Mark 6:1-6 A prophet in His hometown. Can you imagine the astonishment when the listeners on the Sabbath heard Jesus teaching in the Synagogue? They had watched him grow up from being a baby, and He was the carpenter, they knew that He had no formal education. He […]
Having faith to be healed is of very little importance according to the Gospels. I often hear faith healers declare that if you have faith, you can be healed. I have carefully studied all the healing accounts in the Gospels. There were only five of the twenty-three cases […]
I have spent several days digging into this study. I apologize for the delay. I was not comfortable with the subject and spent a little time refining my thoughts. Mark 5:1-20 The man with a legion of demons. Demon possession is a reality in many parts of the world. […]
Mark 4:35-41, NASB95 The disciples were Jews. Jewish people understood the Old Testament stories. You can see from this story that there were tremendous things that took place. Jesus overruled the laws of nature so that He could calm the sea and stop the storm dead still in […]
Mark 4:26-29 The Parable of the seed. To begin with, let’s discuss the “kingdom of God”. This is the same idea that is behind the “kingdom of heaven”. The idea is not a celestial kingdom where people go after death. The kingdom of God and the kingdom of […]
Mark 4:21-25 NASB95; Psalm 119:105-112 NASB The Parable of the lamp. If we hide the light that we have, we must be ashamed of the light, or feel that we are doing something wrong. Almost reminds me of a kid reading under a blanket with a flashlight after bedtime. […]
Mark 4:1-20 NASB I have recently added a tool to this site that allows a mouse over to allow you to read the verses I quote. I am still learning to use it. I have found that adding a version behind the reference opens the reference in that […]
Mark 3:20-21 NASB Crowd control was becoming a problem. Mark gives us a word picture by describing the situation. It was so busy that Jesus was unable to enter a house and have a meal in peace. The word of healing had gotten out and He was overwhelmed […]
This study is a little tedious as we look at the names of the disciples. Bear with me, I hope you glean understanding of who the twelve were in light of Peter’s perception. Mark gave us a little different view of the selection of the disciples than the […]
Mark 3:1-6: I cannot imagine the frustration that Jesus was facing at this point. He showed up in the synagogue as was expected. Upon entering he was aware that the religious leaders had set up a situation of entrapment. They planted a man with a withered hand to […]