VCJH Bible 7 Mark 4 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What are the four Mark 4 parables?
Sower - seeds in four soils
Lamp
Growing seed
Mustard seed
What is a parable?
Story that usually makes one point.
What are the four soils in the parable of the sower?
What type of life do they describe?
Soil. Type of Life. What happened to seed? Spiritual meaning?
Path - Hard of heart. - Birds ate them. Satan takes it away
Rocky. - superficial - Didn’t have lots of soil, grew quickly & died. They depart God when worries come
Weeds. - word choked out by evil and cares of the world. Choked by thorns. Depart God when struggles come
Good soil - Good heart. Plant flourishes Follow God without doubts.
How large will the harvest be?
30-60-100 times
What is the parable of the lamp about?
Jesus is the lamp. Truth about him was concealed at the time, but will later be revealed.
What is the growing seed parable about?
Who makes the seed grow?
Farmer - you
Seed - Jesus’s word
Soil - people who follow the word
God makes it grow
God’s Kingdom depends on what?
.
What is the mustard seed parable about?
It shows how the kingdom of God grows.
God’s kingdom does what?
Grows
What becomes the largest garden plant?
Mustard seed. The smallest seed
What warning did Jesus give repeatedly?
He who has ears…….let him hear
Where was Jesus when he taught these parables?
A boat
Jesus slept on a ___________ in the boat?
Cushion
Whoever has will ………..
Whoever does not have ……….
Be given more
even what they have will be taken from them.
With the measure you use ……….
.it will be measured to you– and even more.
Where did Jesus get the boat?
His disciples
Jesus implies that if you are afraid you have little____________.
Faith
When he awakes in the boat, Jesus exhibits authority, control, and power over what?
Waves and wind
How did Jesus first respond when they questioned him?
Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?
With what question did the disciples awaken Jesus?
Don’t you care if we drown?
When did Jesus explain everything to his disciples?
When they were alone
