Luke 8:4-15 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:… I. AN HONOURABLE OCCUPATION. 1. The work of the husbandman too often regarded with contempt. 2. The husbandman a type of Christ. 3. Christ the type of many true teachers, inasmuch as their life's morning is promising, and their evening dispiriting. II. AN HONOURABLE OCCUPATION MAY HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS. l. Unsuccessful results do not lessen the value of the seed. 2. Unsuccessful efforts should not be taken as the measure of the sower's capacity and faithfulness. 3. Unsuccessful efforts must then be studied in relation to the sphere of operations. 4. The best seed will do no good on some lands. 5. The most skilful workman cannot turn a rock into a fruitful garden. III. AN HONOURABLE OCCUPATION MUST HAVE BLESSED RESULTS, There will be patches of good ground in every farm. There are honest and good hearts in every community. No true teacher will have entire failure. (W. Burrows, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: |
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