1 / 4

Spreading the Gospel Mark chapter 4 verses 26-29 Parable of the Growing Seed

Spreading the Gospel Mark chapter 4 verses 26-29 Parable of the Growing Seed

emil
Download Presentation

Spreading the Gospel Mark chapter 4 verses 26-29 Parable of the Growing Seed

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Spreading the Gospel Mark chapter 4 verses 26-29 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 corn – first the stalk, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 As soon as the corn is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come. (NIV)

  2. The meaning of the parable “the man”/ “the farmer” -anthropos- any person, everyone. “the seed” is the word of God, the gospel. “the soil” is the hearts and lives of unbelievers. Principle 1: scattered seed will produce a crop Principle 2: seed grows “all by itself” -automatos- So what does this say to you? What might watering look mean? Prayer, conversation, care/help, persuading.

  3. 1st Corinthians chapter 3 5 After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. 6 I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. 7 It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.... 9 For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building. (NLT)

  4. 98% of Christ-followers in the Western World • do not share their faith with unbelievers • Why? • Dont know what to say • Dont know how to answer hard questions • Feel scared/embarrassed about possible responses • Feeling not good enough

More Related