1. InJesus’parableofthesower,theconditionofthesoilisreferringtotheconditionofthe .

2. Jesus“wentabout ”(Acts10:38).

3. Goodworksgiveourmessage andourmessagegivesourgoodworks significance.

4. “Letyourlightsoshinebeforementhattheymayseeyour andglorifyyourFatherinheaven”(Matthew5:16).

Throughkindnessandministeringtotheneedsofothers,wecansoftenandprepareheartstoreceivetheseedoftruth.

Inspired Insights“Thesowersoftheseedhaveaworktodoinpreparingheartstoreceivethegospel. . . . InChristlikesympathyweshouldcomeclosetomenindividu-ally,andseektoawakentheirinterestinthegreatthingsofeternallife.Theirheartsmaybe ashard as thebeatenhighway, and apparently itmaybe auseless effort to present the Saviour to them; butwhile logicmay fail tomove,andargumentbepowerlesstoconvince,theloveofChrist,revealedinpersonalministry,maysoftenthestonyheart,sothattheseedoftruthcantakeroot”(Christ’s Object Lessons,p.57).

“Christ’smethod alonewill give true success in reaching the people.TheSaviourmingledwithmenasonewhodesiredtheirgood.HeshowedHissym-pathyforthem,ministeredtotheirneeds,andwontheirconfidence.ThenHebadethem,‘FollowMe’”(Ministry of Healing,p.143).

“Ifyouextendyoursoultothehungryandsatisfytheafflictedsoul,thenyourlightshalldawninthedarkness,andyourdarknessshallbeasthenoonday”(Isaiah58:6-10).

1. InJesus’parableofthesower,theconditionofthesoilisreferringtotheconditionofthe .

2. Jesus“wentabout ”(Acts10:38).

3. Goodworksgiveourmessage andourmessagegivesourgoodworks significance.

4. “Letyourlightsoshinebeforementhattheymayseeyour andglorifyyourFatherinheaven”(Matthew5:16).

Throughkindnessandministeringtotheneedsofothers,wecansoftenandprepareheartstoreceivetheseedoftruth.

Inspired Insights“Thesowersoftheseedhaveaworktodoinpreparingheartstoreceivethegospel. . . . InChristlikesympathyweshouldcomeclosetomenindividu-ally,andseektoawakentheirinterestinthegreatthingsofeternallife.Theirheartsmaybe ashard as thebeatenhighway, and apparently itmaybe auseless effort to present the Saviour to them; butwhile logicmay fail tomove,andargumentbepowerlesstoconvince,theloveofChrist,revealedinpersonalministry,maysoftenthestonyheart,sothattheseedoftruthcantakeroot”(Christ’s Object Lessons,p.57).

“Christ’smethod alonewill give true success in reaching the people.TheSaviourmingledwithmenasonewhodesiredtheirgood.HeshowedHissym-pathyforthem,ministeredtotheirneeds,andwontheirconfidence.ThenHebadethem,‘FollowMe’”(Ministry of Healing,p.143).

“Ifyouextendyoursoultothehungryandsatisfytheafflictedsoul,thenyourlightshalldawninthedarkness,andyourdarknessshallbeasthenoonday”(Isaiah58:6-10).

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