A Parable on Hearing Rightly

Introduction

• “Hear him, hear him”
• What is a Parable?
• Why Parables?
• Parables Conceal or Reveal

A Hardened Path that the Word Can’t Penetrate

• Many Ears Travel the Path
• Packed Down Over Time
• A Second Worker in This Field
• Devouring Birds

Rocky Ground Where the Word Doesn’t Last

• Starting Fast, But Doesn’t Last
• How Deep Does the Word Get?
• The Hardness of Life the Test
• Don’t Be a Ramblin’ Man

A Patch of Thorns that Chokes the Word Out

• MMA Fighter
• Thorn 1: The Cares of the World
• Thorn 2: The Deceitfulness of Riches

Good Soil that the Word Produces Supernaturally Abundant Fruit

• Good Soil Is not Bad Soil
• Definition by Negation
• A Living Faith Produces Lasting Fruit
• Immediately, Deeply, Exclusively