God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? Mark 12:24 (NIV) Are we in Error? Do we know the Scriptures? Do we REALLY know the Scriptures? Jesus is approached by learned scholars. The Sadducees studied the Scriptures like all the others. They came to... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar´s and to God what is God´s.” And they were amazed at him. Mark 12:17 (NIV) Is this one of our favorite texts? Does it show how Jesus refuted neatly the tricks of ungodly men? Did those men stand in the way of the work... Continue Reading →
“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.’ Mark 12:9 (NIV) Does Jesus paint an accurate picture of the scene of this world? In this parable of the vineyard is it easy to see who the characters are? Could we say... Continue Reading →
And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: “´My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations´? But you have made it ´a den of robbers.´” Mark 11:17 (NIV) It is a common mistake and one difficult to solve. If we would dedicate ourselves to furthering the ministry, then... Continue Reading →
“We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later... Continue Reading →
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father of children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—and with them persecutions) and in... Continue Reading →
`It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:25 (NIV) There are people who are rich. Are we one of them? If we do not consider ourselves rich, then this text must not be spoken for us,... Continue Reading →
Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said, “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Mark 10:21 (NIV) We stand by and watch as Jesus is questioned by this rich man. He came to Jesus to... Continue Reading →
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.´ Mark 10:14 (NIV) Do we want the kingdom of heaven? Is that something we actually seek? Or is it like some ideal that we... Continue Reading →
´And the two will become one flesh.´ So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Mark 10:8-9 (NIV) Have we got questions over our relationships? Would we like to hear the Lord instruct us further into our dealings with those close to us? Can we... Continue Reading →
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