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*Parable of the Sower – Luke 8:4-15*
· No gardener
o certainly no farmer!
§ growing water-cress in school!
§ looking after Anna’s vegetable patch ~/ herb garden!
o but I know you need good *seed* and good *soil* ~/ dw i’n gwybod bod angen had a pridd da
o ideally, good *weather* as well, but you take what you’re given and make the most of it!
· Jesus’ parable about “the secrets of the kingdom of God”
o good *seed*
§ “The seed is the word of God” *(v11)*
· well, no problems there, then
o good *soil*
§ four possible types of soil
· Seed on the */path/* *(v5b)*
o blackberry picking on the coastal path
§ doedd dim ar y llwybr ~/ none on the path; all to the side – obviously!
o trampled; eaten by birds
§ the Word is taken from them by /the deceiver /*(v12)*
· deceived about the *truth* of the Gospel
· simply unwilling to believe Jesus’ claims about Himself
· Seed on */rock/* *(v6)*
o no moisture; withered
§ no root; fall away after /testing/ *(v13)*
· the Gospel turns our world *upside down* ~/ mae’r Efengyl yn troi ein byd ar ei ben
· only strong *roots* can handle that
o recent strong winds
o not just the strongest roots, but the *firmest ground*
o but roots, nonetheless
· willing to root ourselves in Christ
o not the /peripherals/ of faith – the heart of it
· Seed among */thorns/* *(v7)*
o choked by them
§ worries, riches, pleasure; no maturity *(v14)*
· part of the upside-down world is *simplicity of life*
· rydym yn cofio, adeg y cynhaeaf, fod Duw yn cyflenwi ein anghenion ~/ at harvest we remember that God provides all our needs
§ Dewi Roberts → Mother Theresa: “You don’t know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you’ve got”
· */Good soil/* *(v8)*
o yields a crop
§ hear, retain and persevere *(v15)*
o soil free from the threat of being trampled; not too shallow and rocky to root into and without thorns to choke us
§ yet perseverance is required
§ faith needs to be active
*Prayer*
· Remind us always of the truth of the Gospel
· Help us to be rooted in Jesus, Your Word
· Free us from the thorns of worry about riches and pleasure
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