Parable of the Sower and Reapers Roadmap

Parable of the Sower
& Reapers Roadmap

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By Carl Frederick II 1/6/2012 1

Bible Accounts
Matthew 13
Mark 4
Luke 8
Matthew 13:35 (ESV): 35 This was to fulfill what
was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my
mouth in parables; I will utter what has been
hidden since the foundation of the world.”
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Gateway to All Parables
Understanding
Parable of the Sower Properly Positions All God’s Parables
Hearers to Understand

Mark 4:13: And he said to them, “Do you not
understand this parable? How then will you
understand all the parables?“.
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Path Birds Ate

Scorched
Rocky Places Grew Quickly

Plant
No Root Withered
Among Thorns
Choked
Plants


Not Understand In Heart Evil One Snatches Away
Trouble /
Persecution
Recipient Hears Receives Joyfully
Falls
Away
No Root Quickly
Worries of Life
Deceitfulness of Wealth
Concerns Choke
Unfruitful


Depth
Depth & Growth Chart
Deep

Shallow Need Depth &
Too Eliminate Weeds
Ground Little
Level Depth
Growth
None Quick, then Competing, Fruitful
Scorched then Choked

Faith Types

Faith Faith Faith Remaining
Blinders Rocky Rebel Faith
Value of God’s Contentment Destructively Enduring faith
Message not in surface faith allows worldly in Jesus,
understood, in God, skips priorities to fruitfully
and is dedication to compete with understands
disregarded. depth needed faith in God as and practices
to stand firm. primary. God’s Word.

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Heart Types

Blind Rocky Rebellious Remaining
Heart Heart Heart Heart
Heart’s Enthusiastic at Heart partially Heart fully
disposition first to God’s commits to dedicated to
blinds hearer Word, Rocky Christ, leaving Jesus is firmly
from grasping Heart shallow disastrous established,
God’s Message. & lacks will to vulnerability to reaping fruit of
strengthen worldly desires righteousness
initial gift. & concerns. plentifully.
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Competition & Preparation

Preparation Preparation Preparation Preparation
Blindness Rocky Rebel Remaining
Awareness of Excitement for Prepares ways Understands
competition competition to make easier value & need
disregarded, so thought to give win to of preparation
opponent sufficient, so competition, from Jesus,
easily lacks necessary with loss as the leading to
conquers, preparation critical proper practice
causing loss. and is defeated consequence. and victory.
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Infections & Protections

Infection Protection Protection Protection
Blindness Rocky Rebel Remaining
Attentiveness Enthusiasm for Claiming has Understands
to infections availability of protection, value & need
discounted, so protection held stays in risky of protection
infections as enough, so behaviors … from Jesus,
easily flourish, not fully consequently leading to
causing activate, and is retaining security and
compromise. compromised. infections. victory.
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Deep Dive

What?

Why? How?

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Jesus Christ
Son of God
Revealing Repentance Raceway Rejoicing

Reasoning Recognizing Receiving Rooting Remaining Reaping
Resisting & Rejecting
Narrow Path to Eternal Life

Blinders Boulevard
Recognizing Error
The Bible
Promised
God’s Word

Rocky Road
No Rooting
Rebel Road
Prayer Penalty

Seek 1st His Paid
Kingdom &
Righteousness Born
Again
Evil One
Snatches

Concerns Choke Falls Away Fruits of the Spirit
Making Unfruitful Quickly
Wide Path to Eternal Death

Jesus Christ Jesus Christ
Son of God Son of God
Revealing Repentance Raceway Rejoicing

Reasoning Recognizing Receiving Rooting Remaining Reaping


Blinders Boulevard
Recognizing Error
The Bible Promised

Rocky Road
No Rooting
God’s Word
Rebel Road Prayer Penalty
Seek 1st His Paid
Kingdom &
Born

Righteousness

Again
Healings
Feedings Miracles Prophesies Church &
U-Turn U-Turn Word U-Turn
Fruits of the Spirit
Controlling Nature
Resurrections

Revealing
Revealing
Jesus Christ
Son of God

God scatters The Word
as seed like the Sower

The Bible
God’s Word

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Revealing
Revealing Jesus Christ
Son of God

God reveals his Word for people
to know him

The Bible
Promises
by Faith God’s Word

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Parable of the Sower Jesus Christ
Revealing Son of God

Revealing

Matthew 7:13-14 (ESV): 13 "Enter by the
narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the
way is easy that leads to destruction, and
those who enter by it are many. 14 For the
gate is narrow and the way is hard that
leads to life, and those who find it are few.

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Revealing
Son of God

Mark 14:9 (NIV): 8 She did what
she could. She poured perfume
on my body beforehand to
prepare for my burial. 9 I tell you
the truth, wherever the gospel is
preached throughout the world,
what she has done will also be
Woman Prepares
Jesus for Burial told, in memory of her.
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Son of God
Revealing

Moses & Snake
Look & Healed
John 3:14-18 (NIV): 14 Just as Moses
lifted up the snake in the desert, so the
Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that
everyone who believes in him may
have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved
the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him
Jesus & Cross shall not perish but have eternal life.
Faith & Forgiven
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Our Responsibility
Seek 1st His
Matthew 6:33 (NIV): 33 But seek first
Kingdom & his kingdom and his righteousness,
Righteousness and all these things will be given to
you as well.

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Our Responsibility
Seek 1st His
Hosea 10:12 (NIV): 12 Sow for
Kingdom & yourselves righteousness, reap the
Righteousness fruit of unfailing love, and break up
your unplowed ground; for it is time
to seek the LORD, until he comes
and showers righteousness on you.

Sow to Reap
Spirit Holiness
Need Depth &
Eliminate Weeds 1/6/2012 20

Our Responsibility
Seek1stHis
Isaiah 55:6 (NASB): 6 Seek the LORD
Kingdom & while He may be found; Call upon
Righteousness Him while He is near

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Our Responsibility
Hebrews 10:25 (NIV): 25 Let us
not give up meeting together,
as some are in the habit of
doing, but let us encourage one
another—and all the more as
you see the Day approaching.

Christians Meeting Together

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Repentance Raceway
Repentance Raceway

God forgives sincerely
repentant who reach
out in prayer, yet Prayer
withholds forgiveness
from self-righteous,
filled with sinful pride
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Repentance Raceway
Repentance Raceway

Acts 20:21 (NIV): I have
Prayer
declared to both Jews and
Greeks that they must turn to
God in repentance and have
faith in our Lord Jesus.
Preach Repentance
To All Nations

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Repentance Raceway
Repentance Raceway

The Great Commission involves Jesus
Christ’s followers to Preach the Gospel
of repentance to make disciples of all
nations, a mission whose success is
certain, thanks to the interpretation of
King Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

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Daniel Reveals & Interprets
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Resisting & Reasoning
Matthew 13:22 (NIV): 22 The one who

received the seed that fell among the
Rebel Road

thorns is the man who hears the word,
but the worries of this life and the
deceitfulness of wealth choke it,
making it unfruitful
Worries &
Anxieties of Life

Concerns Choke & Love of Money
Making Unfruitful
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Excessive concern for wealth & worries of
Rebel Road

life lead many to resist and reject God,
like a plant choked by thorns.

Worries of Life
Concerns Choke
Unfruitful

Concerns Choke
Making Unfruitful
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Jesus stressed importance to believe the

miracles, to come to know his identity, for
people currently outside his flock.
Rebel Road

Healings
Feedings John 14:11 (NIV):
11Believe me when I
say that I am in the
Controlling Nature
Father and the
Resurrections
Father is in me; or at
least believe on the
evidence of the
Concerns Choke Miracles miracles themselves.
Making Unfruitful U-Turn
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Recognizing & Reasoning
Matthew 13:19 (NIV): 19 When

Blinders Boulevard
Recognizing Error
anyone hears the message about the
kingdom and does not understand it,
the evil one comes and snatches
away what was sown in his heart. This
is the seed sown along the path.
Evil One
Snatches

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Prior choices and pride causes

Blinders Boulevard
Recognizing Error
people’s failure to recognize God’s
message in their heart, enabling the
evil one to snatch the message like a
bird carrying away the seed.

Evil One
Snatches
Not Understand Evil One
In Heart Snatches Away

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Luke 16:31 (NIV): “He

Blinders Boulevard

[Abraham] said to him,

Recognizing Error
‘If they do not listen to
Moses and the
Prophets, they will not
be convinced even if
someone rises from the
dead.’ “ Evil One
Snatches
Lazarus and Rich Man
Evidence Standards
Believe Prophets & Prophesies
Teachers in O.T. U-Turn
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Star & Birth in

Blinders Boulevard
Bethlehem & Wise

Recognizing Error
Men & Prophesies

Prophesies Star of Bethlehem Video:
U-Turn www.bethlehemstar.net

Matthew 2:1-7 (NIV): 1 … Magi from the
east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, Evil One
Snatches
“Where is the one who has been born
king of the Jews? We saw his star in the
east and have come to worship him.” …
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Crucifixion & Burial &
Resurrection Prophesies

Blinders Boulevard
Recognizing Error
Use your reason to recognize
God. Over 300 prophecies:
bibleprobe.com/300great.htm

Prophesies
U-Turn

Acts 4:9-14 (NIV): ... 10 then know this, you Evil One
and all the people of Israel: It is by the Snatches
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom
you crucified but whom God raised from
the dead, that this man stands before you
healed. …
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Receiving without Rooting
Matthew 13:20-21 (NIV): 20 The one
who received the seed that fell on
Rocky Road
No Rooting

rocky places is the man who hears
the word and at once receives it with
joy. 21 But since he has no root, he
lasts only a short time. When trouble
or persecution comes because of the
word, he quickly falls away.
Falls Away
Quickly

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Receiving without Rooting
Receiving faith in Jesus Christ without
rooting becomes short-lived belief
Rocky Road
No Rooting

like a plant without deep roots is
unable to withstand the sun’s heat.

Recipient Hears Receives Joyfully
Falls
Falls Away Away
Quickly No Root Quickly

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Receiving & Rooting
Receiving Rooting

John 1:9-13 (NIV): 12 But to all who
did receive him, who believed in his
name, he gave the right to become
children of God, 13 who were born,
not of blood nor of the will of the flesh
nor of the will of man, but of God.
Believe in Jesus
Become Children of God
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Receiving & Rooting
Receiving Rooting

Rooting after receiving and
believing Jesus Christ is key to
perseverance over troubles and
persecution like plants with deep
nourishing roots withstanding
Deep In Good Soil scorching heat.
In Word, Way, & Will
Plant Produces Plenty
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Remaining
Remaining

We are called to remain in righteousness,
knowing God will keep our souls safe in
his hands for all eternity

Believers Safe in Encourage Believers to
God’s Hands Remain True to God

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Remaining
Remaining

Believers’ remaining in righteousness seek
to love God first and love their neighbors

Love
God Love
People

Commandments
Foundations
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Remaining
Remaining
Pray to God
Your Effort To Add In 2 Peter 1:3-11 (NIV): 8 For
Increasing Measures if you possess these
To Faith, Add +
Goodness +
qualities in increasing
Make Certain
Be Productive
measure, they will keep
& Effective
Knowledge +
Self-Control + you from being ineffective
Perseverance +
Godliness + and unproductive in your
You Are
Cook
Brotherly Kindness + knowledge of our Lord
Love
Jesus Christ.
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Remaining
Remaining

Equip Yourself Ephesians 6:10-20 (NIV):
Spiritually
10 Finally, be strong in the
Helmet of Lord and in his mighty
Breastplate of
Salvation
Righteousness power. 11 Put on the full
Sword of Belt of
Spirit Truth armor of God so that you
Readiness of Shield of can take your stand against
Gospel of Peace Faith the devil’s schemes.
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Reaping
Reaping

Matthew 13: 1-9 (NIV): 8 Still other
seed fell on good soil, where it
produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or
thirty times what was sown. 9 He who
has ears, let him hear.

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Reaping
Reaping

Reaping results from deep faith with
understanding like a plant in good soil.

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Reaping
Reaping

John 3:1-21 (NIV): … 5 Jesus
answered, “I tell you the truth, Born
no one can enter the Again
kingdom of God unless he is New Heart
born of water and the Spirit. 6 New Spirit
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but New Creation
the Spirit gives birth to spirit. … You Reap What You Sow
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Reaping
Reaping

Galations 5:22-26 (NIV): Joy
Peace
22 But the fruit of the Love
Patience
Spirit is love, joy, peace, Fruits of the
patience, kindness, Spirit
Kindness
goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self- Self-Control Goodness
control. Against such Gentleness
Faithfulness
things there is no law.
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Rejoicing
Rejoicing

Despite being insufficient for
confidence in salvation, rejoicing is a
regular essential aspect to our faithfully
following Jesus.

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Rejoicing
Rejoicing

Matthew 5:11-12 (ESV): 11 “Blessed
are you when others revile you and
persecute you and utter all kinds of
evil against you falsely on my
account. 12 Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward is great in heaven,
for so they persecuted the prophets
Rejoice thru Fiery Trials
with God’s Help who were before you.
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Rejoicing
Rejoicing

Rejoice when your dealings
with people have been
proper.

Repent when dealings have
been improper, for God
In Others Progress & watches and judges.
In Proper Dealings
with People
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Rejoicing
Rejoicing

Ecclesiastes 5:18 (ESV): 18
Behold, what I have seen to
be good and fitting is to eat
and drink and find enjoyment
in all the toil with which one
toils under the sun the few
days of his life that God has
given him, for this is his lot. In Toil & Wealth & Possessions,
Putting God First
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Reapers Roadmap Key Message
Acts 2:6,7 (ESV): 6
Therefore, as you
received Christ Jesus
the Lord, so walk in him,
7 rooted and built up in
him and established in
the faith, just as you
were taught,
abounding in
thanksgiving.
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Reapers Roadmap Key Message
Once Jesus was revealed,
recognized, and received
as Lord and Christ with
repentance, believers are
encouraged to do their
rooting in him with sound
reasoning, remaining
established as they walk in
the faith, reaping holiness, * Key Message derived from
accompanied by rejoicing scriptures in Acts 2:6,7 (ESV) and
The Reapers Roadmap, based
through thanksgiving. * upon The Parable of the Sower
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