An introduction to the book of Mark and a short look at why Jesus allowed or restricted people from telling others about His miracles.
Mark 2
Religious people can get pretty bothered when you’re doing God’s work. The believer’s goal is to please Jesus, not others.
Mark 3
Jesus said the people of His day could blaspheme Him, but that they would not be forgiven for blaspheming the Holy Spirit. What did He mean by this?
Mark 4
It’s important to understand that those who follow Jesus should be spreading the seeds of the Gospel wherever we go. Many will take root and grow, even if we aren’t there to see them.
Mark 5
Jesus doesn’t care about your social status, your age, or who you know. When life turns ugly, He wants to guide you and positively impact your circumstances.
Mark 6
Front and center in this chapter is the account of John the Baptist’s death, which is brought on in large part because of Herod’s big mouth.
Mark 7
Far too often Christians get hung up on the traditions in the church. Many of these have no basis in Scripture at all. Jesus challenges us to make sure our traditions don’t take precedence over the priorities of the word of God.
Mark 8
Why didn’t Jesus just give the skeptics of His day one big unmistakable sign from God that He was the Messiah and shut them up for good? We wouldn’t like the outcome.
Mark 9
While Christians are arguing about who’s got the theology right, people around the world are dying with coming to know Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. Believers need to join ranks on our areas of agreement and get busy spreading the gospel.
Mark 10
It’s easy in our consumer-driven society to get caught up in wanting to be served. The problem is, this isn’t Jesus’ standard for our lives.
Mark 11
What would the world look like if every follower of Christ became a “house of prayer”?
Mark 12
Jesus freely gave everything He had by dying on the cross. Since He was willing to die for us, shouldn’t we be willing to live for Him?
Mark 13
As Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple and looks out at the end times, we must realize that He doesn’t want us to get so engrossed in prophecy that we lose focus on the reason He’s left us here.
Mark 14
Jesus shows us as He prays in the Garden of Gethsemane that there is a way that the Spirit can overcome the weakness of the flesh.
Mark 15
No one has ever been as alone as Jesus was on the cross. Because He was willing to be forsaken by everyone, including His own Father, we can be accepted into an eternal relationship with God through Jesus’ saving blood.
Mark 16
Many scholars believe that Mark’s gospel actual ends at verse 8. What point was Mark trying to make if they’re right about this?