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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The following is a brief recap of Sunday’s sermon since Pastor Matt is on a well-deserved vacation this week. Jesus is alive. This is the central fact of Christianity. 1 Corinthians 15:17-18: 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in
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13He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. 15And as he reclined at table in his
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1And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4And when they could
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