Luke 8:1-13

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:5

BENEATH THE SURFACE‘As he sowed.’ Luke 8:5 Ages have passed, and Christ is the Sower still, by whatever instrument He works, for we are God’s husbandry as well as God’s building. And the ‘seed’ is the Word of God; so strangely able to work invisibly below the surface of human life. I. Indifference.—This seed, the Word of God, is sown broadcast, as all our opportunities are given. Men may receive the grace of God in vain, and this in more ways than one. On some it produces no vital impression... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:5-6

SOWERS FOR THE KINGDOM‘Some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.’ Luke 8:5-Joshua : What we all need is greater depth of conviction. We need to be convinced of the truth that we are all sent into this world to be sowers of the good, the beautiful, and the true. To be quite certain that we cannot stand idle in the market-place, but with every... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:8

AN HONEST AND GOOD HEART‘And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold.’ Luke 8:8 The parable comes to tell us that once more Christ the great Sower is sowing the seed of His Word in our hearts, and that if we have not hitherto borne fruit as we ought, we may turn over a new leaf and begin to do better. The parable tells us two things. I. What God expects of us.—This is the first thing. It tells us that God expects fruit at our hands. The good ground brought... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:10

MYSTERIES MADE KNOWN‘Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.’ Luke 8:10 When Christ spake the parable of the sower, He was not addressing any little cluster of men—‘a great multitude were by the sea on the land,’ and they all heard His words. Why was it then that only a few, ‘those who were about Him with the Twelve,’ followed Him to ask the meaning of the parable?... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:11

THE WORD AS THE SEED‘Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.’ Luke 8:11 All our Lord’s teaching is most truly practical, and it is only when we begin to try to live according to its spirit that its full meaning becomes clear; and even before putting it into practice, our best chance of understanding it is to compare it, step by step, with what we already know of ourselves and our own hearts and our own lives. I. Who is this ‘Sower’?—None of the Evangelists tell us precisely.... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:12

SATAN’S EVIL WORK‘Then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.’ Luke 8:12 Let us translate the parable a little into modern circumstances. Here is, let us say, a worthy, respectable person—regular in public worship, whatever he may be in private. He has joined, or seemed to join, more or less attentively, in a thoroughly Scriptural service. There has been every help to lift the mind to God, and fix holy thoughts and godly... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:13

ROOTS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE‘These have no root.’ Luke 8:13 The question is, What are ‘roots’? I should define the ‘root’ to be that which, lying secret, far down, gives strength and steadiness to that which is exposed, and at the same time supplies to all the other parts the nourishment which each requires for its life and growth. I. The deepest ‘root’ of all is God’s election.—So deep, that it is really out of all reach and knowledge and ken of man, and yet it is the largest ‘root’ of all... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1-3

‘And it came about soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the Kingly Rule of God, and with him the twelve, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to them of their substance.’ Following on the previous successes Jesus continued going... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1-18

2). THE FOUNDING OF THE NEW ISRAEL UNDER THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD (6:20-8:18) In this second part of the section Luke 5:1 to Luke 9:50, Jesus now reveals Himself as the founder of the new Israel under the Kingly Rule of God: a He proclaims the new Law of the Kingly Rule of God (Luke 6:20-49). b He sends out His power to the Gentiles, to those who are seen as unclean, but who have believed. They too are to benefit from His Kingly Rule (Luke 7:1-10). c He raises the dead, a foretaste of the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:4

‘And when a great crowd came together, and those of every city resorted to him, he spoke by a parable.’ The crowds still flocked to Him from towns all around, and He was now teaching in parables so as to stir the people into thought. He had probably already discovered that many of His hearers were becoming ‘word-hardened’, and stolidly listened to His words without taking them in and acting on them. So now He had decided to teach in stories, leaving them to think about, and ask about, their... read more

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