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  • ltbaxter
    ltbaxter added a text contribution Man of action
    The gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four gospels, and filled with action rather than extra descriptions or philosophy. Mark gets to the point quick and keeps things moving! Jesus was baptized, ... Read more »

Oct 17

  • joesva
    joesva added a text contribution Mark 1
    John the Baptist was said to be the last of the old tesiment prohets. The one who was to come and pave the way, with his teaching, for the comming messiah. Maybe God did this for a reason, to show peo... Read more »

Sep 29

  • GreenBible
    GreenBible added a text contribution Green Bible Mk1.1
    OK...this time around I'm reading the Word through green lenses. I even got a green covered hard copy! Beginning with Mark 1:1 I'll be searching for evidence of the "cosmic Christ" of Colossians 1:1... Read more »

Sep 21

  • pastordsp
    pastordsp added a text contribution Jesus is the Star
    Jesus' name means--Yahweh/God Saves. Jesus' arrival marks the beginning of a new era of God's revealing of His plan to redeem the world. Jesus is the good news. Jesus is the Christ. Jesus is the... Read more »

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  • loneranger3117
    loneranger3117 added a text contribution Key Difference
    Many people say “Well at its core Christianity is no different that any other. It is a great moral system, not more.” The key difference between Christianity and all other “religions” is that if you g... Read more »

Feb 7

  • denisehorn
    denisehorn added a text contribution Drop it like it's hot
    Simon and Andrew didn't delay. They didn't ask questions. They didn't request a sign. They didn't want to talk about it, weigh their options, make a list of pros and cons, even pray about it. They imm... Read more »
  • denisehorn
    denisehorn added a text contribution freakshow
    I'm surprised John the Baptist had the following He did- maybe it was because he was such a freakshow! :o) Everything about him was just the complete opposite of the system in place. For obvious reaso... Read more »

Feb 5

  • preacherbilly
    preacherbilly added a text contribution A.D.H.D Mark
    Mark seems to have, pardon the term, ADHD. He jumps from story to story, skipping dialogue and getting right to the action. If you look @ this book in a version with each verse on a new line, you w... Read more »

Jan 29

  • michaelt
    michaelt added a text contribution This is BIG
    You know I always seem to blow past the first few verses thinking," ah thats just the intro", but right here v.1 is major. Here there have been hundreds of generations anticipating this son of God. ... Read more »

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  • acmul
    acmul added a text contribution john the baptist
    john the baptist has always been a bit of an enigma for me. when you read the description of him in v 6 and couple that with living in the desert, the picture you get of him is not beautiful by a lon... Read more »

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  • charlescameron
    charlescameron added a text contribution Mark 1:1-2:12
    1:1-20- This is a new ‘beginning’. The prophets had spoken. Now, the Saviour has come. This is Good News. John has prepared the way. Now, he stands aside to make way for Jesus Christ, the Son of God’(... Read more »