Posts Tagged ‘Book of Mark’
Masterclass: The Book of Mark // Jesus Calls Us to Faith
Expect Great Things From The Lord When Jesus came to His hometown to teach at the synagogue, the people were suspicious of Him and the authority with which He taught. Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” He could…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Jesus Restores Lives
Jesus Displays His Power to Restore If you’ve been in this world for long at all you know there’s a lot of imposing and scary forces out there. We don’t get much choice on the subjects of weather and erosion, or of sickness and decay, or of death. Every single day, we’re subject to the…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Plant Seeds of the Good News
Why Did Jesus Teach in Parables? Do you ever wonder why Jesus spoke in parables instead of just saying exactly what He wanted His followers to know? About one third of Jesus’ teachings were communicated in parables! Parables are simple stories meant to facilitate the understanding of deep spiritual truth. It’s been said that a…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // The Family of Believers
People Matter to Jesus Do you ever feel like God is too busy with everything else going on in the world to be concerned about the problems in your life? Or do you think that, because you’ve done wrong time and time again, He would never find you deserving of His attention? Many of us…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Jesus Invites Us to Join in the Journey
Christ and Conflict The authors of the books of the Bible chose not to bury conflict; in some cases, they not only acknowledged Jesus’ conflicts, but showcased them. Each time Jesus was questioned, He revealed His authority and wisdom through his response. As we read the second chapter of Mark, we see that Jesus Christ…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Come, Follow Me
Introducing The Gospel of Mark As we set out on this journey through the entire Gospel of Mark, we should take a moment to put this book of the Bible into proper context. Mark is just one of four Gospels. Have you ever wondered why there’s more than one Gospel account? As it turns out,…
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