DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:1-34 Ask How does this passage build on what we have learned in previous passages in this chapter? Reflect Throughout Mark 4:1-34 we see a reoccurring theme of Jesus bringing his followers to new levels of understanding about how his kingdom operates. The kingdom Jesus describes belongs […]
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DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:26-34, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Ask What does this passage teach us about the nature of the kingdom of God? Reflect This is really good news for us: God’s kingdom grows from unseen places. While we’re sound asleep and when we’re rushing through our schedules, God grows eternal […]
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WEEK 3 This guide pairs with Mark 4:26-34 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill on May 18-19. Written by Jena Meyerpeter Jena and her family moved to Gig Harbor in the fall of 2017. Although she considers herself a Midwest girl at heart, she and her husband Josh are loving raising their three daughters […]
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DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:26-34, Colossians 2:6-7, 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 Ask What can we learn about the different roles of people and God in growth in this passage? Reflect There’s a garden window above my kitchen sink. It serves as my mini greenhouse all year long and it plays host to […]
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DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read Psalm 23 (or another passage of Scripture that is meaningful to you right now). Reflect Today we get to practice lingering. Carve out some time today where you can spend open-ended time with God uninterrupted. Read His Word. Don’t leave. If anything is distracting you, write it down […]
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DAY 6 – Saturday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:23-24a with John 20:1-18 and Ephesians 1:17-20. Ask How has following Jesus made hidden things come to light in your life and walk with Him? Reflect I love John’s story of the empty tomb. I love John’s sense of humor and competitiveness, boasting that he outran Peter. […]
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DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:24-25 with the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30. Ask “To the one who has, more will be given.” How do you relate to this parable? How have you personally experienced the truth of verses 24 and 25 in your life? Spend time journaling or sharing […]
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DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:21-23 along with Jeremiah 23:29, Luke 8:16-18 and John 8:12. Ask How does the lamp represent the kingdom of God in these passages? What impact does it make for a believer to “put their light on a stand” instead of hiding it under a basket or under […]
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DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:23 with 1 Samuel 3:1-11; Mark 4:9-20; and Matthew 5:14-16. Ask In your own words explain what you think “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear” means. Reflect We jokingly tell our teenaged daughter that she has bionic ears. If we smack our gum or […]
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DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:22 with Mark 4:10-12 and Mark 4:33-34 Ask How does 4:22 continue to develop our understanding of the purpose of parables explained in 4:11? Reflect As we learned last week, parables are usually “stories out of ordinary life used to illustrate spiritual or moral truth, sometimes in […]
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