2009-08-05T10:06:59-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/sower/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%204:1-20&version=NIV 2009-08-05T10:06:59-05:00 One of Jesus' most interesting parables, this one describes the different ways that listeners respond (or fail to respond) to the Gospel message when they hear it. 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. http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=34814&columnid=3803 2007-11-05T19:39:10-05:00 The Parable of the Sower. This passage is the “Third Great Disclosure” of Matthew, and starts a series of parables about the Kingdom of Heaven, and how God works both in the Universe, and in our hearts.