This is part 13 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 12:41-44. Jesus completed his argument to the scribes by showing what true devotion to the Kingdom looks like, only he didn’t bother explaining it to the scribes. He called his...
This is part 12 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 12:13-17. The Pharisees are desperate. Religiously pure people, their goal was to obey – and get all God’s people to obey – all 613 OT laws so that they could avoid...
This is part 11 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 11:20-26. As the disciples and Jesus passed by the fig tree again, Peter noticed that it had withered (11:20-21) after Jesus cursed it (11:14). Just as God had found no fruit on the...
This is part 10 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 7:31-37. Jesus continued his tour of Gentile territory, purposefully going on a 120-mile journey through Sidon and into the Decapolis rather than going through Jewish land (7:31)....
This is part 9 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 7:1-13. Traditions Traditions can be great, so long as they are a means to an end. They become a problem when the means are forgotten and all ends with a tradition. Some Pharisees...
This is part 8 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 6:53-56. Checking In In Mark 6:45, Jesus had his disciples get into the boat ahead of him and aim for Bethsaida; but by 6:53, they had crossed over and made land at Gennesaret. When...
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