Do not fear, only believe
Jesus continues to illustrate his parable teaching through miraculous works, this time healing a woman who had been ill for over a decade and then raising a child who had passed away. In these, Jesus continues to establish His authority, but also to give us assurance that He is working in this world to overcome […]
The mercy of Jesus
Jesus teaches His disciples another lesson in the healing of the man with many demons. This miracle reveals the mercy of Jesus within the story, but it is also meant to point to the coming of the Kingdom and how His mercy operates in the eternal plan of God. As Jesus saves and pushes out […]
Peace! Be still!
Jesus brings His disciples out to the middle of the sea and a storm sets in. While they stress out, Jesus sleeps. As they question how He could do this, Jesus gets up and clams the storm. In this, we see a clear picture of the authority of Jesus, along with an example of what […]
Parables of the Kingdom
Jesus presents three parables that give a glimpse into the character of the Kingdom. In this, He assures that it WILL come, it is being built by God NOW, and in its culmination it will grow BIG (more immense than we can imagine). All of this creates the foundation for us to have courage and […]
Ears to hear
Jesus begins this section of parables with one that explains his use of parables. In the Parable of the sower, Jesus both reveals kingdom truths and makes it clear that many will not hear the good news.
Committing to Jesus
One of the themes that we see over and over in Mark is people having a hard time understanding how Jesus redeems. At the end of chapter 3 we see that even His own family struggled with the reality of what He had come to do. The promise made is that everyone who sees Him […]
The challenges of faithful ministry
As Jesus continues on in ministry, He calls out an unclean Spirit, calls His disciples, and calls people to repentance. In all of these, we see His character come up against challenges. We also see that He has the power to overcome all of these.
The place of spiritual disciplines
Jesus pushes back against liberalism, relativism, and legalism. His purpose is not to be right or just make a point, but to bring His people into alignment with the rhythms that He created us to live in. As He makes us uncomfortable, it is so that we can be shocked into change.
The great physician
Mark 2 begins with the story of four guys bringing their paralytic friend to Jesus and the calling of Levi the tax collector. In both of these, Jesus is revealing that He is the healer who has come to bring the sick to fullness. While this plays out with both the physically ill and the […]
Jesus’ ministry
Mark gives us a day in the life of Jesus, showing us what His ministry looks like. In it, we get a feel for Jesus’ priorities and the heart of what he came to do.
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