Category Archives: dependence upon God
surprised by silence
WHAT IF I PRAY AND THERE IS NO ANSWER? Mark 15:1-5 1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests consulted with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin. And they bound Jesus and led him away … Continue reading
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no answer
THE ANSWER IS THE CROSS Mark 14:57-60 57 Then some men stood up and presented this false witness against him: 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I … Continue reading
following the jar man
DID YOU REMEMBER TO PRAY BEFORE YOU PLANNED? Mark 14:12-16 12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations … Continue reading
to lead wrongly
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW? Mark 13:21-23 21 And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Watch! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Watch! There he is!’– do not believe it. 22 False messiahs and false prophets will appear … Continue reading
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pushing the envelope
WHO IS REALLY SOVEREIGN IN YOUR LIFE? Mark 10:35-40 35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask from you.” 36 And he said … Continue reading
figuring life out
IF YOU DON’T NEED GOD, YOU WILL NEVER FIND HIM Mark 10:23-27 23 Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How tough it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 And … Continue reading
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what God has paired together
Mark 10:1-9 1 He got up from there and went to the regions of Judea and beyond the Jordan. And crowds again gathered around him; and, as he usually did, he again taught them. 2 Some Pharisees came, and to … Continue reading
the greatest nobody
Mark 9:33-37 33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” 34 But they were silent, because on the road they had argued with one … Continue reading
choosing not to share
Mark 9:30-32 30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 31 because he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into … Continue reading
private power
Mark 7:31-37 31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32 They brought a deaf man to him who had a speech … Continue reading
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