Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 4:2-3

"And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:" — Mark 4:2-3 (ASV)

He did not go out to show himself, to let people see how dexterous he was at the art of sowing seed; but he went out to sow. And every true preacher should go out with this one design, — to scatter broadcast the good seed of the kingdom, and to try to obtain for it an entrance into the hearts of their hearers.