Category Archives: Mark: The On-the-Go-Gospel
What Do You Want & Who Do You Ask?
“Rabbi, I want to see.” Mark 10:51 From the moment Bartimaeus heard Jesus he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” When he was rebuked and told to be quiet, he shouted all the louder, “Son … Continue reading
Marriage is NOT….
In Mark 10, the Pharisees try to trip Jesus up by asking a question on the sticky subject of divorce. But Jesus turns the tables on them and launches into some powerful teaching on marriage. Last week in Bible study, … Continue reading
Who is the Greatest?
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Mark 9:35 In the 1987 romantic comedy film The Princess Bride, the fictional character Vizzini … Continue reading
Practicing the Presence of Jesus
They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 We … Continue reading
On the Way: Making it Jesus Time!
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” (emphasis added) Mark 8:27 Jesus used even travel time as teaching time. He didn’t squander one … Continue reading
The Persistent Prayer of a Mom
“…She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.” Mark 7:26 My Bible labels this passage, “The Faith of a Syrophoenician Woman,” but I think “The Persistent Prayer of a Mom” works just as well. This Gentile … Continue reading
Mission: IMPOSSIBLE!
“You give them something to eat.” Mark 6:37 The feeding of the 5000 is found in Mark 6:30-44 – the only miracle performed by Jesus and recorded in all four gospels. Jesus is doing some multi-tasking here. He is not … Continue reading
Rest: If Jesus Needed It, So Do We!
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. Mark 4:35-36a Periodically, the Gospels record … Continue reading
He Is Able
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. Mark 4:39 Jesus chose to calm the storm that day. He chose to make the … Continue reading
Sowing Seed…Without Judgment
A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path … some fell on rocky places … Other seed fell among thorns …Still other seed fell on good soil. Mark 4:3-8 … Continue reading
