{"id":2804,"date":"2026-04-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2022-11-25T06:58:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:58:06","slug":"understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Spiritual Growth: Mark 4:26-29"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4795\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2804-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-parables-14_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-parables-14_mixdown.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-parables-14_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-parables-14_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?powerpress_pinw=2804-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-parables-14_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rbs-ga-parables-14_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-reflective-bible-study-gos-31078545\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><hr class=\"powerpress-player-divider\"><div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Read the Transcript<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p>In our last episode, I hinted at the next several episodes being focused in on a series of parables found in Matthew\u2019s gospel. However, before we continue looking at the series of parables, Mark\u2019s gospel includes similar but unique parable that sounds related to the parable we focused on in our last episode. In planning our year of podcasts, this seemed like a great point to briefly detour away from Matthew to look at it.<\/p>\r\n<p>While Mark includes this similar sounding parable to Matthew\u2019s Wheat and Weeds parable, the key idea in Mark\u2019s parable focuses not on the harvest, even though a harvest is included, but the time between the planting and the harvest, and Mark doesn\u2019t include any details about weeds.<\/p>\r\n<p>Let\u2019s read Jesus\u2019 parable from Mark\u2019s gospel and discover what it can teach us about our lives today and the current world we are living in. Our passage is found in Mark\u2019s gospel, chapter 4, and we will read it from the New International Reader\u2019s Version of the Bible. Starting in verse 26, Mark tells us that:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus also said, \u201cHere is what God\u2019s kingdom is like. A farmer scatters seed on the ground.\u00a0<sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>Night and day the seed comes up and grows. It happens whether the farmer sleeps or gets up. He doesn\u2019t know how it happens.\u00a0<sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>All by itself the soil produces grain. First the stalk comes up. Then the head appears. Finally, the full grain appears in the head.\u00a0<sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>Before long the grain ripens. So the farmer cuts it down, because the harvest is ready.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>When reading this parable, one of the first things that I thought of might make me sound a little skeptical, but it is simply that nowadays, we know how a seed germinates and becomes a plant. With our scientific advances, we know how this happens. We also know that soil left to its own won\u2019t produce anything. If there is water and other soil with plants nearby, without some intervention, the soil in question might gain some of the plants from the nearby soil or it might get the pesky unwanted plants we call weeds.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, soil with no water or moisture won\u2019t produce anything lasting. We know more about how plants grow today than perhaps at any other point in history.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, this was the logical, and perhaps a little skeptical, side of me. But what if Jesus isn\u2019t really talking about farming?<\/p>\r\n<p>Remember, this is a parable, and Jesus begins His parable by stating that His illustration will describe what God\u2019s kingdom is like. <em>With this introduction, we discover that this illustration about farming is not about farming at all. Instead, farming becomes a metaphor for spiritual growth.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>With that as a frame of reference, do we know how spiritual growth works? I\u2019ll be the first to say that we know a little bit about it, but similar to how Jesus describes the farmer not knowing how it happens, there are a lot of unknown details in the process.<\/p>\r\n<p>When we talk about spiritual growth, we know some things that help and other things that do not. We know that prayer and Bible study help with spiritual growth, while many of the latest blockbuster movies, games, or other forms of entertainment don\u2019t help us grow spiritually.<\/p>\r\n<p>To sum up what we know and compare it to what we don\u2019t know, what we do know is that there are some environments that help with spiritual growth, and other environments that don\u2019t help with growth. This is similar to the parable from a couple episodes ago where seed falls on different types of soil with different results. Seed landing on soil is going to grow a lot better than seed landing on a solid slab of pavement. <strong><em>The environment matters when we talk about spiritual growth.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>However, with the right environment, do we know what causes spiritual growth?<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Again, we know something that can stop spiritual growth in the right environment, and that is a selfish, self-centered attitude. Also, a closed, hard heart towards God will stop spiritual growth. Judas Iscariot is the prime example of this. Everything spoke to Judas Iscariot having the same opportunity as the majority of the other disciples, but Judas chose to reject and betray Jesus because of His self-focused attitude, when the other disciples ultimately became ambassadors for God\u2019s kingdom after they received the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\r\n<p>So with the right environment, the right attitude, and the right focus, will we grow spiritually? I believe we will, but I also believe that we don\u2019t truly understand how it happens. We can describe growing spiritually as receiving the Holy Spirit, learning new spiritual truths, having a new perspective and outlook on life, and being transformed by God, but how this happens is still a mystery.<\/p>\r\n<p>Like the parable, we can see the outward stages of growth happening, all the way to being mature and ripe, but how spiritual growth happens within a person\u2019s life is still a mystery. As the common metaphor goes, we can see the effects of the wind, but we cannot see the wind itself. We can feel the wind, but we cannot see it. <strong>We can feel and see spiritual changes in our lives and our perspectives, but that doesn\u2019t mean we understand how we grow spiritually.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>However, just because it is a mystery to us does not mean that this is a mystery to God. God knows and He understands. In this parable, Jesus subtly leaves one responsibility to us, and then we are to leave the rest to Him. This parable subtly challenges us to plant spiritual seeds. When we share God with others, when we live a life that gives God glory, and when we don\u2019t back down when we are challenged spiritually, our lives are planting seeds in the lives of those we meet. This is what God has called us to do.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>While we don\u2019t understand how spiritual growth works, we can trust that God knows. God sends the spiritual sunshine, the spiritual water, and God prompts the spiritual germination that starts the spiritual growth in someone\u2019s heart and life. Spiritual growth is something that is entirely based on the Holy Spirit. Once a seed has been planted, it is up to the environment to help facilitate the growth. <em>We cannot control someone else\u2019s spiritual environment, so we let God handle the growth.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>With God focusing on the growth and the environment, every one of the seeds planted in His people will grow into spiritual maturity and become ripe for His harvest. God has left us with the responsibility of planting seeds, so let\u2019s plant spiritual seeds and let Him worry about how to help them grow! <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>As we come to the end of another podcast episode, here are the challenges I will leave you with:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>As always, seek God first and intentionally open your heart to Him. Ask Him to send the Holy Spirit into your life to help you grow, to help you live for Him, and to help you plant seeds through how you live your life. Trust that God is more than willing to answer this heartfelt prayer in your own life!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Also, don\u2019t neglect the environments you place yourself in. Continue to set time aside to pray and study the Bible for yourself to grow personally towards God. While the environment you are placed in is different from the one I am in, God knows how to grow someone spiritually when we stay connected to Him!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>And as I end every set of challenges by saying in one way or another, never stop short of, back away from, chicken out of, or wither away from where God wants to lead you to in your life with Him!<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nYear of Parables &#8211; Episode 14: While Matthew has a more famous parable about wheat and weeds, Mark included a lesser known parable focused on seed planting that might be even more powerful, and it is a parable that challenges us about what we are called to do verses what we are called to let God do. Discover how a short, four-verse parable can reframe someone&#8217;s life!\r\n<\/p><p><strong>Join the discussion.<\/strong> Share your thoughts on this passage.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio"],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[2],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Understanding Spiritual Growth: Mark 4:26-29 - Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Understanding Spiritual Growth: Mark 4:26-29 - Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@godstruthhisway\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@godstruthhisway\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cam\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6aa6c062baad6d28cd49429d13dee5e3\"},\"headline\":\"Understanding Spiritual Growth: Mark 4:26-29\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1447,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Audio Journal Entries\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/\",\"name\":\"Understanding Spiritual Growth: Mark 4:26-29 - Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6aa6c062baad6d28cd49429d13dee5e3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/understanding-spiritual-growth-mark-4-26-29\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Understanding Spiritual Growth: Mark 4:26-29\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/\",\"name\":\"Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\",\"description\":\"Your Life. 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