Listen up!
This command begins the Parable of the Sower.
What is “Listen”?
In Jesus’ explanation, this represents God’s Word.
What is the seed?
Jesus says a lamp should be placed here instead of under a bowl or bed.
What is a lampstand?
This person told the disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.
Who is Jesus?
These are the three steps of inductive Bible study.
What are Observation, Interpretation, and Application?
Jesus repeatedly says, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them do this.”
What is hear?
Birds eat the seed that falls on this type of ground.
What is the path?
According to Jesus, hidden things will eventually become this.
What is revealed?
Jesus was doing this in the stern when the storm began.
What is sleeping?
This step of inductive study asks, “What does the passage say?”
What is Observation?
This goes beyond merely hearing sounds and involves giving attention to the message.
What is listening?
The rocky-ground plant withers because it lacks this.
What are deep roots?
In the parable of the growing seed, the farmer can plant, but he cannot manufacture this.
What is growth?
The disciples ask Jesus this question when they wake Him during the storm.
What is “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
This inductive step asks, “What does the passage mean?”
What is Interpretation?
In Mark 4:24, Jesus tells His listeners to do this with what they hear.
What is consider it carefully?
These three things choke the Word in the thorny soil.
What are worries, wealth, and other desires?
This tiny seed illustrates how God’s kingdom can begin small but grow much larger.
What is the mustard seed?
Jesus commanded the wind and sea to do these two things.
What are “Be quiet” and “Be still”?
This inductive step asks, “How should I respond?”
What is Application?
Jesus’ repeated emphasis on hearing shows that discipleship requires this, not merely physical proximity.
What is a willing response to Jesus?
This is the clearest evidence that someone represents the good soil.
What is lasting fruit?
The crowd heard parables publicly, while these people received private explanations because they remained with Jesus.
Who are the disciples?
After Jesus calms the storm, the disciples ask this question about His identity.
What is “Who is this?”
In the Parable of the Sower, genuine hearing produces fruit. Later, during the storm, Jesus challenges His disciples because their hearing has not yet developed into this.
What is faith or trust in Jesus?