Luke 8 (NASB)

4 When a large crowd was coming together,

and those from the various cities were journeying to Him,

He (Jesus) spoke by way of a parable:

5 “The sower went out to sow his seed;

and as he sowed, some fell beside the road,

and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.

6 Other seed fell on rocky soil,

and as soon as it grew up,

it withered away, because it had no moisture.

7 Other seed fell among the thorns;

and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

8 Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up,

and produced a crop a hundred times as great.”

As He said these things, He would call out,

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

What makes ears to here?

It's a willing heart.

9 His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

10 And He said,

“To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God,

but to the rest it is in parables,

so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

11 “Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

The power of a seed is within it. The word empowers you with the ability to do it.

Philippians 2:13 (NKJV)

13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Our hearts are the ground that God plants His seed into.

75% of the soils get no results.

Matthew 13:5 (NLT)

5 Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.

The second soil was quick to receive; however, they were quick to quit. We must count the cost.

Luke 14:28 (ESV)

28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

25% of the people who hear the word of God get no results because they don't take the time to dig out the stones of unwillingness in their hearts on their own.

To fix stony ground, we've got to dig.

The seed has to have roots in order to survive.

Before there is fruit, there must be roots.

When roots go down, you still can't tell anything is happening.

Luke 8:6 (NASB)

6 Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

It's just as important that the seed be watered as it is to be planted.

Planting is the first time you hear it.

Watering is hearing it explained again and again. This is the process.

We need to get so full of the word. There is no room for the problem.

If your problem is health, focus on healing scriptures. If your problem is lack, focus on provision scriptures.



The stony soil had a lack of soil because of the underlying rock which also caused a lack of moisture.

Luke 8:13 (NASB)

13 Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear,

receive the word with joy;

and these have no firm root; they believe for a while,

and in time of temptation (tests) fall away.

Roots give you stability and staying power.

Matthew 13:21 (KJV)

21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while:

for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word,

by and by he is offended.

The test is designed by Satan to separate you from the seed.

If Satan can't separate it, it will produce results.

Satan uses pain in regards to what we are believing.

We got a hold onto the good word of God, and not let go.

Luke 8:15(NASB)