Parable of the Sower I
In the parable, the seed is this....
The World of God
No one does this when they light a lamp
hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed.
Instead of living in a house, the demon possessed man was living here
In the tombs
Jesus healed this man's daughter
Jairus
The seed that falls on the path represents this
People who hear the word of God but the devil comes and takes it away.
This happened to the seed that fell along the path
The birds ate it up
Jesus said that these people are his true mother and brothers....
My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.
At the end of the story, the demon-possessed man begged Jesus to go with him. This is the job that Jesus gave him instead...
Jesus told him to return home and tell how much God has done for him
The girl who Jesus healed was this age
12 years old
The seed that fell on rocky ground represented this....
the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
The seed on rocky ground withered because of this....
No moisture or no root
This is the name of one of the women who traveled with Jesus and the apostles
Mary Magdalene
Joanna, wife of Chuza
Susanna
The demon possessed man said that his name was this...
Legion
The woman who Jesus healed had been suffering from this.......For this many years
Bleeding for 12 years
The seed that fell among thorns stands for this...
those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
This happened to the seed that fell among the thorns
plants that grew were choked by the thorns
These are the names of the 12 original apostles
Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the less, Simon, Thaddeus, Judas
This is what the demon-possessed man shouted when he saw Jesus
What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”
Jesus said this to Jairus when the news came that his daughter had died.
Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.
The seed that fell on good soil stands for this....
Those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
The seed that fell on good soil yield a crop that was this many times more than was sown
100 times
This is what the apostles said after Jesus calmed the storm.
Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
Jesus found the demon-possessed man in this region that was across the lake from Galilee
Gerasenes
These 3 apostles went in with Jesus when he healed the little girl.
Peter, John, James
in the parable of the sower the soil (not the seed) represents this....
People's hearts