6.20.09 Gn33, Mk4

Genesis 33:
Jacob saw Esau and his 400 men. he put his maidservants' and their sons in the front, Leah and her sons next, and Rachel and Joseph last. Then he went in front of all them and met Esau. Instead of attacking him, Esau kissed Jacob, and the two men wept. Esau took Jacob's gift on Jacob's insist. When Esau asked Jacob to go over to Esau, Jacob refused, and instead, he went to Canaan and built an altar for God that means the mighty God of Israel.

Mark 4:
Jesus got on a boat, and said the parable about the farmer who sowed.
Farmer=God
Seed=his words
path=people who didn't believe when they heard the words
rocky places=people who receive but had no root
thorn places=people who receive and grow but were holding on too tight about the worldly things
good soil=people who hear, and receive and grow according to the word.
He then said to his disciples that a lamp is not light so that it could be covered, instead, it needed to be put on its stand
a man spread seeds around, and the seeds grow by themselves, and he saw the seeds grow and later gave harvest.
People need to have faith, and even it's like the mustard seed, and when it grows, the tree will become big that birds set their nests on.
After Jesus said all these, they got onto the boat. and there was a big storm. Jesus was awakened by his disciples, and they were scared. However, Jesus went and clamed the wind. Jesus told them that they did not have enough faith. They were amazed at this man to whom the wind listened to.