Monthly Archives: November 2015
when they rise
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SHUT UP A SADDUCEE? Mark 12:18-27 18 Sadducees, who say that resurrection is not possible, came to him and questioned him, saying, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving … Continue reading
still testing
HE HAS PASSED THE TEST; STOP TESTING HIM! Mark 12:13-17 13 Then they sent to him some from the Pharisees and some from the Herodians, hoping to catch him in a mistake in what he said. 14 And they came … Continue reading
counterfeit or cornerstone?
WHO IS THIS JESUS TO YOU? Mark 12:6-12 6 He had one other still to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last, because he said, ‘Surely they will have respect for my son.’ 7 But those tenant … Continue reading
don’t shoot the messenger
DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY WHO IS REALLY BOSS? Mark 12:1-5 1 Then he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, … Continue reading
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defiant agnosticism
WHO ARE THE ENEMIES OF CHRIST TODAY? Mark 11:27-33 27 They came to Jerusalem again. While he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him 28 and said, “What right do you … Continue reading
faith in God
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY PUTTING YOUR FAITH IN? Mark 11:20-26 20 In the morning as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21 Then Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The … Continue reading
when religion becomes robbery
ARE YOU WORSHIPPING ON WALL STREET? Mark 11:15-19 15 Then they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the … Continue reading
empty vending machine
ARE YOU DELIVERING WHAT YOUR WORSHIP PROMISES? Mark 11:12-14 12 On the next day, when they had come from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 Seeing a fig tree in leaf in the distance, he went to see whether he might … Continue reading
let down
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS? Mark 11:7-11 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and placed their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread … Continue reading
commissioned colt
ARE YOU PREPARED TO BE USEFUL TO JESUS? Mark 11:1-6 1 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village … Continue reading
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