Luke 8 Jesus the story teller

Luke 8 The Parable of the Sower 4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

Parable: Expresses an everyday, practical truth Expresses a deeper, spiritual truth

Story telling Cambodian style: Resource Development International

Mickey and Wendi Sampson and the children

Himalaya Vietnam India Cambodia

Copyright © Markus Tuller, 2006 RDI Cambodia 2007

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Luke 8 The Parable of the Sower A farmer sowing seed (everyone) 1.Trampled seed along the path that the birds ate 2.Seed on rocky ground without moisture, withers and dies 3.Seed in thorns, choked by other plants 4.Seed fell on good ground produced 100 fold “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” (everyone)

The seed is the word of God. 1. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 2.Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 3.The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 4.But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Summary The story is a way to remember, fun, reinforces a message Expresses an everyday, practical truth Expresses a deeper, spiritual truth The final part of Cambodian church, go out and share the story with 3 other people from the village