Jesus attracts a crowd and annoys the priests
Jesus is anointed by Mary at Bethany, attracts more crowds, which upsets the leading priests, who plot His and Lazarus’ death, but …
Category Archives: Mark
Jesus says He will die, but no one understands
Jesus tells the parable of the vineyard workers and another parable of the ten servants, talks about his imminent death, …
Self-righteous prayer trumped by real humility
Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, talks about divorce, blesses some children, then shows a …
You’re not the greatest if you have to ask
Jesus heals a demon-possessed boy, again predicts His own death, arranges to pay the Temple tax, tells the disciples a …
How can you kill the Son of God?
Jesus heals a blind man then asks His disciples who they think he is; Peter says He is the Messiah; …
The insidiousness of tricky teaching
A Gentile woman says even dogs deserve crumbs; Jesus heals a deaf man, heals many others, feeds 4000 people, refuses …
Believe: just do it
Jesus explains that He is like bread but even better and many leave, then He explains why someone’s words matter …
Walked on the water? Must be the Son of God
Why Herod killed John the Baptist; Jesus feeds 5000 men and their families then later walks on water: Luke 9:7–9; …
Jesus’ prosperity doctrine (or not)
Jesus heals two blind men, then goes to Nazareth (again?), then send out His disciples: Matthew 9:27–34; Mark 6:1–6; Matthew …
Fear drives away Jesus
Jesus heals a demon possessed man, a woman in the crowd, and Jairus’ daughter: Mark 5:1–20; Matthew 8:28–34; Luke 8:26–39; …
Even creation obeyed Him
Jesus explains his parables and tells a few more—the farmer sowing, the lamp, the growing seed, the wheat and the …
The sign of Jonah
Jesus’ followers and true family; Jesus explains why his power couldn’t come from Satan and refuses to give a sign …
It takes more than miracles
Jesus heals a Roman’s slave, raises a widow’s son from the dead, reassures John the Baptist, denounces unbelief, and has …
Jesus tells us how to pray
Jesus teaches about prayer, fasting, judging others, entering heaven through the narrow gate by doing God’s will: Matthew 6:5–18; Luke …
Changing mindsets
The 12 apostles named; the sermon on the mountain (Beatitudes); Jesus teaches about salt and light, the law, adultery, anger, …
Love is better than sacrifice, even on the Sabbath
Jesus heals a lame man, claims to be the son of God (and the Son of Man), explains the Sabbath …
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