“The Sower,” For the Strength of Youth, Mar. 2023.
The Savior’s Parables
The Sower
Sower
The Savior and His servants
Seeds
The word of God
Spread to different types of ground
Preached to people with different levels of preparation for the word.
Wayside
Hard heart, unprepared, no desire for righteousness
Fowls devoured seeds
Devil takes away the word from their heart.
Stony ground
No root in the gospel, no conversion
Sprung up, were scorched, withered
Tribulation and persecution quickly turn them from the word.
Thorns
Cares of the world, deceitfulness of riches
Were choked
Worldly things choke out the gospel and its effects.
Good ground
Honest and good heart, converted
Brought forth fruit
They receive the gospel, live it, and strive for deeper conversion.