The Parable of the Four Soils

IV. The Galilean Ministry, Luke 4:14—9:50
1. The Parable, 8:4-8
2. Why Does Jesus Use Parables? 8:9-10
3. The Four Soils Explained, 8:11-15
a. The Path, v.12
b. The Rocky Soil, v.13
c. The Thorny Soil, v.14
d. The Good Soil, v.15
Good soil does three things:
1) Good soil listens attentively.
2) Good soil hears, thinks, and discovers the meaning.
3) Good soil translates the message into action.

4. This Little Light of Mine, 8:16-18
5. The True Family, 8:19-21
6. Application