A Story about Seed + Soils | Mark 4:1-20
How many of you love a good story? As humans we are drawn to stories either through reading books, listening to podcasts, going to the theatre, or binge-watching shows. Our earliest memories are linked to stories that we are told as kids: Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, The Little Engine that Could. The stories we hear shape, teach, inform, and change us. We are a storytelling and story-consuming people.
Up to now, Mark has been non-stop in action but now he slows down to focus on the preaching ministry of Jesus. Jesus came to earth to preach the gospel and to tell stories. The stories he told helped illustrate and illuminate what the Kingdom of God is like and the power and grace of God. The story of the seed and soils is a picture of the power of the Gospel and how Jesus builds His Kingdom.