God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Mark 1:15 (KJV) Finally God´s great plan had reached that crucial point after an allotted period had run its due course. Jesus was here to announce that God and His kingdom were within reach. This... Continue Reading →
Now after John was put under arrest Jesus went into Galilee, preaching the good news of God. Mark 1:14 (Reference Bible) Jesus starts His ministry and comes public with His message. And what was Jesus teaching? The good news about God! We have a tendency as Christians to become so familiar with our doctrines and... Continue Reading →
And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him. Mark 1:13 (ASV) Have you ever seen an angel of God? If you haven´t, do you believe that you could see one if you were in the right place at... Continue Reading →
And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him. Mark 1:13 (ASV) There He was, Jesus was led into the wilderness by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He was sent away from the comfort and assistance of friends... Continue Reading →
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love;... Continue Reading →
And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” Mark 1:7-8 (NIV) This was the message used to prepare the Way for the hearts... Continue Reading →
John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. Mark 1:4 (ASV) Here he was, this voice in the wilderness, and the people flocked to hear him. Something within them needed filling, and his words moved them into action. He awoke within them an awareness of the... Continue Reading →
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way” Mark 1:1-2 (NIV) Reading the old testament is like watching one of the great movie classics. Grand scenes unfold where... Continue Reading →
`and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20 (NIV) One of the sweetest and most reassuring texts we could possibly find is this last remark from the book of Matthew. There are many fears or uncertainties in... Continue Reading →
So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. Matthew 28:15 (NIV) It seems almost inconceivable that church leaders, the people who hold the responsibility of caring for the souls of their congregation, would do something so obviously... Continue Reading →
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