Mark 2:23 – 3:6 — Abandonment Leaves Jesus All Alone
ONLY THE SUFFERING SERVANT EMBRACES GOD’S PLAN FOR REDEMPTION
Mark 2:13-22 — Life in the New Messianic Age Upsets the Status Quo
DEVOTION TO JESUS REPLACES THE HARSHNESS OF SEPARATIST PREJUDICE AND LEGALISTIC TRADITION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF JOY OF THE NEW MESSIANIC AGE
Mark 2:1-12 — Authority to Forgive Sins – Healing of the Paralytic
THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS TRUMPS ALL OF GOD’S MANIFOLD BLESSINGS –
ONLY GOD CAN FORGIVE SINS
Mark 1:21-45 — The Priority of the Amazing, Authoritative Teaching Ministry of Jesus Christ
THE AMAZING, AUTHORITATIVE TEACHING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST MUST TAKE PRIORITY OVER HEALING MIRACLES AND CASTING OUT OF DEMONS
Mark 1:1-20 — Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
A DISCIPLE CAN FOLLOW NO GREATER MASTER THAN JESUS CHRIST, THE ULTIMATE KINGDOM AUTHORITY FIGURE = THE SERVANT KING
John 12:1-11 – Showing Our Devotion To Christ
[Originally posted Jan. 29, 2006] In our culture of restrained emotions, self-centeredness and pragmatism, it is healthy to take time to meditate on the supreme...
John 7:1-36 – What Is The Key To Spiritual Discernment?
Education can easily become an idol – even in Christian circles. We can confuse academic training and book learning with genuine spiritual discernment that can only...
Romans 14 — What Brotherly Love Should Look Like In the Church
Believers in the local church come from different backgrounds and have different personal convictions and different perspectives towards a variety of non-moral...
Relying on God’s Power for Spiritual Ministry – Overview
OVERVIEW OF 2 CORINTHIANSSpiritual ministry must be conducted in reliance upon God’s power. Every believer has been given a spiritual gift for service. A sense of...