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Jeremiah 17:5-8DT: Colossians 2:6-7Matthew 13:1-23Farmers live by faith. Many variables influence whether farmers reap a bountiful harvest or a slim-pickins’ crop. Weather patterns, soil conditions, right amounts of water and fertilizers, quality of seeds, and faithfulness of laborers—all these factors influence the crop yields and thus the profits earned. Millions of farmers around the world exercise faith each year in the farming process. The first parable Jesus told (as recorded in the Gospels) was about a farmer, a sower who scattered seeds for a crop. Let’s consider this parable in Matthew 13:1–23. The two parts of the story (parable) are easy to grasp: (1) Jesus told the story and, (2) Jesus explained the story.