Who is this Man?  Heart Examiner

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Mark 3:20-35

Let your heart be fertile ground to receive the seed of God’s word.

I.  Learning to teach yourself.

A.  Five observation questions about Jesus’ teaching:

1. Who?
2. What?
3. When?
4. Where?
5. Why?

B.  Digging deeper into the meaning:

1. Observation:  what does it ____________?
2. Interpretation:  what does it _____________?
3. Application:  what does it mean _______ _______?

II.  Jesus educates us about four heart conditions:

A.  A __________ heart rejects God’s word, 4:4, 15.

1. Satan’s activity, Luke 8:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4.
2. Let God give you a new heart, Ezekiel 36:25-27.

B.  A ____________ heart results in temporary faith, 4:5-6, 16-17.

• Trouble, suffering and persecution will come!

C.  A ____________ heart falls away from God, 4:7, 18-19.

1. The ____________ of the world.
2. The deceitfulness of ____________, 1 Timothy 6:9-10.

D.  A _____________ heart produces big results, 4:8, 20.

• Producing fruit, Matthew 3:8, John 15:8.

Conclusion:  Which heart condition do you have?  Earnestly ask God to give a fertile heart to follow His word.

Remember:  Read a story each day from Mark’s Gospel and answer these questions:  Who is Jesus?  What must I do?