Sower and the seed
John Brewer · February 9, 2026
Evangelist John Brewer preaches from the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, showing how the same message can produce different results depending on the condition of the hearer's heart. He describes four spiritual mindsets: the closed mind that refuses to obey, the cloudy mind with no depth or roots, the cluttered mind choked by worldly cares, and the committed mind that receives the Word and bears fruit. The message challenges believers to be doers of the Word who grow in grace rather than remaining spiritually stagnant.
“The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. …”