Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-06-18
The Parable of
the Sower
Sunday School Lesson for Juas 10, 1910
Specially Arranged Tor This Paper


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TIME.-The autumn ~ 4. -. o. six
months before the last lesson
PLACE. Beside the Sea OF Galllee.
probably near Caperuaum
srccesiion and Practical Thought.
When a Boat Became Pulpit-Vs
i-3a When was this parable spoken?
! "The same day."-a day Of which we
have a consricuousiy full record. when
| Jesus healed the blind and dumb
deUoHiac MAT 70: 2245l, and had
a discussion with some scrihes from
| jerusalem when his mother and
brothers sought him Matt 70: 46-50,.
he proclaimed his disclrles as his
kin red Then, leaving the house. he
went on to the seashore. and there
/ spoke a series Of seven parallels
Who made nm Christs audience?
Great multitudes" cont Of every
/ city" as Luke says Christ had been
te9chirg and healing in all their cities
| Uuke s; ~, and hundreds must have
followed the great rabbi and miracle
| worker. TO see more wonders or to
\ gain new blessings for themselves or
their dear ones
What was Chrlsts pulpit? The
crowd was so great that. in order to
! gain a vantage ground whence he
cou'd be seen an1 heard. our Lord en-.
tered a boat
What was Christ's sermon? "He
srake many things unto them in para.
| bles" These seven parallels mark
adds an eighth ARE a great whole
setting forth the mystery Of the kirg
dom in its methods Of establishment.
| its corruption. It's outward and inward
| growth. the conditions Of entrance into
/ II, and It's final publication Alex.
| ander Maclaren. The first parable is
fttirgly an illustration OF how the
/ kingdom gets a fooihold-or fails to-
In human hearts and lives. through
good and bad listening II is less "the
parable of the sower" than 'the para.
bic Of the ground" that is offered to
the sower
Four Kinds Of Ground.-Vs. 3b-9
What scene had Christ in mind as the
basis of the parable? "A sower went
forth to SOW"
What Is the first kind Of ground on
which the seed fell? THE way side"
for grainhelds in Palestine are seldom
fenced, and both pedestrians and
beasts OF burden use freely the narrow
paths intersecting them. The ground,
of course, is beaten hard, and the seed
that falls there remains conspicuously
on the surface
What is the second kind OF ground?
STONY places. where they had not
much earth
What is the third kind OF ground?
Some fel, among thorns."
How did the seed fare in that soil7
"The thorns sprung up. and choked
them"
What is the fourth kind of ground?
Good ground" rich. responsive and
permanently productive. or course.
most of the seed fell upon such soil.
How did the see fare in this
ground? 1T brought forth fruit. some
an hundredfold. some sixtyfold. some
thirtyfold."
Four Kinds of Hearers.-vs. 1928.
Why did the disciples seek an ex-
planation of the parable? It seems
simple and clear to us only because
we are so familiar with the interpre-
tation. Really. II was susceptible of
many meanings.
Who is the sowerl Again, as in the
next parable, the Son of man: but he
is the head farmer. and all Christians
are to be farmers under him.
What is the seed? "The word of
h. ~
act has 10 do with the coming Of the
kingdom of heaven on earth.
What is the soll2 II is the heart OF
man. which responds to the truth In
many ways.
Who are wayside hearers7 Those
that do not understand the word of
the kingdom"
What befalls the truth in such
hearts? Then cometh the wicked
one, Satan, the reality OF whose
existence and baneful activity our
Lord so often ayouches. and catcheth
away that which was sown.
Who are the stony ground hearers? 4?
They make an advance over the frs
class, for they receive the word. and
even with joy; but they obey II only
to certain extent and for a short
time, When obedience TO II gets
trem into trouble
Who are the thorny ground hear
ers? Those in whose hearts the word
of truth is choked by the care of this
world, the deceitfulness OF riches.
and, as Mark adds. the lust other
things"
Who are the good ground hearers ?
Those that hear the word and take
1t in, receive It in an honest and goo /
heart. hold II fast, and bring forth
fruit with patience CLuke Sis. T. W.
How can any heart become good
ground? by yielding itself to the In.
fuenee of Gods Holy Spirit
No good seed equals the Bible in
efficacy. The word of God is the most
popular book In the world. Every
year the American Bible society is