Tag: Gospel of Mark
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Mark 16
Hallelujah! He is Risen! When I was a child (and even into early adulthood), I never fully grasped the full importance of Easter. Christmas was always my favorite holiday and placed a lot of emphasis on the baby Jesus and the miracle of the virgin birth. But the full extent of the importance of Easter…
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Mark 15:42-47
As we patiently wait for Easter morning, today I want to read and reflect on the significance of Jesus’ burial. Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy, highly respected man of the council (the same council who had sentenced Jesus to death), but he was a secret follower of Jesus. We find out that Joseph goes…
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Mark 15: 1-41
Today my heart is heavy. As I read of the morning leading up to the crucifixion, it is a reminder of all that Jesus went through for me. For you. For all of us. His death, while necessary, is not one that you would wish are your worst enemy. It starts with the religious leaders…
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Mark 14:43-72
Yesterday, we found Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and becoming upset with Peter, James, and John for falling asleep while waiting. As Jesus is still speaking to the disciples, Judas, the one who has betrayed him comes up and kisses Him. This was the sign to the guards to seize Jesus. There is…
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Mark 14:32-42
Jesus has now come down from the Mount of Olives and at the foot is the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus takes Peter, James, and John with Him into the garden while he prays. We wanted them to pray and keep watch. Here we see Jesus’ humanity coming through. He is described as sorrowful, greatly distressed,…
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Mark 14:12-31
When I am reading through these first-hand accounts of the stories of Jesus, I try to put myself in the shoes of the people He interacted with. The Master of the House First, I want to talk about the Master who’s home Jesus and His disciples used for the last supper. We don’t know much…
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Mark 14:1-11
This week starts Passion Week. As we go through this week, I will be changing up a bit from the originally posted readings by day. We are now two days until Passover, and the religious leaders are ready to arrest and kill Jesus. He has obviously caused embarrassment and strife and turned the people against…
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Mark 13: 1-37
As Jesus knew it was getting closer and closer to his time on earth ending, He continued to pour out as much knowledge to the disciples as He could. As they leave the temple, Jesus sits with Peter, James, John, and Andrew on the Mount of Olives. As they continue asking questions about what will…
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Mark 12:35-44
Jesus is not afraid to call out the hypocrisy of the religious leaders of that time as we have already seen. As we continue through Mark’s account of passion week, Jesus continues to teach in the temple, and the leaders continue to test Him and build their case for blasphemy. Jesus asks who the Messiah…
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Mark 12:13-34
As we continue to Mark’s account of passion week, we continue to see the Pharisees try to trap Jesus with questions. He ends up giving them a lesson they would not forget. They start by asking Jesus if it is lawful to pay taxes to Caesar. Jesus’ answer? Render to Caesar the things that are…
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