Walking through Mark Read Mark 2:13-14. “Follow Me” Over the past week we’ve been reading of the audacity required in order to follow Jesus. To follow Jesus is to be fishers of men, to sacrifice our time in seeking our Father privately, to serving the Kingdom with the resources we have to offer. Following Jesus isn’t easy. So I ask, are you sure that you still want to follow Jesus? When Jesus called Levi as Read more…
Walking through Mark Read Mark 1:40-45. The last verse reads, “But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter.”Mark 1:45 ESV https://www.bible.com/59/mrk.1.45.esv If Jesus is truly in your life, then you’ve been healed of something. Maybe not leprosy, but you know you’ve been Read more…
Walking through Mark Read Mark 1:35-39. Jesus spent time with His Father alone praying, then once day came, it was time to work and He continued His ministry. Do you see the relationship He displayed between the time abiding with His Father and then doing the work of His Father? One is not possible without the other. He needed to be filled by His Father so to then know and effectively do the work of Read more…
Walking through Mark Read Mark 1:35. Jesus needed time on His own to spend with His Father. This is Jesus we’re talking about, and even He needed time of solitude so to be in prayer and in unity with His Dad. If Jesus took His abiding time so seriously as to get up early and wander off into the night, why don’t we? When was the last time you carved out an hour, closed the Read more…
Walking through Mark Read Mark 1:21-34. Jesus, You are the sovereign King. You teach with authority that even the educated teachers of their day couldn’t possibly compare to. You have domain over demons. You have domain over sickness and disease. You are Lord of all. When we read these amazing things about Jesus, it’s easy to simply read the words on the page and say, “oh, that’s cool, I’ve read the before, yeah, Jesus does Read more…
Walking through Mark Has your life looked any different the past two days considering the kingdom of God is at hand? In case you’ve been struggling with this, understand that Jesus doesn’t want us to wonder on how we’re suppose to respond to such a truth because the very next passage is where He gives us instructions in light of the present kingdom. Read Mark 1:16-17. “Follow Me” This is how we’re to live in Read more…
Walking through Mark Read Mark 1:14-15. What do you think Jesus meant when He said “the kingdom of God is at hand”? Do you live daily as if the kingdom of God is at hand? Yes or no, and why? It’s easy to get sucked into the daily rythm of our world, isn’t it? Get up, do the morning routine, go to work, survive work, come home from work, make, eat, and clean up dinner, Read more…
Walking through Mark Read Mark 1:9-11. “And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”” -Mark 1:11 Consider at this time that Jesus has yet to heal anyone. He has yet to cast out the demons, or raise anyone from the dead. He hasn’t done any miraculously good deeds, yet, the Father is well pleased. Why do you think the Father is well pleased with His Read more…
Walking through Mark Read Mark 1:1-3. Have you welcomed Jesus into your day yet? Take a moment and pray, invite Him, ask Him to join You for right now and for the day before You. As we begin in the book of Mark, I desire You to know something. The Gospel as we know it means the good news, right? In the time that Jesus walked on this Earth, this word, Gospel, had a particular Read more…