They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he willContinue reading “Mark 9: 30-37….Keep it Quiet!”
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Mark 9: 14-29….By Prayer.
And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone from the crowdContinue reading “Mark 9: 14-29….By Prayer.”
Mark 9: 1-13….Glory came down!
1 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”This leads into an entirely different subject, although as written in the red-letter Bible in the ESV it is recorded as partContinue reading “Mark 9: 1-13….Glory came down!”
Mark 8: 31-9: 1….Peter doesn’t like what Jesus is teaching!
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning andContinue reading “Mark 8: 31-9: 1….Peter doesn’t like what Jesus is teaching!”
Mark 8: 22-30….Jesus says ‘no’ in words but ‘yes’ in actions!
And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do youContinue reading “Mark 8: 22-30….Jesus says ‘no’ in words but ‘yes’ in actions!”
Mark 8: 11-21….There are none so blind as those who refuse to see!
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” And he left them, got into theContinue reading “Mark 8: 11-21….There are none so blind as those who refuse to see!”
Mark 8: 1-10….Surely this isn’t the same story repeated?
In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to theirContinue reading “Mark 8: 1-10….Surely this isn’t the same story repeated?”
Mark 7: 31-37….Imagine hearing and speaking for the first time when you are older than a baby!
Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowdContinue reading “Mark 7: 31-37….Imagine hearing and speaking for the first time when you are older than a baby!”
Mark 7: 24-30….A test of Faith.
And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet.Continue reading “Mark 7: 24-30….A test of Faith.”
Mark 7: 14-23….Alimentary or Elementary!
And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” And when he had entered the house and leftContinue reading “Mark 7: 14-23….Alimentary or Elementary!”
As I read it! 