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Mark 4:1-12 (NIRV)

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¹ Again Jesus began to teach by the Sea of Galilee. The crowd that gathered around him was very large. So he got into a boat. He sat down in it out on the lake. All the people were along the shore at the water's edge. ² He taught them many things by using stories. In his teaching he said, ³ "Listen! A farmer went out to plant his seed. ⁴ He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds came and ate it up. ⁵ Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn't much soil. The plants came up quickly, because the soil wasn't deep. ⁶ When the sun came up, it burned the plants. They dried up because they had no roots. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants. So the plants did not bear grain. ⁸ Still other seed fell on good soil. It grew up and produced a crop 30, 60, or even 100 times more than the farmer planted." ⁹ Then Jesus said, "Those who have ears should listen." ¹⁰ Later Jesus was alone. The Twelve asked him about the stories. So did the others around him. ¹¹ He told them, "The secret of God's kingdom has been given to you. But to outsiders everything is told by using stories. ¹²

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 11) What is the difference between the "Kingdom of God" and the "Kingdom of Heaven"? Kingdom of God has come near

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 2) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 3) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 4) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 5) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 6) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 7) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 8) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 9) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 10) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 11) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 12) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
So (Soh):