Since I was unable to preach this section of scripture Sunday in keeping with our trek through Mark and am inclined to move on to Mark 4 this Sunday, I thought I would post some resources to bridge the gap: Jesus: Liar, Lunatic, or Lord, by John MacArthur Jesus Also Had Unbelieving Family Members, by […]
Jesus’ Family, the Scribes and the Unforgivable Sin | Mark 3:20-30 Read More »
Jesus drew a crowd, but focused on the called. Based on Mark 3:7-21 and the rest of the Bible, I believe that most people who call themselves Christians are ‘crowd’ and not called. The crowd is many; the called are few. In Mark 3:7-21 we see that “a great crowd followed” Jesus (verses 7-8). The
The Crowd and the Called | Mark 3:7-21 Read More »
Just by taking one look at the news, you can see horrifying anger, crime, terror and disease. Politics is dark. Entertainment is dark. Social media is dark. And with all this going on around us, we can be tempted to shake our fists at God and cry, “Where are you in all this darkness? We
Matthew 5:14-16 // What Does It Mean to Be the Light? Read More »
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5) And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (John
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3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5For what we proclaim
Proclaiming the Light | 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Read More »
Some believe that people are basically good. Others believe that people are basically bad. God says that people are basically dead. And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at