The Sower: On Hearing

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In the parable of the sower, we see that Jesus did not just come to bring forgiveness of sins, but the very kingdom of God—in other words, forgiveness of sins is just the beginning. The kingdom of God is nothing less than the power of God in heaven entering the world to heal every alienation and every brokenness. What does it mean to enter the kingdom of God? How do we come into the power of the kingdom of God? In this parable, we learn that listening well, listening deep, and listening in understanding is the primary skill of the kingdom of God. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on August 23, 1992. Series: The Parables of Jesus (1992). Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Today on Gospel in Life, Tim Keller is preaching on the parables of Jesus.
0:07.2	What's a parable?
0:08.2	It's a way of taking something as abstract and as multidimensional as the kingdom of
0:12.9	God and making it something very concrete, and you'll discover that these simple stories
0:17.6	show us incredibly deep things about the character of God.
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0:33.0	articles from Dr. Keller and helpful stories of Gospel transformation.
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0:42.3	The parable of the Sower is actually found in Matthew 13, in Mark chapter 4 and in Luke
0:48.3	8.
0:49.3	Today, I'd like to read to you the version that you find in Matthew 13.
0:55.4	Verse 1-9, and then I'll read Jesus' interpretation of the parable, verse 18-23.
1:02.4	The same day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake, such large crowds gathered
1:07.2	around him that when he got into a boat and sat in it, all the people stood on the shore,
1:11.8	and he told them many things in parables and said, a farmer went out to sow his seed.
1:19.0	As he was scattering the seed, some fell on the path and the birds came and ate it up.
1:25.0	Some fell in rocky places where it did not have much soil.
1:27.6	It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow, but when the sun came, the plants were scorched
1:33.3	and they withered because they had no root.
1:35.9	Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
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