Enemies Of The Seed (Mk. 4:13-20) (Part 1)

STRUCTURE:  Mark 4:13-20 is part of a larger context.

•  The larger context is structured this way:
•   Jesus tells a parable (4:1-9).
• It is known as the parable of the sower.
• It is known as the parable of the soils.
•  Jesus answers a question (4:10-12).
• What was the question? 
• We’re not told here the exact wording.
•  It went something like this: Jesus, why do you speak in parables?
• What was Jesus’ answer?
•  The people are interested enough to hear My stories, but not interested enough to change once they’ve heard them.
• Paul put it another way: “But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.” (1 Cor. 2:14)
•  Jesus explains the parable (4:13-20).