This study examines the parable of The Sower in the New Testament that compares our Christian Faith to a seed that is planted in the ground. This parable was taught by Jesus in a public sermon and then a second time in plain language to His disciples. If you are a disciple of Jesus you should perk-up a bit and listen closely to the words of Jesus as He emphasizes His message in this parable.

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Discussion Questions:

1. How do you think people get hardened hearts?
2. How does a hardened heart affect a person’s ability to receive and grow God’s word?
3. While being a Christian have you even had a hardened heart on a given topic or area of your life?
4. What can mature Christians do to help prepare someone's hardened soil to be ready for God’s seed?
5. What should we do as believers when we see the devil attempting to steal or corrupt God’s word in another person?

Discussion Questions:

1. What are some examples rocky ground in the world?
   
2. In your opinion what does a strong root of faith consist of?
   
3. How can mature Christians help new believers stay excited, yet grounded in their faith?
   
4. What is the difference between the soil, the rocks and the root?
   
5. How should a community of believers respond when one of its members are being tested? Give three examples.

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Discussion Questions:

1. What is the difference between rocky soil and thorns?
   
2. How would you help a new christian handle the worries and desires of this earthly life?
   
3. What are some examples of thorns in our lives? Share a thorn that you have dealt with.
   
4. How do think thorns keep a Christians from growing?

Discussion Questions:

1. Give an example of when your faith was like a mustard seed?
   
2. What do you think it means for someone to perch in the branches of your faith?
   
3. Give an example of when you helped a mustard seed grow in someone else?
   
4. How can you grow the mustard seed inside of you?

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Discussion Questions:

1. Give an example of when your faith was like a mustard seed?
   
2. What do you think it means for someone to perch in the branches of your faith?
   
3. Give an example of when you helped a mustard seed grow in someone else?
   
4. How can you grow the mustard seed inside of you?

Discussion Questions:

1. Why do you think weeds are permitted to grow with the wheat?
   
2. How do you know whether someone is a weed or wheat? Can a weed look like a stalk of wheat?
   
3. How do you think wheat creates more wheat?
   
4. Give an example of when you created more wheat or missed the opportunity to do so?
   
5. Explain whose job it is to pull-up the wheat? Why?