Parable of the Sower

In the parable, what does the seed represent?

• Deeds

• Word of God

• prophesies of God

• God's miracles

Who does the sower represent?

• Satan

• Angel

• God

• Farmer

What does the soil represent?

• our eyes

• our heart

• our hands

• our brain

What does the bird represent?

• Farmer

• God

• Satan

• Angel

According to Jesus's explanation, what happens to the seeds (His Word) sown on the path (wayside) a hard heart?

• They hear the Word, but don't accept Jesus.

• They are excited at first, but then they lose interest in Jesus, and it bears no fruit.

• They hear the Word, but the worries and distractions of the world, choke the Word and it bears no fruit.

• They hear the Word, understand it, and bear much fruit.

According to Jesus's explanation, what happens to the seeds (His Word) sown in soil among thorns?

• They hear the Word, but don't accept Jesus.

• They are excited at first, but then they lose interest in Jesus, and it bears no fruit.

• They hear the Word, but the worries and distractions of the world, choke the Word and it bears no fruit.

• They hear the Word, understand it, and bear much fruit.

What happened to the seeds that were planted on a rocky ground?

• Plants didn't grow at all, because birds ate the seeds.

• Plants started to grow, but the sun dried them up quickly.

• Plants started to grow, but thorns choked them out.

• Plants grew and bore good fruit.

What is the moral of the parable of the sower? The parable emphasizes...

(Choose the BEST response.)

• some people let the cares of the world affect them.

• some people have hard hearts.

• the listener who hears the Christian gospel will reject it.

• the listener's willingness to hear and be receptive to God's Word.

Match the following:

• Distracted heart

• Soil with thorns

• Shallow heart

• Hard soil (path)

• Hearts that hear and understand

• Good soil

• Unbeliever's heart

• Rocky soil

Mark 4:8

⁸ Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying ​ (a)   , ​ some ​ ​ (b)   , some ​ (c)   times.

• 30
• 60
• 100
• 40
• 50
• 70
• 80
• 90