1Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he […]
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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
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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
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23One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need
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This is a Mother’s Day flash forward during our study of Mark. We’ll get back on track with Mark 2:23-28 next time. 31And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothersc are
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In today’s passage, we’re going to see that Jesus and his disciples had a remarkably different way of using traditional Jewish practices for reasons that will affect the way we use traditional Christian practices (church attendance, Bible reading, prayer, etc.). 18Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him,
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