Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware ofContinue reading “Mark 8: 14-21….One thing leads to another.”
Category Archives: Who is Jesus?
Mark 6: 14-18….The king hears of the trip.
King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” But whenContinue reading “Mark 6: 14-18….The king hears of the trip.”
John 18: 1-5…How much is God worth?
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officersContinue reading “John 18: 1-5…How much is God worth?”
Mark 4: 35-41…. More proofs of Jesus’ Sonship!
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, soContinue reading “Mark 4: 35-41…. More proofs of Jesus’ Sonship!”
Mark 3: 20-22…..What is this all about?
Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by theContinue reading “Mark 3: 20-22…..What is this all about?”
Luke 2: 1-7….A normal birth.
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to theContinue reading “Luke 2: 1-7….A normal birth.”
Matt 2: 1-6….Visitors from afar.
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When Herod the kingContinue reading “Matt 2: 1-6….Visitors from afar.”
Mark 1: 1-3 & 9-11…..The baby is already a man.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,who will prepare your way,the voice of one crying in the wilderness:Prepare the way of the Lord,make his paths straight,’”…. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee andContinue reading “Mark 1: 1-3 & 9-11…..The baby is already a man.”
Hebrews 2: 1-4…. A warning
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first byContinue reading “Hebrews 2: 1-4…. A warning”
As I read it! 