Real Christian Life
READ: Mark 4:21 CHALLENGE: Make a Difference Mark 4:21-25 – He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into […]
I Can Relate
READ: Mark 4:1 CHALLENGE: Relate to God’s Amazing Truth Jesus is out on a lake. This is the Sea of Galilee and He taught sitting down on the boat while the people were on the water’s edge listening. The slope of the land created a natural ampitheater. There was a large crowd as Jesus is […]
HEART FOR CHANGE
CHALLENGE: Open Your Heart to God Stuff Mark 3:7-12 – Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd […]
Stubborn Hearts
READ: Mark 3:1 CHALLENGE: Avoid a Stubborn Heart Mark 3:1-6 – Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with […]
God’s Will and Common Sense
READ: Mark 2:23 CHALLENGE: Apply Holy Spirit Led Common Sense to Making Decisions Vv23-28 – One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you […]
New Means New
READ: Mark 2:18 CHALLENGE: Be New Through Christ. Vv18-20 – Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” 19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? […]
AGENTS OF CHANGE
READ: Mark 2:13 CHALLENGE: Follow Jesus Clearly Christ calls sinners to follow Him and anyone can. And this will create meaningful changes in our lives. Does it get better than following Jesus? That powerful and positive change in your life is astounding. I can’t see anything changing if we’re not teaching core truths. Here’s our […]
FORGIVEN
READ: Mark 2:1FF CHALLENGE: Forgive Mark 2:3-5 – Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When […]
Power of Hope
READ: Mark 1:40 CHALLENGE: Put Your Hope in God It sounds almost trite to say, “Hope in God”. Of course. Who’s not going to do that? However, to be fair, we may put hope in lots of things other than God or before we would come to God. We could look to people or family […]
Searching for Solitude
READ: Mark 1:35 CHALLENGE: Seek Solitude with God Vv35-37 – Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” […]