“The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught” (Mark 6:30 ESV). When the disciples returned from where Christ had sent them out two-by-two on mission, they reported to Him what they had done and taught. They must have been thrilled to give their mission report to Jesus. For
“He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp” (Leviticus 13:46 ESV). The Lord gave many types of laws to the Jewish people. These laws might be put in three categories: 1) Moral, 2) Ceremonial and 3) Civil. Moral
‘But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”’ (Mark 5:36 ESV). A synagogue ruler named Jairus came to Jesus, begging him to come and heal his sick daughter. Jesus went with him. As they were on the way, messengers came to inform them that she
“And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled” (Mark 5:20 ESV). In the region of the Gerasenes, on the Eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus encountered a man who was beset by a “legion” of unclean spirits. He commanded them
“And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful” (Mark 4:18-19 ESV). Jesus told a parable about a sower who sowed seed
“Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out” (Leviticus 6:13 ESV). Aaron and his sons were commanded to always keep the fire burning on the altar in the Tabernacle. This fire was the divinely appointed symbol of their uninterrupted worship of Yahweh. As such, they were to never let
“And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart” (Mark 3:5 ESV). The Pharisees brought out the full range of emotion from our Lord Jesus. When He tried to show them the spirit of the Sabbath, they clung to the letter of the law, even that which they themselves had
“And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay” (Mark 2:3-4 ESV). What friends these were! Neither
And immediately he called them…” (Mark 1:20 ESV). “And immediately” (Greek: “καὶ εὐθέως, kai eutheós”) is a recurring phrase throughout the gospel of Mark. The phrase moves the story along with an intensity unique among the gospels. Each gospel reveals a different aspect of Christ: – Matthew reveals Christ as King (Lion).– Mark reveals Christ as
“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20 ESV). Every believer should know the Great Commission, which is Christ’s command to make disciples of all nations. But let us not forget that the Lord’s command ends with a promise: “I am with you always.” He promises to “never