The family church experience
Like a Mustard Seed. Mark 4:30-32. And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? “It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, “yet when it is sown it grows up and…
The Growth of the Kingdom. Mark 4:26-29. And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. “He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. “The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain…
Responding to the Teaching of Jesus. Mark 4:21-25. And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? “For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. “If anyone has ears to hear,…
Understanding the Parable of the Sower. Mark 4:14-20. The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. And these are the ones down on the rocky ground: the ones who, when they…
Why Parables? Mark 4:10-13. And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, “so that ‘they may indeed see but not perceive. and may indeed…
The Parable of the Sower. Mark 4:1-9. Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in…
Jesus’ True Family. Mark 3:31-35. And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are seeking you.” And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”And looking about at those who…
The Apex of Unbelief. Mark 3:20-30. Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by…
Appointing Apostles. Mark 3:13-19. And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach And have authority to cast out demons. He appointed twelve:…
Growing Popularity. Mark 3:7-12. Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea And Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. And he told his disciples to…