The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-01-26

VI viz kuA obAts tbGy QlQ give
evidence of wanting to learn
what Jesus was teaching. Ac-
cording to Phillips, Jesus ex-
planned to His disciples that
"The man who sows, sows the
message. AS for those who
are by the roadside where the
is sown, as soon as
they hear it Satan comes at
once and takes away what has
been sown in their minds.
Similarly the seed sown a.
mong the rocks represents
those who hear the message
without hesitation and accept
it joyfully but they have no
roots and do not last, when
trouble or persecution arises
because Of the message they
give up their faith at once.
Then there are the seeds
were sown among
thorn bushes. There are the
people who hear the message
but the worries of this world
and the false glamour of rich
es and all sorts of other am
bitionS creep in and choke the
life out of what they have
heard, and it produces no
crop in their lives. AS for
the seed sown on good soil,
this means the men who hear
the message and accept it and
do produce a crop-thirty, six
ty, even a hundred times as
they receive.
AS is now evident this par
able reveals the different
kinds of hearts and minds
upon which word must fall.
1t shows the kind of recep-
ton Gods word will receive
and the reasons why Gods
word is so often ineffective
IN the lives of men. Gods
word must be heard, received
and put into action, if it is to
De effective in our lives.
PARALLELS WE'RE JESUS
METHOD OF TEACHING: He
used this method because He
vas able to reach His hearers.
This is a sign of a good teach
er. A good teacher is con-
,erned about getting the SUBJ
lect matter over to his stu
1entS. Jesus knew other
methods of teaching. He was
he greatest teacher the world
las ever known, but Jesus
knew His hearers, and this is
he key to becoming a great
and successful teacher. When
)ne knSws his hearers he is
able to reach them and help
hem. He will not go beyond
and above their ability to
grasp. Jesus did just this,
he spoke the Word unto them,
IS they were able to hear it.
lie used only parallels in do
ng this for without a parable
spake he not unto them. Jesus
was not only teaching His dis
,ipleS, but also the great
crowds and multitudes that
followed Him. But Jesus want
I'd to be sure He was getting
t through to the ones He had
chosen to help Him and when
He and His disciples were a.
one, he expOunded all things
% his disciples. The disciples
we're blessed to have teach
sr who would share with them
in an intimate way. Here
hey were not only able to
grasp more knowledge about
What the teacher was teach
ng, but what he teaches he
S bound to be effective.
PRACTICAL POINT ON
THE LESSON.
Christ not only was the
worlds greatest Hero, but He
became the worlds greatest
miracle Worker and He also
vas the worlds greatest teach
ar 1t is written that He spoke
rs never man spake. It also
IAN be said that He taught
IS never any man taught.
Christ was unique and SUI
in every realm. One
great characteristic of His
was its simplicity. 1t
S stated that He taught many
things by parallels. A parable
IS an illustration, a compari-
son or a short narrative in
which a moral or spiritual
ruth is drawn from nature.
All ministers should exercise
care to see that the seed they