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Why Kill Jesus?
It's interesting that the Jewish leaders began looking for ways to kill Jesus because they FEARED Him. Makes me wonder how many times I/we try to kill the things we're most scared of. They also wanted…
Created 7 months ago
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Being Mistaken for Jesus
Herod (and others) confused Jesus with John the Baptist, apparently because the two were a lot alike. Imagine that people who have never met Jesus thought you were Him? Imagine that, the things people…
Created 9 months ago
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Shaking the Dust
Devout Jews were taught to shake the dust off their feet when they walked away from any Gentile village or town. It was a issue of ceremonial cleanliness. So when Jesus tells His disciples to shake the…
Created 9 months ago
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Move With the Movers
I've always been told that this passage relates faith with miracles. If you have a ton of faith, then you'll get healed. If you don't have faith, then Jesus can't do any miracles. Jesus' hometown is…
Created 9 months ago
Mark 6:2 (NIV), Mark 6:3 (NIV), Mark 6:4 (NIV), Mark 6:5 (NIV), Mark 6:6 (NIV)
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Identities
Mark 3:23-30 - I'm not who you think I am. Mark 3:31-35 - You're not who you think you are.
Created 11 months ago
Mark 3:14 (NIV), Mark 3:23 (NIV), Mark 3:24 (NIV), Mark 3:25 (NIV), Mark 3:26 (NIV), Mark 3:27 (NIV), Mark 3:28 (NIV), Mark 3:29 (NIV), Mark 3:30 (NIV), Mark 3:31 (NIV), Mark 3:32 (NIV), Mark 3:33 (NIV), Mark 3:34 (NIV), Mark 3:35 (NIV)
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With Jesus
It's an interesting comparison Matthew creates between the crowds in the previous passage and the disciples. Jesus intentionally moved away from the crowds, creating some distance between himself and…
Created 11 months ago
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Old vs. New
The entire chapter of Mark 2 seems to be a series of arguments between the religious establishment and Jesus. These arguments are setting up the conspiring that begins in Mark 3. Each of the arguments…
Created 12 months ago
Mark 2:1 (NASB), Mark 2:2 (NASB), Mark 2:3 (NASB), Mark 2:4 (NASB), Mark 2:5 (NASB), Mark 2:6 (NASB), Mark 2:7 (NASB), Mark 2:8 (NASB), Mark 2:9 (NASB), Mark 2:10 (NASB), Mark 2:11 (NASB), Mark 2:12 (NASB), Mark 2:13 (NASB), Mark 2:14 (NASB), Mark 2:15 (NASB), Mark 2:16 (NASB), Mark 2:17 (NASB), Mark 2:18 (NASB), Mark 2:19 (NASB), Mark 2:20 (NASB), Mark 2:21 (NASB), Mark 2:22 (NASB), Mark 2:23 (NASB), Mark 2:24 (NASB), Mark 2:25 (NASB), Mark 2:26 (NASB), Mark 2:27 (NASB), Mark 2:28 (NASB)
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Old Systems
Small religious systems cannot hold the Gospel. Jesus is not only bringing the true Good News to the world, but He's creating a new group of people to house it, and to carry it.
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-06-10
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Original or Copycat?
The Scribes copied what other people were saying, what other Rabbi's were teaching. And they needed to do that. But Jesus wasn't copying anyone. He was teaching something that felt original to the hearers…
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-06-04
