DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:23 with 1 Samuel 3:1-11; Mark 4:9-20; and Matthew 5:14-16. Ask In your own words explain what you think “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear” means. Reflect We jokingly tell our teenaged daughter that she has bionic ears. If we smack our gum or […]
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DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:22 with Mark 4:10-12 and Mark 4:33-34 Ask How does 4:22 continue to develop our understanding of the purpose of parables explained in 4:11? Reflect As we learned last week, parables are usually “stories out of ordinary life used to illustrate spiritual or moral truth, sometimes in […]
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WEEK 2 This guide pairs with Mark 4:21-25 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill on May 11-12. Written by Kim Maxwell Teacher and LifeGroup leader at Tuesday morning Women’s Life. I married my college sweetheart, Steve, almost 28 years ago, and I am proud to be Nate and Brynna’s mom. I love spending time […]
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DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:1-25 Ask How do verses 24 and 25 remind you of what we learned in the parable of the sower about the nature of the kingdom of God? Reflect This week’s parable is a continuation of Jesus’ parable of the soils. Let’s refresh our memories. Who? (Who […]
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DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:8, 20; Psalm 1:1-6; James 1:22-27 Ask What characterizes a person who is the “good” type of soil? What does this look like in everyday life? Would you describe your life right now as “fruitful”? Why or why not? Reflect – The Soils (Part 4): Good Soil […]
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DAY 6 – Saturday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:7, 18-19; Matthew 6:25-34; 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Ask What characterizes a person who is the soil with “thorns”? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically renew his/her mind against the worldly ways of thinking (Romans 12:1-2)? Reflect – The Soils (Part 3): […]
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If you missed worship last Sunday, you missed a wild, crazy, and fun time. I’m hearing from people who are still finding seeds in various nooks and crannies! It was a pretty vivid way to experience the Parable of the Sower—and to remind us that God calls us to spread his word extravagantly—recklessly, even—and trust […]
DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:5-6, 16-17; Luke 14:25-33; Romans 6:11 Ask What characterizes a person who is the “rocky ground” type soil? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically “consider” oneself “dead to sin but alive to God” in his/her life (see Romans 6:11)? Reflect – […]
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DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:4, 15; 1 Peter 5:8-9; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Ask What characterizes a person who is the soil along “the path”? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically “resist” the devil in his/her life? Reflect – The Soils (Part 1): The Path In […]
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DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:3, 14; Isaiah 55:6-13; James 1:21 Ask What are some ways that God stoops to our level, so to speak, in order to teach us about his ways? Are you listening to all the ways that God is speaking to you? How could you grow to be […]
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