Gospel of Mark

Studies in Mark

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Parable of the Lamp

21 Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?

A.Jesus is making an illustration

B.

B.His purpose is to reveal the Kingdom to those who are in

C.It also implies that the Kingdom of God has already been revealed to His people

d.

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22 For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.

A.

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23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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24 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 given.

A.This is common Principle

B.The same measure you use will be measured to you

C. Hearing is the key to success

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25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

A. Similar or same principal of the Parable of the Talents

B. This is the principle of stewardship

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The Purpose of the Parables

10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

The key is Awareness!

The key is Awareness!

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Parable of the Growing Seed

26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,

26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,

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27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.

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28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.

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29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”