Mark 5:25-34 (The Message) 25-29 A woman who had suffered a condition of hemorrhaging for twelve years—a long succession of physicians had treated her, and treated her badly, taking all her money and leaving her worse off than before—had heard about Jesus. She slipped in from behind and touched his robe. She was thinking to… Continue reading
Mark 5:22-24 (The Message) 21-24 After Jesus crossed over by boat, a large crowd met him at the seaside. One of the meeting-place leaders named Jairus came. When he saw Jesus, he fell to his knees, beside himself as he begged, “My dear daughter is at death’s door. Come and lay hands on her so… Continue reading
Mark 4:30-32 (The Message Translation) 30-32 “How can we picture God’s kingdom? What kind of story can we use? It’s like an acorn. When it lands on the ground it is quite small as seeds go, yet once it is planted it grows into a huge oak tree with thick branches. Eagles nest in it.”
The text is after the Bible passage and the video… Mark 8:31-38 31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He said all this quite… Continue reading
Mark 4 (The Message Translation) 3-8 “Listen. What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn’t put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just… Continue reading
Mark 3 (Message Translation) 1-3 Then he went back in the meeting place where he found a man with a crippled hand. The Pharisees had their eyes on Jesus to see if he would heal him, hoping to catch him in a Sabbath violation. He said to the man with the crippled hand, “Stand here… Continue reading
Mark 2 (Message Translation) 13-14 Then Jesus went again to walk alongside the lake. Again a crowd came to him, and he taught them. Strolling along, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, “Come along with me.” He came. 15-16 Later Jesus and his disciples were at home having… Continue reading
“Called on the mat” – being reprimanded by someone in authority. informal. This idiom is a military reference: the orderly room mat was where a soldier accused of some misdemeanour would stand before the commanding officer. Mark 2 (NRSV) 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and take… Continue reading
Can’t see the forest for the trees? Can’t see your own problem for focus on others? Having the infamous “log in our own eyes” not only prevents us from getting near to others, it prevents us helping others and it causes much distraction in our lives. Mark 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting… Continue reading
Mark 2 1-5 After a few days, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and word got around that he was back home. A crowd gathered, jamming the entrance so no one could get in or out. He was teaching the Word. They brought a paraplegic to him, carried by four men. When they weren’t able to get in because… Continue reading