“’If you can?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for one who believes.’ Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’” Mark 9:23 & 24 Life is made up of moments: ordinary moments, life changing moments. Moments God uses to cultivate our faith. Today’s scripture focuses on one such moment in … Read More
Month: April 2014
Mark Chapter 9
9 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” The Transfiguration 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured … Read More
Mark Chapter 8
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 8 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away … Read More
Mark 8 Devotion
Mark 8: 1- 13 talks about Jesus and the disciples feeding the four thousand. Jesus had just spent 3 days with the people and wanted to feed them, but the disciples were questioning how this would happen. Jesus told everyone to sit down, He picked up the bread, gave thanks, and gave it to the … Read More
Mark 7 Devotion
Request and Resolve = Reward In Mark 7:24-30 Jesus is approached by a mother who is in a desperate situation. She needs something in her life. She comes to Jesus and as she does, she is not asking for the whole meal, she is just asking for the crumbs. She is just asking Jesus to … Read More
Mark Chapter 7
Traditions and Commandments 7 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly,[a] holding to the tradition of the elders,4 and when they come … Read More
Mark Chapter 6
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 6 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by … Read More
Mark 5 Devotion
The story of the raising of Jairus’ daughter and the healing of the woman who touched the “hem of Jesus’ garment” are two of the best known and best loved in scripture. These events in the ministry of Jesus reveal so much to us. They display the tremendous power of Jesus to heal. They show … Read More
Mark Chapter 5
Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon 5 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.[a]2 And when Jesus[b] had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not … Read More
Mark 4 Devotion
What Does the Soil Look Like in Your Life? A quick look at the soil of your life will greatly determine the fruitfulness of your everyday life. The reality is that Jesus always has seeds to plant into your life if you are willing to hear Him. Consider the parable of the sower… 1. Along … Read More