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Mark 4:14-20 (MSG)

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¹⁴ "The farmer plants the Word. ¹⁵ Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road. No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them. ¹⁶ "And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel. When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm. ¹⁷ But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. ¹⁸ "The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news ¹⁹ but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it. ²⁰ "But the seed planted in the good earth represents those who hear the Word, embrace it, and produce a harvest beyond their wildest dreams."


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 18) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Deceitfulness of wealth comes and choke out the word
(v. 18) Faith / Doubt / Worry - Worries comes and choke out the word
(v. 19) Faith / Doubt / Worry - Worries comes and choke out the word
(v. 19) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Deceitfulness of wealth comes and choke out the word

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 14) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 14) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 15) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 15) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 16) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 16) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 17) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 17) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 18) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 18) Hunger for Christ (2010-11-07)
(v. 18) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 19) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 19) Hunger for Christ (2010-11-07)
(v. 19) Raising Awesome Kids - First Things First (part 2) (2008-11-17)
(v. 19) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 20) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 20) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 18) Devotional: Futility of a Life Without God (2008-12-18)
(v. 19) Devotional: Futility of a Life Without God (2008-12-18)

Definition(s):
Satan (Seh-tan): contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser