04_The Parables of Jesus (The Growing Seed Mark 4:26-29)

The second parable which Jesus uttered was that of the Growing Seed recorded in Mark 4:26-29. The parable is unique to Mark's record, but contextually belongs to that very busy day of teaching by the seaside indicated by Matthew (13:1-53). This parable builds on what Jesus taught in the Parable of the Sower. In that first parable, Jesus emphasizes the character of the heart into which the seed must be sown (Luke 8:11-15). In the this, the next, the emphasis is on the power of the Word (Mark 4:27).