2009-07-16T09:21:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/parable+of+the+sower/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013:1-23&version=NIV 2009-07-16T09:21:03-05:00 This parable of Jesus uses the metaphor of a sower spreading seeds as a way of illustrating that people respond in different ways to the message of the Gospel. Some hear and take it to heart; others reject it; but the "sower" continues to make the message available to all.