August 9, 2009

Careful Listening

by Alistair Begg

It is possible to listen to God’s Word without benefitting from it. Sometimes, the reason is that we have not carefully considered the questions and demands that Scripture asks of our lives. Alistair Begg teaches us that God’s Word is an appointed means by which a person comes to faith and also a means by which the Christian grows in grace.

Mark 4:21-25

A Lamp Under a Basket

²¹And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? ²²For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. ²³If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” ²⁴And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. ²⁵For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

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Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.

Other messages in: Stories of the Kingdom

The stories Jesus told described a King and a Kingdom unlike any other. Jesus’ words challenged His hearers to consider the magnitude of their sin and the depth of mercy that they could never deserve. Like those in Jesus’ day, we too are prone to misunderstand how these stories testify to the realities of Christ’s Kingdom. In a culture that is reluctant to embrace absolute truth, it can be convenient to marginalize who Jesus is and why He came to earth. Like the rich young ruler, we may consider ourselves to be moral people with no need for a Savior. We may never have been struck by the weight and gravity of God’s coming judgment, driving us to consider our need for mercy. In this series of messages from the Gospel of Mark, Alistair Begg shows us the necessity of knowing Christ as a gracious Savior, an eternal King, and the One who will ultimately judge the world in righteousness.

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Message	ID	Scripture	Buy
How Does God's Kingdom Grow? ID: 2691	2691	Mark 4:1-12	CD DVD
The Seed and the Soils ID: 2692	2692	Mark 4:1-20	CD DVD
Careful Listening ID: 2694	2694	Mark 4:21-25	CD DVD
The Kingdom of God ID: 2696	2696	Mark 4:26-34	CD DVD
One Thing You Lack ID: 2825	2825	Mark 10:17-22	CD DVD
Lessons From the Fig Tree, Part One ID: 2833	2833	Mark 11:12-14 Mark 11:20-25	CD DVD
Lessons From the Fig Tree, Part Two ID: 2834	2834	Mark 11:23-25	DVD CD
"This is About Us!" ID: 2840	2840	Mark 12:1-12	CD DVD
The Coming of the Son of Man ID: 2899	2899	Mark 13:24-31	CD DVD
A Wake-Up Call! ID: 2901	2901	Mark 13:32-37	CD DVD
Complete volume:	27201	CD Series MP3 CD Series DVD Series

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Evangelism