sun rose, they were
scorched. And because they did not take root, they withered away. 7 Some seeds
fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 But other seeds
fell into good ground and produced grain: a hundred, sixty, or thirty mes as
much. 9 Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables
10 The disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered them, “It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For to him who has, will more be given, and
he will have abundance. But from him who has not, even what he has will be
taken away. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables:
‘Because they look, but do not see.
And they listen, but they do not hear, neither do they understand.’
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says:
‘By hearing, you will hear and shall not understand,
and seeing, you will see and shall not perceive;
15 for this people’s heart has grown dull.
Their ears have become hard of hearing,
and they have closed their eyes,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts,
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