Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
Text: Luke 8: 4-8
TEACHING MINISTRY OF THE LORD JESUS
1. The Lord Jesus was a really great Teacher
2. He taught brilliantly in many ways:
a. By example
b. By His miracles
c. By creating proverbial sayings
d. By parables
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
1. Essentials of a Parable
a. The Lord used common things that could be easily understood.
i. A sower
ii. Seed
iii. Ground
iv. Fruit
b. The Parable always had significant lessons to teach.
i. Spiritual lessons
ii. Personal lessons
iii. Lessons that warn
iv. Lessons that warm and encourage the heart
2. The Parable of the Sower
a. His work was to sow the seed.
b. Four different types of ground noted:
i. Wayside
ii. Stony ground
iii. Thorny ground
iv. Good ground
c. The focus of this parable was on the type of ground that received the seed.
3. This unique parable well-illustrated His teaching ministry
a. The Lord was like the Sower in the parable.
b. The Seed was the word that He taught (sowed).
c. The grounds were like the different groups of people who heard the word He taught.
4. The Proverbial saying
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Luke 8:8