Mark
4:21-29Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Using
Your Light
21 He also said to them, “Is a lamp
brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on
a lampstand? 22 For nothing is concealed
except to be revealed, and nothing hidden except to come to light. 23 If anyone
has ears to hear, he should listen!” 24 Then He
said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you
use,[a] it will be measured and
added to you. 25 For to
the one who has, it will be given, and from the one who does not have, even
what he has will be taken away.”
The
Parable of the Growing Seed
26 “The kingdom of God is like this,” He
said. “A man scatters seed on the ground; 27 he
sleeps and rises—night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he
doesn’t know how. 28 The soil produces a
crop by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the ripe
grain on the head. 29 But as
soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the
harvest has come.”
Questions:
1.
When Jesus is talking about a lamp, what is He referring to?
A. The Lamp
is the Word of God, and the Light could be a Christian or the Word of God.
2.
How can God’s light shine through us?
A. ????
3.
According to Jesus why should we pay attention to what we hear?
A. Because if
we do He will tell us more and reveal more of Himself.
4.
How is telling people about Jesus a lot like scattering seeds?
A. A farmer
scatters seeds and waits, we are to tell people about Jesus and wait for the
Holy Spirit to take hold of that person and grow.
5.
How does the parable of the growing seed explain the process of
our spiritual growth?
A. Just like
a seed grows slowly until it is ready to harvest, or spiritual growth if
gradual as well.
