{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"From the Pulpit: An FBCOS Podcast","title":"The Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Sower","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/457458c9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2933,"description":"The Parable of the Sower: Understanding the Mysteries of the Kingdom (Matthew 13)\nWhy did Jesus shift from the direct, confrontational preaching of the Sermon on the Mount to teaching in parables? In this study of Matthew 13, we explore the Parable of the Sower and what it reveals about the human heart's response to the Gospel.\nWe break down:\nWhy Jesus began speaking in parables after the multitudes rejected Him in chapters 11–12\nThe four soils — wayside, stony, thorny, and good — and what each reveals about hard, superficial, worldly, and receptive hearts\nWhy fruitfulness varies (hundredfold, sixty, thirty) and why even small fruit matters\nHow to pray for the lost and the call to keep sowing the seed, even when most won't receive it\n\"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy\" — Psalm 126\nWhether you're wrestling with how to share your faith or examining your own heart's response to God's Word, this message is a call to sow faithfully and pray boldly.\n#Matthew13 #ParableOfTheSower #BibleStudy #GospelOfMatthew #ChristianSermon","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/v8KTE1Pzf_y_tqipWVW3KR8hWRPW9YYTcwz4mIt-TMw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3NjUxLzE2NDI2/MzA5MzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}