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Greg M, Patrick Lai, and guest bloggers write about the joys, challenges, and rewards that come with taking the Gospel to the least reached through real business.
MARK 6, PT 3 | HEROD AND ACCOUNTABILITY
This is part 7 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark.Today, we're in Mark 6:14-29. Backstory King Herod heard as the word spread, which means it didn’t just spread among the poor but made it into the palaces. Jesus’ name had become known (6:14). Herod became...
MARK 6, PT 2 | HOSPITALITY AND SUFFERING
This is part 6 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark.Today, we're in Mark 6:7-13. Relying on Hospitality Jesus had done just enough teaching to begin pushing his disciples out to make mistakes, not on their own but with another (6:7)—surely for both encouragement...
MARK 6, PT 1 | JESUS AS CARPENTER AND LORD
This is part 5 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark.Today, we're in Mark 6:1-6. Rejection & the Hypostatic Union Jesus knew rejection and disdain. He knew the pain of not being accepted in his hometown. He went to Nazareth and was teaching in the Synagogue....
MARK 4, PT 2 | SOLVING PROBLEMS FROM THE TOP DOWN
This is part 4 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark.Today, we're in Mark 4:35-41 Jesus was often tired. He ran a sprint-marathon. He ran until he was out of gas, but then retreated to rest. He always initiated rest when he needed it. So after an exhausting day,...
MARK 4, PT 1 | SOWING IN WORKSHIP
This is part 3 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark.Today, we're in Mark 4:26-29. Now the Kingdom of God is compared to a man scattering seeds on the ground (4:26). The man is clearly not God in this parable because he sleeps and rises and lives out his days...
MARK 2 | WHEN A CLIENT VANDALIZES YOUR HOME
This is part 2 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark.Background Matthew 4:13 says Jesus left Nazareth and settled (or lived) in Capernaum in Galilee. 2:1-12 In this passage Jesus is at home in Capernaum (Mark 2:1), and people are coming to him from all villages...
MARK 1 | THE SPEAKING AND THE DOING
This is part 1 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark.1:1 The word gospel was used in the ancient world often for military victories, but the apostles and writers of the Scriptures co-opted it for language of being saved from the enemy’s kingdom into the Kingdom...
B4T STORY: HURRY-FREE B4T
This is a guest post by a B4Ter in E Europe.When we moved to a new town in 1995 to start a factory, we met a little girl named Sara. We lived on her street, and she was 11 years old—the middle child of 9 children. Sara’s family was in poverty during the country’s...
THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP
Pouring Out In Mark 3:7-12, Jesus withdraws to the Sea of Galilee, and a crowd follows. The crowd is made up of an unprecedented group of people from: Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, Tyre, and Sidon (3:7-8). This is incredible. People have heard...
B4T: STATE OF THE UNION
We are at the beginning of 2024. As we look back on last year and into the new year, let’s reflect on the “state of the union” (SOTU) in the B4T movement. We will be looking at where it has been (B4T 1.0), where it is now (B4T 2.0), and where it is heading (B4T 3.0)....
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