Matthew 13:01-17

V.01-09

1. Read verses 1-9. What is a parable? Summarize the parable that Jesus shared with the crowd.

2. How might the crowds have reacted to hearing this parable?

3. What does the phrase 'He who has ears, let him hear' mean?

V.10-17

1. Read verse 10. How did the disciples react to hearing the parable? What did the disciples ask Jesus?

2. What are the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven? Why are the secrets given to some but not others?

3. Read verse 12. What should we expect to receive if we have? What is the end outcome for those who have not?

4. Why does Jesus speak to the crowds in parables?

5. According to Jesus, what is the reason that the people “hear but never understand and see but never perceive”? (15)

6. What makes a person's heart dull?

7. Can a person do anything to make their heart less dull, and in turn see, hear, and understand?

8. What makes us blessed according to verses 16 and 17?

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