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7. The Second Plough We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. We are learning that if he expects to reap a harvest, the sower needs to prepare both himself and the soil. We’ve determined that there are two ploughs needed for breaking up hard ground;...

5.  SOWING & PLOUGHING We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. The last three weeks we clarified that of the three main characters; the sower, the seed, and the soil, only one character changes. The soil. So the logical understanding is that there...

4. CONTEXTUALIZATION PREPARES THE SOWER – NOT THE SOIL We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower.  Jesus begins the story by saying, A sower went out to sow. The last three weeks we clarified that of the three main characters; the sower, the seed, and...

3. BEFORE YOU SOW, KNOW YOUR SOIL We’ve been studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. Jesus begins the story by saying, A sower went out to sow. Last week we clarified that of the three main characters; the sower, the seed, and the soil, only one character...

2. BEFORE YOU SOW, YOU FIRST MUST CLEAR THE ROCKS & PULL THE WEEDS I was sitting in a living room of a farmer’s home in Illinois, looking out over his farm, praying and meditating over the parable of the sower in Matthew 13. I’d been asking the Master Farmer,...

1. BEFORE YOU SOW, YOU MUST PLOW! When back in your homeland have you ever given a talk about your adopted country and people – where you talk about the food, the culture, the language, and how you love the people, but then say – there's no fruit because the soil is...