The first steps to understanding the mysteries of the Kingdom of God is to get alone with Jesus. We need revelation. God wants to reveal Himself to us.  When we begin to pursue Jesus on our own, and really see to understand, the eyes of our understanding will opened. This is the key to the new birth. 

The ministry of the sower is to sow the Word of God. This duty requires a preparing of the soil by breaking up fallow ground. The sower must be diligent to not waste precious seed, but to plant in good soil.