The First Three Soils

Message Outline:

The Gospel According to Mark

The Servant’s Attends His People: Galilee and Beyond (1:14-8:26) (Part 21)

Jesus’ Ministry Opposed (2:14-5:43)

Part 12: The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43) (H)

The Mystery of the Kingdom of God (4:1-34)

Part 3: The Parable of the Sower (4:3-9, 13-20) (Part B)

2. The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43)

a. The Identity of the King’s Authentic Followers (3:7-35)

b. The Instructions for the Kings Authentic Followers (4:1-34)

1) The Expanded Setting (4:1-2, 10-12, 21-25, 33-34)

2) The Parable of the Sower and the Soils (4:3-9, 13-20)

a) The Parable Itself (4:3-9)

b) The Parable Interpreted (4:13-20)

(1) The Sower (4:14)

(a) The Identity of the Sower

(b) The Objective of the Sower

(2) The Seed That Fell upon the Path: Satanic Resistance to Conversion (4:15)

(3) The Seed That Fell upon Rocky Places: Enthusiasm Vs. Conversion (4:16-17)

(4) The Seed That Fell upon the Thorns: Circumstances Overcoming Conversion (4:18-19)