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Our scripture today is Mark 13:26-27 (NIV). At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. You can read the …
Our scripture today is Mark 12:29-31 (ESV). Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: …
Our scripture today is Mark 11:17 (ESV). And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” There are many levels to this lesson, but the most vivid is an …
Our scripture today is Mark 10:52 (ESV). And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way. I wrote this as part of an exercise at a retreat and I’ve shared it before, but it seems to express how …
My apologies for being out of touch. I’ve had a head/chest cold and took some rest. Much improved now. Our scripture today is Mark 5:19 (ESV). And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he …
Our scripture today is Mark 4:31-32 (ESV). It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds …
Our scripture today is Mark 4:2-3 (ESV). And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.” Jesus teaches the people in parables, short stories using familiar characters, objects and situations. These are intended to make them think and discuss …
Our scripture today is Mark 2:17 (ESV). And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Jesus spoke plainly about us and sin. Sin is a sickness we suffer and Jesus …
Our scripture today is Mark 1:10-11 (ESV). And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Remember yesterday we spoke of …
Our scripture today is Mark 1:1 (ESV). The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The Gospel of Mark is known for being brief and to the point. He opens with a firm declarative statement – Jesus is the Son of God. Most scholars agree that Mark is the oldest Gospel, …