1. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 1 Gods Field The Parables - Mark 4:1-34

2. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 2 Par ·a ·ble (pàr¹e-bel) noun A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson, especially… told by Jesus... [Middle English, from Old French parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolê,...comparison… from paraballein, to set beside: PARA- para, beside + ballein, to throw.] Readers Digest Universal Dictionary, p. 1121 Gods Field

3. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 3 Gods Field The Sower The Sower Explained The Growth The Field

4. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 4 The Sower 4:1-9 §Jesus preaches §He uses parables §He plants the seed Gods Field

5. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 5 The Sower Explained 4:10-25 §He waters the seed §Mystery of the kingdom §Receive and share the Word Gods Field

6. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 6 The Growth 4:26-32 § Invisible Agent of growth § Great growth Gods Field

7. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 7 The Field 4:33, 34 § Parables to the multitudes § Explanations to the disciples Gods Field

8. ©Copyright© 2004 John (Jack) W Rendel. All rights reserved. 8 §6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. §7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. §9 For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field... Gods Field 1 Cor. 3:6, 7, 9