Mark 4:26-29
This parable gives hope to those who share their faith with others.
It teaches us that the Gospel seed has power.
We may not see immediate results for our efforts, but the Gospel will bear fruit in the Lord’s time.
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When the Gospel is shared, a mysterious process begins to take place.
This process is a sovereign work of God.
It is often hidden from the view of man.
Yet it results in changed lives and saved souls.
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It Is A Steadfast Work (26-27)
When a farmer has sown a seed into his field, he returns home and goes about his business.
For the farmer, this is a work of faith.
He has no control over what the seed does.
He sows his seed and he leaves the results in the hands of God.
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The farmer knows that the growth of the seed is God’s business.
He sows it and trusts the Lord to make it grow.
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As Christians, We have been called to sow the Gospel seed into the hearts of other people.
We tell them what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for us.
When we share the Gospel, we have no control over the results.
Our duty is to sow the seed, water it when we can and let the Lord do His work in hearts and lives.
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It Is A Secret Work (27-28a)
As the farmer goes about his business, an amazing thing happens.
The earth suddenly begins to show signs of life.
There are little sprouts everywhere.
As the days pass, the blade appears, then the ear is formed and, eventually, in the ear there is row upon row of corn.
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The farmer cannot see or understand the process the seed is going through underground.
All He knows is that he is about to benefit from a secret work.
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Sowing the Gospel seed is the same way.
When it is sown into a prepared heart, it is a mystery, but that seed begins to germinate.
When it does, life will issue forth.
This is the process we call conviction.
It is a puzzling mystery, how simple words, received into a human heart, can bring about so profound a change.
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It Is A Successful Work (28b-29)
All the farmer did was cast some seed into the soil.
He went about his business, and a secret work took place.
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While the farmer went about his day to day activities, the seed germinated, and a little plant pushed its way to the surface of the earth.
The sun favored the little, tender plant with light.
The heavens gave the plant rain.
The soil provided the plant with nutrients.
And the plant grew.
It matured and, in time, it brought forth fruit.
When the harvest was ready, the farmer entered the field and gathered his crop.
*******
Our witness for the Lord Jesus Christ is never in vain.
We cannot see what God is doing!
He is working behind the scenes to bring souls to Himself.
*******
We must not give up!
We must not stop telling the lost world about our saving Lord!
*******
The business of saving souls is God’s business, not man’s!
We can preach as good as we are able, as hard as we please and as often as we have opportunity.
But we cannot save a single soul!
*******
If we are faithful to sow and water, the Lord will take care of the saving, in His time and in His way!
*******
There is power in the seed!
When the seed found its way into the right soil, a secret work took place and life came out of death.
Such is the power of the Gospel we preach today!
The Gospel has the power to transform our lives.
That seed will germinate in our heart and the Lord will make us a fruitful plant for His glory.
*******
As Christians, we must put aside all our excuses about why we can’t tell others about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Instead, we must come before Him again, and make a commitment to be a witness for His glory.
*******
As Christians, we must not think our prayers and our witness are in vain.
Instead, we must get down before the Lord and talk to Him about our concerns.
We must ask Him to let us see a few sprouts in our field.
This parable gives hope to those who share their faith with others.
It teaches us that the Gospel seed has power.
We may not see immediate results for our efforts, but the Gospel will bear fruit in the Lord’s time.
*******
When the Gospel is shared, a mysterious process begins to take place.
This process is a sovereign work of God.
It is often hidden from the view of man.
Yet it results in changed lives and saved souls.
*******
It Is A Steadfast Work (26-27)
When a farmer has sown a seed into his field, he returns home and goes about his business.
For the farmer, this is a work of faith.
He has no control over what the seed does.
He sows his seed and he leaves the results in the hands of God.
*******
The farmer knows that the growth of the seed is God’s business.
He sows it and trusts the Lord to make it grow.
*******
As Christians, We have been called to sow the Gospel seed into the hearts of other people.
We tell them what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for us.
When we share the Gospel, we have no control over the results.
Our duty is to sow the seed, water it when we can and let the Lord do His work in hearts and lives.
*******
It Is A Secret Work (27-28a)
As the farmer goes about his business, an amazing thing happens.
The earth suddenly begins to show signs of life.
There are little sprouts everywhere.
As the days pass, the blade appears, then the ear is formed and, eventually, in the ear there is row upon row of corn.
*******
The farmer cannot see or understand the process the seed is going through underground.
All He knows is that he is about to benefit from a secret work.
*******
Sowing the Gospel seed is the same way.
When it is sown into a prepared heart, it is a mystery, but that seed begins to germinate.
When it does, life will issue forth.
This is the process we call conviction.
It is a puzzling mystery, how simple words, received into a human heart, can bring about so profound a change.
*******
It Is A Successful Work (28b-29)
All the farmer did was cast some seed into the soil.
He went about his business, and a secret work took place.
*******
While the farmer went about his day to day activities, the seed germinated, and a little plant pushed its way to the surface of the earth.
The sun favored the little, tender plant with light.
The heavens gave the plant rain.
The soil provided the plant with nutrients.
And the plant grew.
It matured and, in time, it brought forth fruit.
When the harvest was ready, the farmer entered the field and gathered his crop.
*******
Our witness for the Lord Jesus Christ is never in vain.
We cannot see what God is doing!
He is working behind the scenes to bring souls to Himself.
*******
We must not give up!
We must not stop telling the lost world about our saving Lord!
*******
The business of saving souls is God’s business, not man’s!
We can preach as good as we are able, as hard as we please and as often as we have opportunity.
But we cannot save a single soul!
*******
If we are faithful to sow and water, the Lord will take care of the saving, in His time and in His way!
*******
There is power in the seed!
When the seed found its way into the right soil, a secret work took place and life came out of death.
Such is the power of the Gospel we preach today!
The Gospel has the power to transform our lives.
That seed will germinate in our heart and the Lord will make us a fruitful plant for His glory.
*******
As Christians, we must put aside all our excuses about why we can’t tell others about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Instead, we must come before Him again, and make a commitment to be a witness for His glory.
*******
As Christians, we must not think our prayers and our witness are in vain.
Instead, we must get down before the Lord and talk to Him about our concerns.
We must ask Him to let us see a few sprouts in our field.
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