What kind of groundLuke 8:4-15Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What are the four kinds of ground, and what happens to the seed in each one?
   • What does Jesus say the good ground is?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which kind of ground best describes how you have received God's word lately? Why?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What is one thing choking God's word in your life that you will deal with this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who has heard God's word and is ready to go deeper? How could you help them hold on to it?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).