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TRADITIONS OF MEN Mark 7:5-9 “Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, ‘Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?’ 6He answered and said to them, ‘Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, …
HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES Mark 6:51,52 – “Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. 52For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened.” This passage and the verses leading up to it contain more …
TIME TO MOVE ON Mark 6:2-6 “And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! 3Is this not …
Mark 5:25-29 “Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 28For she …
Mark 5:17,18 – “Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. 18And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.” This passage of scripture saddens me greatly. Rather than celebrate the deliverance of a demon-possessed man, the people of the …
Mark 4:14 – “The sower sows the word.” This is the beginning of Jesus explaining a parable to His inner circle that they heard Him teach to a multitude of people earlier by the sea side. This explanation is so important that in verse 13 Jesus said understanding this parable (story) is the key to …
Mark 3:14,15 – “Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, 15and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons.” We know that the ultimate plan of Jesus was to tap the twelve and train them to start a revolution. We …
Mark 2:15-17 “Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. 16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, ‘How …
Mark 2:4 – “And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.” Jesus was in a house — and it was packed. No room for anyone else. His …
Exodus 40:34,35 – “Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.” I realize that the glory of God rests upon …