Jesus Will See You Through The Storm

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 4:30-41. With an open mind and a humble heart, read this passage and see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Mark 4:30-32 (NIV)
30  Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
31  It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground.
32  Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade.”
 
On verses 30-32:  Whenever the kingdom of God starts in any person, in any city, or in any place in the world, it always begins the same way: as the tiniest seed.  Over time, however, it can become the biggest thing you see and strong enough to give protection and shelter to others.  So don’t despise small beginnings.  God doesn’t.

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耶稣付出代价，错误不留痕迹

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以赛亚书44:22    我涂抹了你的过犯，像厚云消散；我涂抹了你的罪恶，如薄云灭没。你当归向我，因我救赎了你。

哥林多后书5:17  若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。

当人类学会书写的那一刻，错误也自然诞生。最早期的书写，如：泥板刻文、竹简、莎草纸，一旦错了，无法修改，只能划去、刮除、或干脆重写一页。那是一个「错误留下痕迹，就需付出代价」的年代。

直到铅笔问世，人们开始用天然橡胶擦拭错误。18世纪的橡皮擦改变了书写的自由度，错字不再是永久的印记，而是可被消除的过程。随后，钢笔流行带来了新的挑战，也催生了20世纪中修正液与修正带的诞生，白色涂层遮盖墨迹，容许人们在纸上「重新来过」。

1770年，英国化学家Joseph Priestley首次记载天然橡胶可擦除铅笔笔迹。
1858年，美国商人Hymen Lipman将橡皮擦装在铅笔尾端，获得专利。
1951年，美国女秘书Bette Nesmith Graham发明修正液，灵感来自画家「遮盖错笔」（用覆蓋的方式处理错误的技巧）。

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Don’t Be Afraid to Share What God Has Given You

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 4:21-29. With an open mind and a humble heart, read this passage and see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Mark 4:21-23 (NIV)
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?
22  For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.
23  If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
 
On verses 21-23:  Remember that Jesus is talking here with his disciples, to whom he has revealed the secrets of God’s kingdom (see v11). 

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