Cleo McKinney-Riley
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Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:20 NLT
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!”
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:18-19 NLT
The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, 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.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:17 NLT
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.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:16 NLT
The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:14-15 NLT
The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others. The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:12 NLT
so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’”
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:11 NLT
He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:9 NLT
Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:8 NLT
Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:7 NLT
Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:6 NLT
But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 4:2-5 NLT
He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 3:35 NLT
Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 3:34 NLT
Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 3:33 NLT
Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 3:29 NLT
but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.”
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 3:27-28 NLT
Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. “I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven,
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 3:25 NLT
Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.
Feb 23
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Mark 3:23-24 NLT
Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.
Feb 23