we should be like a lamp put it on a stand

we should be like a lamp put it on a stand

Mark 4:21(The light on the stand lights the whole room)

                 ²¹ He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?

Matt 5:15(we should be a like a light on stand so that we can be useful to everyone)

            ¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

Luke 8:16(we should be a like a light on stand so that others can see us and learn from us)

                ¹⁶ “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

Luke 11:33(we should glorify the name of the Lord with whatever we have and not be like a light hidden)

                ³³ “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)      we should be like a lamp put it on a stand

2)      The light on the stand lights the whole room

3)      we should be a like a light on stand so that we can be useful to everyone

4)      we should be a like a light on stand so that others can see us and learn from us

5)      we should glorify the name of the Lord with whatever we have and not be like a light hidden

Worries of life and deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and makes it unfruitful

Worries of life and deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and makes it unfruitful

Mark 4:19(Worries of life and deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and makes it unfruitful)

            ¹⁹ but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Mt 19:23(When money is not our priority, we would be able to concentrate on Godly things)

                ²³ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.

1 Tim 6:9, 10, 17(Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires)

            ⁹ Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
           
 (For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil)

¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

           
(We have to put our hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment)

¹⁷ Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.  

1 John 2:15-17(The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life will pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever)

                ¹⁵ Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father^[a] is not in them. ¹⁶ For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. ¹⁷ The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)      Worries of life and deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and makes it unfruitful

2)      When money is not our priority, we would be able to concentrate on Godly things

3)      Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires

4)      For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil

5)      We have to put our hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment

6)      The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life will pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever

Sowing the Word of God

Sowing the Word of God

Mark 4:14 (The Children of God sows His word)

            ¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

Mark 16:20(Lord worked with His disciples in confirming His word by signs, when it is preached everywhere)

            ²⁰ Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

Luke 1:2(The word of God represents an account of things that are fulfilled and being handed down to others)

                ² just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

Acts 4:31(When the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke the word boldly)

                ³¹ After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Acts 8:4(The disciples preached Gods word wherever they went)

                ⁴ Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

Acts 16:6(Holy Spirit guided His disciples in preaching the word)

                ⁶ Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.

Acts 17:11(Some people were of more noble character, after receiving the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day)

            ¹¹ Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

Php 1:14(confiding in the Lord makes His disciples proclaim the gospel without fear)

            ¹⁴ And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.

We learn the following from the above verses

Who preaches the God word?

The Children of God sows His word

The word of God represents an account of things that are fulfilled and being handed down to others.

How the word of God is proclaimed?

1)      Lord worked with His disciples in confirming His word by signs, when it is preached everywhere

2)      When the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke the word boldly

3)      The disciples preached Gods word wherever they went

4)      Holy Spirit guided His disciples in preaching the word

How are we blessed by proclaiming His word?

1)      We become of more noble character, when we receive the message with great eagerness and examine the Scriptures every day

2)      Proclaiming the gospel makes us confide in the Lord              

seed that fell on good soil produces a crop multiplying thirty, sixty, some a hundred times

Mark 4:8(seed that fell on good soil produces a crop multiplying thirty, sixty, some a hundred times)

            ⁸ Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”

John 15:5(we will bear much fruit, if we remain in Jesus)

                ⁵ “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

Col 1:6(The gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world by making people understand God’s grace)

                ⁶ In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.

John15:16(God has chosen us to bear fruit, the fruit that will last)

            ¹⁶ You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)      seed that fell on good soil produces a crop multiplying thirty, sixty, some a hundred times

2)      we will bear much fruit, if we remain in Jesus

3)      The gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world by making people understand God’s grace

4)      God has chosen us to bear fruit, the fruit that will last

Jesus appointed apostles and gave them authority to drive out demons

Mark3:14, 15(Jesus appointed apostles and gave them authority to drive out demons)

            ¹⁴ He appointed twelve^[a] that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach ¹⁵ and to have authority to drive out demons.

Matt 10:1(Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.)

                ¹ Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

Mark 6:7(Jesus gave authority to His disciples, when sends them out preach the gospel)

            ⁷ Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.

Luke 4:36(people were amazed at the power and authority Jesus had Or Jesus demonstrated)

                ³⁶ All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”

Luke 9:1(Jesus had called the twelve disciples together to give them power and authority)

                 ¹ When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,

We learn the following from the above verses

1)      Jesus appointed apostles and gave them authority to drive out demons

2)      Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

3)      Jesus gave authority to His disciples, when sends them out preach the gospel

4)      people were amazed at the power and authority Jesus had Or Jesus demonstrated

5)      Jesus had called the twelve disciples together to give them power and authority

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath

Mark 2:27(Jesus said to Pharisees ““The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”)

                ²⁷ Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Ex 23:12(Sabbath was created for man so that his entire household can take rest)

                ¹² “Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.

Deut 5:14(Sabbath was created for man so that his entire household can take rest)

            ¹⁴ but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.

Col 2:16(we should not judge anyone by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day)

                ¹⁶ Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.

Gal 4:10(we should not be enslaved by religious practices)

⁹ But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces^[d]? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? ¹⁰ You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!

We learn the following from the above verses

1)      We should not be controlled by nitty-gritty religious things

2)      Jesus said to Pharisees ““The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”

3)      Sabbath was created for man so that his entire household can take rest

4)      We should not judge anyone by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day

5)      We should not be enslaved by religious practices

Jesus came to this world to save the sinners

Jesus came to this world to set the sinners free

Mark 2:17(Jesus came to the world to be doctor for the sick and set the sinners free)

¹⁷ On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Luke 19:10(Jesus came to the world to seek and save the lost)

            ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

1Ti 1:15(Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners)

                ¹⁵ Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.

Eze 34:12, 16 (Jesus came to the world to rescue us on a day of clouds and darkness)

            ¹² As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

(God search for the lost and bring back the strays)
            ¹⁶ I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.

John 3:17(Jesus came to this world to save the world through Him)

¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)      Jesus came to the world to be doctor for the sick and set the sinners free

2)      Jesus came to the world to seek and save the lost

3)      Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners

4)      Jesus came to the world to rescue us on a day of clouds and darkness

5)      God search for the lost and bring back the strays

6)      Jesus came to this world to save the world through Him