The When got When God's word is faithfully preached, it calls for a response from everyone who hears it.

But reactions to biblical teaching are diverse and today on Truth for Life

Alistair Begg takes us through Jesus explanation of the parable of the seeds and

the soils and he leads us to the important question, what kind of soil are you? Let's find out.

I invite you to turn with me to the Bible first of all to the Old Testament in

Isaiah chapter 55 and from verse six seek the Lord while he may be found, call on him while he's near.

Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts.

Let him turn to the Lord and he will have mercy on him and to our God for he will freely pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways declares ways, declares the Lord.

As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways,

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish

so that it yields seed for the sore and bread for the eater.

So is my word that goes out from my mouth.

It will not return to me empty,

but will accomplish what I desire

and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

And then in Mark's Gospel, chapter 4, from verse 13,

where Jesus now begins to give the explanation of the

parable that he is told.

Then Jesus said to them, don't you understand this parable?

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