Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Kastrichuck continues with the parable of the sower as we pick up in Matthew chapter 13 verse 1 and now with

today's message here's pastor Chuck. Now as we enter into the 13th chapter, we come into the area of the parables that deal with

the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. And in these we have more or less a key to all parables and years ago

when I was in seminary I had a very smart professor who exhorted us young

seminarians to not preach from the parables until we have been pasturing for at least 30 years. I now qualify and I wish I had back a lot of those sermons that I preached from the

parables when I thought my professor didn't know what he was talking about.

But over the years, there has been a definite change in my understanding of the parables.

I do not profess to have a perfect understanding even at this point.

And as I look at these parables, I cannot stand before you tonight and say, well, no,

this is what Jesus meant and have that kind of confidence.

All I can share is what I have that kind of confidence.

All I can share is what I have come to learn and what I have come to believe, but as I continue to grow,

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