Mark - Lesson 5...Continued from page 3

DAY FIVE:  Prepared Hearts

Please carefully read Mark 4:21-25 and answer the following questions.

1.  What exhortation did Jesus give to us all in verses 21, 22?

2.  Again in verse 23 Jesus repeated His warning to hear and understand what He tells us in these things.  What warning did He give to them in verses 24, 25?

3.  We alone choose how we respond to the message of the Gospel, and other things that God shows us through His Word.  We have to take heed what we hear, for what we put in we will get back out, which is another way to say we’ll reap what we sow ourselves.  We have to choose to let our hearts become good, receptive soil for His Word; the same seed hits everyone’s hearts, but only those whose hearts have been prepared?weeds taken out, rocks removed, etc.?will bear fruit.  What are some proactive steps we can take to prepare ourselves according to the following passages?

Jeremiah 4:1-4, Hosea 10:12

Psalm 1:1-3; 119:9-16

John 15:1-8

Galatians 5:16, 17; 6:7-10

Ephesians 5:15-18

Scripture Memory:  Can you write out this week’s passage by memory here below?  Give it a try, and keep reviewing the passage several times throughout the day.

Mark 4:24, 25: