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Live Oak Church Young Adults · Nov 8, 2025 · 25m

Kingdom Secrets: Jesus’ Parables in Matthew 13

The Parable of the Sower: What Kind of Soil Are You?

Matthew 13:1–23

I. Introduction – The Question Jesus Asks

• Jesus used parables to reveal who truly belonged to the Kingdom.

• Every person responds to God’s Word differently.

• What kind of soil am I?

II. The Setting (vv. 1–3a)

• Jesus teaches from a boat as crowds gather on the shore.

• Parable = “to throw alongside” – a story revealing a spiritual truth.

• The same Word softens some and hardens others.

• Ask: Am I listening to understand and obey, or merely to hear?

III. The Purpose of…