2024 (300)

The Year of our Lord 2024

Mark

Two Trials

Both Peter and Jesus are on trial here. You can see the difference between the One who submitted Himself to the Father's will, even to the point of death, and the one who gave in to his flesh. Jesus knows when to remain silent and…

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Mark

August 11, 2024

Passage Read: Mark 9-10 Meditation Verses: 10:51-52 Bartimaeus cried out for mercy, and Jesus stopped and called him over. When Jesus asked what He could do for him, Bartimaeus asked for his sight. Jesus said, "Go, your faith has made you well." Bartimaeus immediately regained…

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August 10, 2024

Passage Read: Mark 7-8 Meditation Verses: 8:31-33 The desire to preserve life is so strong, whether it be a friend's life, a loved one's life or our own. Peter is unwilling for Jesus to die, at minimum purely out of human compassion, probably also because…

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August 9, 2024

Passage Read: Mark 5-6 Meditation Verses: 6:4-6 Jesus came to His hometown and taught in the synagogue there, but because they thought they all knew Him, they were offended that He would presume to teach them, to claim to be the fulfillment of Scripture. They…

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August 8, 2024

Passage Read: Mark 3-4 Meditation Verses: 4:37-40 How quick we are to question the Lord's love for us. Things go sideways, maybe even only a little, maybe we're not worried about how we'll survive, but some small thing goes awry, and we jump to, "Don't…

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