Daily Lesson for Thursday 25th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:26-29. What is the primary focus of this parable? Most of the Gospel of Mark has parallels in either Matthew or Luke or both. But that is not the case with this parable. It is unique to Mark. The focus of this brief parable is … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 24th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:21-23. What is Jesus’ special emphasis in the parable of the lamp? Houses in that part of the world in Jesus’ day varied in size and construction, all depending on location and wealth. The houses came to follow a Greek pattern of being built around … Continue reading –>
Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. And when the Great Shepherd … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 23rd of July 2024 Read Mark 4:10-12. Why did Jesus teach in parables? A surface reading of these verses gives the impression that Jesus taught in parables to keep outsiders in the dark. But such a perspective does not fit with Jesus’ actions elsewhere in Mark. In Mark 3:5-6, Jesus is … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Mark 4 has five parables – the sower, the lamp, the measure, the growing seed, and the mustard seed. The majority is around the parable of the sower. July 27, 2024 1. Have a volunteer read Mark 4:1-9, 13-21. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 22nd of July 2024 Jesus was done with the parable and gave no immediate explanation. According to the text (Mark 4:1), Jesus spoke it before “a great multitude.” Only later, with a smaller group (Mark 4:10), did He explain what the parable meant. Read Mark 4:13-20. How did Jesus interpret the … Continue reading –>
It is wonderful to travel through John Mark’s life and see the beautiful story climax with Christ The Lord Is Risen Today – Hymn 166, therefore Go, Preach My Gospel – Hymn 378. These two hymns give us a purpose all during this quarter to hasten the coming of our Lord Jesus. May you enjoy … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 21st of July 2024 Read Mark 4:1-9. What are the different soils like, and what happens to the seed that falls on them? When reading the parables of Jesus in the Gospels, people often want to jump quickly to the interpretation. After all, is that not the point of these stories—to … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Sabbath 20th of July 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 4:1-34, James 1:21, Isaiah 6:1-13, Psalms 104:12, Daniel 4:10-12. Memory Text: “Then He said to them, ‘Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be … Continue reading –>
