God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that... Continue Reading →
So he went on to say; “In this way the kingdom of God is just as when a man casts the seed upon the ground, and he sleeps at night and rises up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows tall, just how he does not know.” Mark 4:26-27 (Reference Bible) Jesus is back... Continue Reading →
He also said to them: “A lamp is not brought out to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought out to be put on a lampstand?” Mark 4:21 (NWT) The first and easiest interpretation to place upon this text is that we should let our light shine... Continue Reading →
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the Word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. Mark 4:20 (KJV) As we come to the pinnacle of Jesus´ parable on the sower, we receive the sweet thought of those who do hear... Continue Reading →
Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Mark 4:18-19 (NIV) This is not the only time Jesus uses the analogy of the Word of God entering us like a... Continue Reading →
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. Mark 4:12 (ASV) We have come to one of the greatest failures the human race could and does commit. Greatest, because the consequences are longer lasting then... Continue Reading →
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Mark 4:9 (KJV) Isn´t this an interesting expression? Our Savior liked to use it? Should we try to imagine our Lord referring to people who possess a physical ear as opposed to the ones who have lost theirs in an accident... Continue Reading →
Harken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: Mark 4:3 (KJV) The parable of the sower and his seed is repeated often and remembered well within the flock of God´s sheep here on earth. We hear sermons regularly, read it in our studies and refer to it many times. The disciples of Jesus were... Continue Reading →
So he began to teach them many things with illustrations and to say to them in his teaching: “Listen. Look! The sower went out to sow.” Mark 4:2-3 (Reference Bible) Jesus is getting ready to instruct us on some wonderful insights into what our God would have us know about Him, this world and what... Continue Reading →
“Whoever does the will of God, this one is my brother and sister and Mother.” Mark 3:35 (Reference Bible) What a wonderful thought to be considered family to our Savior. Who would not want to have their part with the Son of God? It is so nice of a thought that many people grab a... Continue Reading →
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