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“But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭4:20-21‬ ‭

During a trip to Chicago with my leadership group we had the privilege of going to church with brothers and sisters in Christ we had never met before. 14 people from NY worshiped Jesus with a group of believers in Chicago. How amazing is that?! As followers of Jesus we can go to a city where we don’t know anyone else and worship with brothers and sisters. That’s the beauty of the Body of Christ. There are no lines or divisions- we are ONE body! 
In the message we were going over Mark 4 where Jesus tells the parable over the sower and the seed, where a sower comes and sows seeds in a field. Some seeds take root and grow deeply, others, wither away. We stopped at verse 20, but verse 21 talks about having a light, and the purpose of having a light is to shine it, not hiding it away. Friends, as believers, as followers of Jesus, WE are called to be sowers. Every. Single. One of us. That will look different in each of our lives, but nonetheless, we ARE called to sow. We have the One True Light in the midst of a dark bleak world. We are not called to be silent but to speak His truth with LOVE to those around us. 
It’s not always easy. I’d say that most of the time it’s hard. Mark 4 says that the sower had seeds that fell in the thorns and the rocks. But that doesn’t negate the truth that we are still called to sow. To share. To be a light. The Way is hard, yet we chose to follow because without Christ, life is pointless. Because Christ is our deepest joy. Friends our time on this earth is short, and then we’ll be with our Savior for eternity. I don’t want to go alone. I want my friends and my family to come with me. It is not my job to save them, Jesus does that. But it is my job to share. It is your job to share. 
Today we can be scared into silence with all the noise around us. We don’t want to upset anyone or stir the pot. And while we don’t want to be harsh and brash (we are to share Jesus with love) we do still need to share.  There are so many stories of people leaving Christ. Stories of other beliefs that are false. We need to shine the Light that is the only Truth. 
When we share and shine His light (note that it is NOT our own light we are shining) and follow when He sends those people in our lives to share with, we will see Him move. We will experience the joy of seeing people’s hearts softened. When we are flexible to move and speak when He calls us to, we will grow our roots deeper in Him. 
So shine His light! Have those hard conversations! Share what Jesus has done in your life! Then watch and see what He does with your obedience! 

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