The Parable Of The Sower

Those of you who have been attending Grace Bible Church for more than a couple of months have probably noticed that one of the elements that is consistently in my prayers is that God will open our hearts and minds to understand the things of His Word that we might live according to them. The necessity of that was explained in last week’s sermon. We cannot understand God’s revelation unless the Holy Spirit enlightens our minds and teaches us the truths of the Scriptures. Paul made it clear in 1 Corinthians 2:14 that “the natural man” – man without the Holy Spirit – “does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.”