Tag Archives: Mark 2
Kingdom on the Move
In Mark 1–2, Jesus bursts onto the scene with divine authority, calling disciples, confronting evil, healing the broken, forgiving sins, and clashing with rigid religion as the newness of God’s kingdom overturns old expectations. Mark 1 — Teaching Summary Mark … Continue reading
the old ways and the new Lord
Mark 2:23-28 23 Then he happened to be passing by the grain fields on one of the Sabbaths, and his disciples began to make their way along while plucking the heads of grain. 24 So the Pharisees were saying to … Continue reading
the old ways and the new wine
Mark 2:18-22 18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees are fasting; and they are coming and saying to him, “Why are the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but your disciples are not fasting?” … Continue reading
choosing patients
Mark 2:13-17 13 And He went out again beside the sea; and all the crowd was coming for themselves to him, and he was teaching them. 14 While passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the … Continue reading
beyond healing
Mark 2:9-12 9 “Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are being forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your stretcher and walk ‘? 10 “But in order that you[1] may know that the Son … Continue reading
the scandal of forgiveness
Mark 2:5-8 5 So Jesus, after seeing their faith,[1] says to the paralytic “Child, your sins are being forgiven.” 6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and questioning[2] in their hearts, 7 “Why is he speaking like this? … Continue reading
faith and inner dialog
Mark 2:5-8 5 So Jesus, after seeing their faith,[1] says to the paralytic “Child, your sins are being forgiven.” 6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and questioning[2] in their hearts, 7 “Why is he speaking like this? … Continue reading
when friends let you down
Mark 2:1-4 1 And days after coming again into Capernaum, it was heard that he was at home. 2 So many were gathered, resulting in no more room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to … Continue reading
disciples: sick and social outcasts
Mark 2–3 Jesus didn’t only call fishermen. He also called Levi, son of Alphaeus — the man we know as Matthew. A tax collector. A collaborator with Rome. A man the religious elite would have crossed the street to … Continue reading
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