“The Path”
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Matthew 13:1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. (2) Such large
crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the
shore.
Matthew 13:3 Then he told them many things in parables. `
Matthew 13:10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in
parables?”
Matthew 13:11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of
heaven has been given to you, but not to them.”
Matthew 13:3-9 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow
his seed. (4) As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it
up. (5) Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because
the soil was shallow. (6) But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered
because they had no root. (7) Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the
plants. (8) Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty
times what was sown. (9) Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
Matthew 13:18-19 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: (19) When anyone hears
the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
Luke 8:11 This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
1. THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT
1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it
grow.
*The Bridge Illustration.
2. THE EVIL ONE SNATCHES IT AWAY
Luke 8:12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and
takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.