Mark 4:1-20
3/19/24
These questions are based on Mark 4:1-20 and the sermon preached on 3/19/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 4:1-20
1.What stood out to you from the sermon on Sunday, or your reading of Mark 4:1-20?
2.Some people have referred to this passage as The Parable of the Soils and some have referred to it as The Parable of the Sower. Which do you think is more accurate? Why? Could it be both? Which do you prefer and why?
3.Read vs.10-12. How do you interpret what Jesus is saying? Look up vs.12 in its context of Isaiah 6. How does that affect the interpretation of this passage?
4.In what ways have you seen the different types of “soils” in your own life? Have you gone through different seasons in your life that could be described by one of the types of soils Jesus mentioned?
5.Our responsibility is to “sow the seed” of God’s Word, and it’s the responsibility of the hearers for how they respond. Does that truth encourage you? Discourage you? Create more questions for you?
6.How does this parable help you understand the phenomenon of deconstruction that is so prevalent today? Is deconstruction always negative? What could be some positive elements of deconstruction?
7.Take some time to pray for each other. Pray specifically that your hearts will be “good soil” that receives God’s Word and produces a “harvest” for your own good and the good of the World.
3/19/24
These questions are based on Mark 4:1-20 and the sermon preached on 3/19/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 4:1-20
1.What stood out to you from the sermon on Sunday, or your reading of Mark 4:1-20?
2.Some people have referred to this passage as The Parable of the Soils and some have referred to it as The Parable of the Sower. Which do you think is more accurate? Why? Could it be both? Which do you prefer and why?
3.Read vs.10-12. How do you interpret what Jesus is saying? Look up vs.12 in its context of Isaiah 6. How does that affect the interpretation of this passage?
4.In what ways have you seen the different types of “soils” in your own life? Have you gone through different seasons in your life that could be described by one of the types of soils Jesus mentioned?
5.Our responsibility is to “sow the seed” of God’s Word, and it’s the responsibility of the hearers for how they respond. Does that truth encourage you? Discourage you? Create more questions for you?
6.How does this parable help you understand the phenomenon of deconstruction that is so prevalent today? Is deconstruction always negative? What could be some positive elements of deconstruction?
7.Take some time to pray for each other. Pray specifically that your hearts will be “good soil” that receives God’s Word and produces a “harvest” for your own good and the good of the World.
Mark 3:20-35
5/12/24
These questions are based on Mark 3:20-35 and the sermon preached on 3/12/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 3:20-35
1.What stood out to you from the sermon on Sunday, or your reading of Mark 3:20-35?
2.Read Mark 3:20-21, 31-35. What are some details in these verses that stand out to you? How does it make you feel? What does it say to the tendency within Christianity to “idolize” the biological family at the expense of the “spiritual” family?
3.Read Mark 3:22. Knowing that the “teachers of the law” were the Bible teachers of the day, what is your takeaway from the fact that they accused Jesus of doing his miracles by the power of Satan? What could be some applications of this today? What’s the warning to us?
4.Read Mark 3:28-29. The best you can, explain why “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” is the only sin that can’t be forgiven. Why does it make sense that if you are worried whether you have committed this sin it means you haven’t?
5.Take some time and pray for those in your life that seem to be rejecting the working of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
5/12/24
These questions are based on Mark 3:20-35 and the sermon preached on 3/12/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 3:20-35
1.What stood out to you from the sermon on Sunday, or your reading of Mark 3:20-35?
2.Read Mark 3:20-21, 31-35. What are some details in these verses that stand out to you? How does it make you feel? What does it say to the tendency within Christianity to “idolize” the biological family at the expense of the “spiritual” family?
3.Read Mark 3:22. Knowing that the “teachers of the law” were the Bible teachers of the day, what is your takeaway from the fact that they accused Jesus of doing his miracles by the power of Satan? What could be some applications of this today? What’s the warning to us?
4.Read Mark 3:28-29. The best you can, explain why “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” is the only sin that can’t be forgiven. Why does it make sense that if you are worried whether you have committed this sin it means you haven’t?
5.Take some time and pray for those in your life that seem to be rejecting the working of the Holy Spirit in their lives.