Luke 7, 8 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Jesus’ teaching on ground conditions:

• Ground along the path – easy to be trampled upon and easy for birds (the devil) to snatch up planted seed.
• Rocky ground – has no moisture to grow a plant. They have no root.
• Thorny ground – the cares, riches, and worries of life choke out the life of the plant.
• Good ground –  those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.