MARK 4:26-29

1. Was there something in this sermon or text that struck you as meaningful? As strange? As hard to understand?

2. Why might we find it more comforting to know how and when the kingdom of God is growing?

3. What kinds of human attempts and activities do we use to take responsibility for the growth of the kingdom of God?

4. How does this knowledge become a burden?

5. How have you seen the kingdom of God growing in yourself?

6. How have you seen the kingdom of God growing in your church? In your community? In your nation? In your world?

7. What fruit of the Spirit might God being causing to grow in you right now? How is He helping this fruit to grow in you? What form might this fruit take in your actions and words?

8. What one word would describe this passage?