Parable of the Sower

A beautiful parable where Jesus describes the nature of faith to a large crowd while standing in a boat.

The design on the left sleeve is as follows:
1. The first seed (not included in the design) was taken by a bird.
2. The second seed is scorched by the sun!
3. The third, choked by thorns!
4. The last has sprouted and has begun its journey to produce good fruit!

"Then he told them many things in parables, saying: 'A farmer went out to sow his seed. (4) As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. (5) Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. (6) But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. (7) Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. (8) Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. (9) Whoever has ears, let them hear.'" [Matt 13:3]

Make sure you sow your seed on GOOD SOIL!