Leading up to Sunday, February 14th , In this week’s reading, Mark records four events where danger, demons, and disease are front and center in the lives of people. How Jesus handles these events continues to reveal He is the Son of God. Can Jesus have victor over these three? Bible Reading: Mark 4:35-5:34 Consider […]
Tag: Hitting the Mark
Parables and Their Purpose
– Leading up to Sunday, February, 7th. Mark introduces us to a new word in chapter three, verse 23: parables. Parables were powerful teaching tools in the hands of Jesu, the Master teacher. Though these stories are about everyday things, they pierce our hearts with spiritual truths. This week’s reading contains four parables in a […]
Jesus Heals to Prove Something
leading up to Sunday, January 17 , The gospel writer Mark is writing to a non-Jewish audience. He wanted the Romans as well as others all to come to know and trust in Jesus. To do this, he wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to provide the words and actions of Jesus that […]