Mark 4:26-29

 

1. Position yourself to hear God

 

2. Pore over the passage and paraphrase the main points

 

3. Pull out the spiritual principles

 

4. Pose the question

 

5. Plan obedience and pin down a date

Mark 4:26-29 New International Version (NIV)

The Parable of the Growing Seed

²⁶ He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. ²⁷ Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. ²⁸ All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. ²⁹ As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”


Paraphrase

• Kingdom of God is like a man scattering seed on the ground
• The seed grows whether the man is awake or not and yet doesn't know why
• The stalk produces grain in the right order of stalk, head and the kernel
• When the grain is ready it can be harvested

Principles

• Man plants but God does the rest.  We are in partnership with God even if we don't understand how it all works
• The Word of God has a mysterious and hidden power
• The seed is small but the harvest is big, thanks to God

Questions

• Am I sowing seeds?
• Am I relying on God to His part?
• Do I believe the Word of God has power