30-60-100-FOLD

(Message by Tanny Keng)

0. Introduction

a) Does the formula 30-60-100-fold give an idea of  a progressive incremental effect?

i) The answer is a big "YES" because it brings progressive increase for the sower 30-60-100-fold depending on where and how he sows (see Mark 4:1-20).

b) What does progressive incremental mean?

i) Progressive comes from the word.

@1. "Progress" which means moving forward; advancing.

ii) Incremental comes from the word.

@1. "Increment" which means increase; profit; growth; addition.

c) When we combine these two words, we can define progressive incremental as moving forward or advancing in profit, growth; increase, addition. So, the idea of progressive incremental effect is the effect whereby we can see advancing growth with profitable increase.

d) 30-60-100 fold clearly shows progressive increase. It is illustrated in 1 (30), 2 (60), 3+ (90+10) or 4. 

1. Where does Scripture speak of 30-60-100 fold?

a) The Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20)

i) ¹And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. ² Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching: ³ “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. ⁵ Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. ⁷ And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. ⁸ But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” ⁹ And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” (Mark 4:1-9 NKJV)

b) The Purpose of Parables

i) ¹⁰ But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. ¹¹ And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, ¹² so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.’” (Mark 4:10-12 NKJV)

c) The Parable of the Sower Explained

i) ¹³ And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? ¹⁴ The sower sows the word. ¹⁵ And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. ¹⁶ These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; ¹⁷ and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. ¹⁸ Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, ¹⁹ and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. ²⁰ But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” (Mark 4:13-20 NKJV)

2. What are the types of ground some seed may fall in Mark 4:1-20?

a) By the Wayside

i) What happened?

@1. And the birds of the air came and devoured it.

@2. Explained: When they hear the word (seed), Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

b) On Stony Ground

i) What happened?

@1. Where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

@2. Explained: When they hear the word, immediately they receive with gladness, and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they stumble.

c) Among Thorns

i) What happened?

@1. And the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.

@2. Explained: They are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

d) On Good Ground

i) What happened?

@1. And yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some 30-60-100-fold.

@2. Explained: Those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: 30-60-100-fold.

3. What is the condition for bearing 30-60-100 fold?

a) Only on good ground i.e. those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: 30-60-100-fold.

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