However, he recognized that even great orators cannot make everyone listen. I do not know who are sick, who are healthy. Therefore, I discuss subjects of every sort and suited to every illness. In Mark 4, the parable of the sower and the soils teaches the importance of how we respond to the Word of God. It tells us that the success or failure of a crop isn't necessarily in the skill of the farmer or in the power of the seed, but in the quality of the soil.
Some listeners are like rich soil, and the message takes root in their heart.
Other audiences resemble the church parking lot, and the seed simply bounces off them. Still others are like a weed patch that chokes potential growth. Whether or not you benefit from a sermon is largely up to you. As planted seed in fertile soil Has life and will take root, God's Word, if nurtured in our hearts, Will grow and bring forth fruit. In good soil, the seed takes root and will soon bear fruit.