Mark 2: 13-22….Jesus picks an ‘Odd One’ and causes a ‘Situation’!

He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.And as he reclined at tableContinue reading “Mark 2: 13-22….Jesus picks an ‘Odd One’ and causes a ‘Situation’!”

Mark 2 : 1-12….Remember that Mark is setting out the Evidence that Jesus is the Son of God!

And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. AndContinue reading “Mark 2 : 1-12….Remember that Mark is setting out the Evidence that Jesus is the Son of God!”

Mark 1:32-45….An Amazing Medical Clinic

That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.And risingContinue reading “Mark 1:32-45….An Amazing Medical Clinic”

Mark 1: 21-31….Starting a 3 year campaign trail!

And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,Continue reading “Mark 1: 21-31….Starting a 3 year campaign trail!”

Mark 1: 1-8….A Herald to blaze the way for the Coming King.

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,“Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness:Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”4 John appeared, baptizing in theContinue reading “Mark 1: 1-8….A Herald to blaze the way for the Coming King.”

Exodus 32: 25-35….We sometimes think that sin is a little thing.

And when Moses saw that the people had broken loose (for Aaron had let them break loose, to the derision of their enemies), then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, “Who is on the LORD’S side? Come to me.” And all the sons of Levi gathered around him. And he saidContinue reading “Exodus 32: 25-35….We sometimes think that sin is a little thing.”

Exodus 31: 18….What does this mean?

And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. Comment: Why such a short reading? Because it so important. Does God have a finger? Jesus was God and He had ten fingers! In anContinue reading “Exodus 31: 18….What does this mean?”

Exodus 31: 12-17…. Saturday or Sunday?

And the LORD said to Moses, “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you. You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holyContinue reading “Exodus 31: 12-17…. Saturday or Sunday?”

Exodus 30: 17-33….The Tabernacle Foreshadows the work of the Messiah.

The LORD said to Moses, “You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it, with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet. When they goContinue reading “Exodus 30: 17-33….The Tabernacle Foreshadows the work of the Messiah.”

Acts 2: 14-17,22-24,37&38….Peter must reply and he does – powerfully!

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.Continue reading “Acts 2: 14-17,22-24,37&38….Peter must reply and he does – powerfully!”