The Parable of the Soils
(Mark 4:1-20)

I. The Parable (Mark 4:1-9)

II. The Purpose (Mark 4:9-12; Matthew 13:10; Isaiah 6:9-10)

III. The Point (Mark 4:13-20)

A. The Unreceptive, Hardened Soil (Mark 4:15; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Peter 5:8-9)

B. The Superficial, Stony Soil (Mark 4:16-17; Colossians 2:6-7; 1 Corinthians 2:14)

C. The Worldly, Thorny Soil (Mark 4:18-19; Matthew 6:21; 1 Timothy 6:10; Philippians 3:8)

D. The Good, Fruitful Soil (Mark 4:20; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; John 15:5-8)