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Engage
Think long and hard about how you can do your best to get their attention.What is the hardest thing for you to put down when it’s time to go to school, work, dinner, etc.?
I saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
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Question: What is the one thing you protect most intensely?
Tension
What you’re doing here is bringing up some kind of a problem.
The tension you create should make people lean in and give them an opportunity to anticipate the tension being resolved.
Our heart is our most valuable possession.
(Not your physical heart, obviously.
But, kindof.)
We guard it really closely.
Sometimes, that’s good.
It can protect us from being hurt by someone else.
Sometimes, that shuts us off to the things God wants to do in our hearts.
I like to think I’m an OK follower of Jesus.
I wasn’t always that way.
Even now, there are some areas of my heart that I keep guarded.
Truth & Application
Once you’ve engaged the congregation and presented some kind of tension, you can now go to God’s Word in order to resolve the tension.
The next section, Application, should happen naturally as you are teaching, and should come to a point after you teach through Scripture.
Mark 4:3-9
The Point of Parables
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NLTThen Jesus wept.
Jesus is teaching, almost in an amphitheater along the coast.
Picture.
He’s teaching mainly by parables, which is uncommon for him up to this point.
Isaiah felt troubled by his listener’s inaction.
They weren’t hearing him.
Jesus felt the same way.
Exasperated.
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Jesus invites us all to look deeper
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I like the way The Message puts this:
Jesus shows us all about his kingdom
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Parables challenge us to take a closer look, a deeper dive.
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Parables are all about illustrating Jesus’ Kingdom
Questions
Why did Jesus speak in Parables?
Did Jesus not want people to come to know God?
Why were some parables tough for the Apostles to understand?
Four Types Of Soil
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Soil That Is On The Path
Indifferent toward Jesus’ message.
Soil That Is Rocky
Flash-in-the-pan.
Fall away as soon as following Jesus is inconvenient for them.
Soil That Is Crowded
A follower of Jesus who is too distracted, and doesn’t produce fruit.
Soil That Is Good
Hear the word, accept the word, put it into practice.
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God wants to make every part of you “good soil.”
Everybody in the parable hears the Word.
Some accept it.
Only one acts on it.
We’ve all been the different types, at one time or another.
In some areas of our lives, we are different types, at the same time.
In some areas of our lives, we are different types, at the same time.
Questions
What did the four types of soil represent?
Most of the time, which soil could represent your heart?
Is that how you want to answer that question?
What’s one of the “dark areas
How can you move closer to becoming “good soil”?
Inspiration
This is the time where you can ask great questions.
Could be called “reflection.”
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to make every part of you “good soil.”
Which soil represents your heart?
How are you responding to the message of Jesus.
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