Read Mark 4:1-20 Question: What is the meaning and lessons from the parable of the sower? Subsequent/Linked Questions: Who is the sower?                                                             What is the seed?                                                             What does the path represent?                                                             What does the rocky ground represent?                                                             What does the thorny ground represent?                                                             What does the good soil represent?                                                             Who of these 4 groups receive salvation? The sower is anybody who speaks the word of God to other people.  In this instance it is Jesus himself who has been sharing the word with people.  The seed......

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Mark 3 Bible Study Section 1 – Doing Good on the Sabbath Mark chapter 2 ends with a story about the Pharisees challenging Jesus about his actions on the Sabbath.  Mark 3 begins with a story with very similar themes. Read Mark 3:1-6 Question: What is it that angers & upsets Jesus in this passage? In verse 5, Jesus is described as “angered” and “grieved”.  Note, anger and sadness are not sinful emotions.  Jesus felt those emotions too.   It is the hardness of the Pharisees’ hearts that is causing Jesus to feel......

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Mark 2 is all about the Pharisee’s opposition to Jesus.  On four different occasions in this chapter, they find fault with how Jesus and his disciples behave. Section 1: Jesus Heals a Paralytic Read Mark 2:1-12 Question: Who shows faith in this story and what can we learn from their example? Verse 5 says “Jesus saw their faith”.  “Their” refers to the four friends who had done everything they could to get this paralytic man to Jesus, because they had complete faith Jesus would be able to heal him.  They tried getting......

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