Source: https://ift.tt/2pOgO0T Today: [Luke 2] Jesus is Born and the World Takes Notice: In Luke 2 we find the narrative of Jesus birth and early childhood. It is interesting that the announcement of Jesus’ arrival is not given to heads of state, but to simple shepherds keeping their flocks by night. Jesus grows to maturity […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2ITZ9wD Today: [Luke 1] The Birth John and Jesus. In the first chapter of Luke, we are introduced to the author as a Gentile and physician who was also an insider to the company of those men who walked with Jesus in His earthly lifetime. Luke is writing to a nobleman named Theopholis regarding […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2IRf3YB Today: [Mark 16] He is Not Here – He is Risen: In the concluding chapter of the gospel of Mark, the two Marys make their way to the tomb to complete the preparing of Jesus’ body with spices and fragrant oils. They are alarmed to see the stone rolled away and a young […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2GfZwDa Today: [Mark 15] Jesus Pays the Final Price for Our Sin Debt: Mark 15 we come to the holy ground whereupon our Savior renders up the final and full sacrifice of His life. We can but look one with awestruck silence considering the magnitude of what took place over the course of about […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2GPEU2s Today: [Mark 14] The Prince of Heaven in the Courts of Man: The chief priests and elders have colluded with Judas and Jesus is now in their clutches. Pilate questions him, the crowd vilifies Him, and Peter denies Him as in our chapter the dread three act drama of the crucifixion of our […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2psDwdE Today: [Mark 13] Jesus Describes and Times the End Times: In chapter 13 Jesus describes for His disciples the character and timing of His coming. He gives a very detailed description while at the same time making clear that no man can no the day or the hour. How much can we know […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2GGtzS3 Today: [Mark 12] The Foreknowledge of Jesus: In Mark 12, Jesus delivers a parable to the scribes and elders predicting His own death, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the coming of the church age in just a few short sentences. For us it is an example of how no matter how clueless the […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2DxkLuQ Today: [Mark 11] Have the Faith of God: In chapter 11 of Mark Jesus enters Jerusalem as the recognized Messiah. He drives out the money-changers, and scandalizes the temple leadership for all the disruption He brings to the normal operation of the temple during the feast days. He then curses a fig tree […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2GupIaP Today: [Mark 10] Jesus Travels to Jerusalem: In this chapter Jesus is making His way toward Jerusalem knowing that crucifixion and death await Him. Along the way, He speaks to the disciples about divorce and remarriage, about poverty and wealth and gives a demonstration that tells us much about receiving a miracle when […]
READ MORE Today: [Mark 9] Today: [Mark 9] Does the Apostle John Yet Live Among Us? In chapter 9 of Mark, Jesus makes some very enigmatic statements about some that would live to see the kingdom come in power. Does this have meaning for us personally? At that time, some of the disciples apparently took it to […]
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