# Mark 4 Bible study questions

> Jesus tells the parable of the sower and other seed stories, then calms a storm on the lake.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/group-questions/mark-4
10 questions for a small group or a leader. Read the chapter aloud first: https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/4.md

## Start here

1. Have you ever grown something? What helped it grow?

## Look: what does it say?

2. Name the 4 kinds of ground where the seed falls, and what happens in each. (Mark 4:3-8)
3. How does Jesus explain each kind of ground? (Mark 4:14-20)
4. What do the disciples say to Jesus in the storm, and what does he say back? (Mark 4:37-41)

## Understand: what does it mean?

5. The sower throws seed everywhere, even on poor ground. What does that say about God? (Mark 4:3-4)
6. What do the seed that grows on its own and the mustard seed teach about how God’s kingdom grows? (Mark 4:26-32)
7. After the storm stops, the disciples are more afraid than before. Why? (Mark 4:41)

## Live it: what will we do?

8. Which kind of ground best describes you lately? Say so if you can. (Mark 4:15-20)
9. What worries or wants are crowding out the word in your life? (Mark 4:19)
10. What storm are you in right now, and what would it look like to trust Jesus in the boat? (Mark 4:38-40)

## Close in prayer

Ask God to make each person good ground, and pray for anyone in a storm.

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