The Word And My Heart
Bogdan Pishtoy · Mark 4:1–20 · Jul 19, 2026
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The main point
My heart determines how I hear God's word, and only God can open it.
About this message
Jesus tells the crowd a story about a sower, then, alone with His followers, explains that for those outside everything comes in parables. Bogdan Pishtoy walks through Mark 4:1-20 and shows that parables hide truth from outsiders and reveal it to those who come to Jesus, and that we need the Spirit's light to understand. The sower and seed are not the variable; the heart is what determines how the word is heard.
For anyone who hears the Bible but struggles to understand it.
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