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Mark 4:14-20 (NLT)

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¹⁴ The farmer plants seed by taking God's word to others. ¹⁵ The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away. ¹⁶ The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. ¹⁷ But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word. ¹⁸ The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God's word, ¹⁹ but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. ²⁰ And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God's word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!"


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