The Gospel of Mark Fruitful

Mark 4:1-20 “and in his teaching said: "Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times.”

Mark 4:3-20 The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."

Fruitful The three principle elements are the seed, the ground and the sower.

Ezekiel 36:26 “And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart.”

Mark 4:20 “Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."

Mark 16:17-18 “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;… they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

Mark 4:20 “Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."

Fruitful The three principle elements are the seed, the ground and the sower. “Reaping more than we sow is a fundamental law of the harvest.

Fruitful The three principle elements are the seed, the ground and the sower. “Reaping more than we sow is a fundamental law of the harvest. We don’t get “results” from our lives by trying harder, but by digging deeper.

Fruitful The three principle elements are the seed, the ground and the sower. “Reaping more than we sow is a fundamental law of the harvest. We don’t get “results” from our lives by trying harder, but by digging deeper. The fruit all depends upon the root.

John 15:1-8 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear (phero) fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples”

John 15:4b “…Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me…”

Fruitful The three principle elements are the seed, the ground and the sower. “Reaping more than we sow is a fundamental law of the harvest. We don’t get “results” from our lives by trying harder, but by digging deeper. The fruit all depends upon the root. ABIDE: Draw near, spend time with, seek intimacy, soak, walk with

John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing”

John 15:7 IF… …you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you.”

Ephesians 3:20 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…”

The Gospel of Mark Fruitful