Who is this Man? Heart Examiner
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:
B. Digging deeper into the meaning:
II. Jesus educates us about four heart conditions:
A. A __________ heart rejects God’s word, 4:4, 15.
B. A ____________ heart results in temporary faith, 4:5-6, 16-17.
C. A ____________ heart falls away from God, 4:7, 18-19.
D. A _____________ heart produces big results, 4:8, 20.
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?
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:
- Who?
- What?
- When?
- Where?
- Why?
B. Digging deeper into the meaning:
- Observation: what does it ____________?
- Interpretation: what does it _____________?
- Application: what does it mean _______ _______?
II. Jesus educates us about four heart conditions:
A. A __________ heart rejects God’s word, 4:4, 15.
- Satan’s activity, Luke 8:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4.
- 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.
- The ____________ of the world.
- 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?
