In the parable of the sower, Jesus tells the story of a farmer who sows seed across his field. The same good seed falls onto soils of varying quality, with the seed symbolizing the word of God and the soils representing the hearts of those who hear God's word and how they respond to it. This week we'll look at the seed that fell upon rocky soil. These hearts have the appearance of life and do, at the beginning, respond to God's word with joy! However, because of their shallow, rocky "soil', they have no roots and their faith crumbles under pressure and never produces fruit. How does someone develop a rocky, shallow heart? How can someone's heart be healed from this? By the grace of God, the soil we start with is not the soil we're stuck with!