Mark
Peter’s Heart Was in The Right Place
On the way to the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus warned His disciples that they would not understand that He would die and they would all forsake Him. In explaining this Jesus quoted from the prophecy found in (Zech. 13:7) (v. 27).Peter who was always outspoken, strongly stated …
Is it Lawful For a Man to Divorce His Wife?
These verses in Mark give us the teaching of our Lord on the subject of divorce. Jesus had left Galilee and crossed over into Judea on the east side of the Jordan River (v. 1). As crowds gathered around Him to hear Him teach, a group of Pharisees asked Him a very controversial qu …
Mark Tells About The Death of John The Baptist
Herod,, along with many others wondered who Jesus really was (vv. 14-18). Herod Antipas was ruler of Galilee. He was the son of Herod the Great and had inherited part of the kingdom from his father. Herod the Great was the king who was responsible for the massacre of the children …
Hard For The Rich to Enter The Kingdom of God
As Jesus watched the young man leaving, He no doubt was sorrowful as He turned to His disciples and shared how hard it is for those who have put their trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God (v. 23). The disciples were very surprised to hear this (v. 24). Popular Jewish moral …
Jesus Teaches in Parables
In our passage today we look at three parables of Jesus, and each parable contains a paradox about God’s Kingdom. A paradox is simply a statement or idea that appears to be contradictory. A Lamp (4:21-23) – Even though God’s kingdom came to our world concealed, God wan …
The Disciples Are Helpless And Ineffective
A great multitude of people surrounds Jesus who have been disputing with the scribes (vv. 14-16). When they see Jesus they are amazed and come running to greet Him. This is a very touching scene as you see a father watch his boy being torn apart by evil forces and he begs Jesus fo …
Jesus Tells About The Owner Of a Vineyard
Jesus begins to speak to the people in parables (v. 1). He tells how an owner rented his vineyard out to tenant farmers or vine-dressers on a crop basis and then he went to stay in another place. At harvest time he sent a servant to collect his share of the crop. Instead of sharing …
Jesus Casts a Demon Out of a Gentile Daughter
Jesus leaves Capernaum and travels north forty or fifty miles to the borders of Tyre and Sidon which is modern Lebanon (v. 24). Although these cities were a part of Syria they were all independent with their own kings, their own money system, and their own gods. This is Gentile co …
Lord’s Supper Replaces The Passover
In the church today the Lord`s Supper (also referred to as Communion) replaces the Jewish Passover. For the Jews, the Passover feast was the memorial of a past victory, but Jesus would institute a new memorial of His death. It all began at this last Passover eaten by Jesus and Hi …
The Demon Possessed Man at Gerasa
Jesus and His disciples had just crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to shore near the town of Gerasa (v. 1). The Sea of Galilee is 13 miles long at its longest part and 8 miles wide at its widest part. At this particular point in the shoreline, there were many caves in the l …