MARK 14 | FROM NOW TO ETERNITY

MARK 14 | FROM NOW TO ETERNITY

This is part 14 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark and concludes the series. Today, we’re in Mark 14:3-9. This story houses a few precious gems that don’t immediately come to the surface – we have to dig just a bit to see them. Jesus is in the...
MARK 12, PT 2 | WHO IS YOUR PROVIDER?

MARK 12, PT 2 | WHO IS YOUR PROVIDER?

This is part 13 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 12:41-44. Jesus completed his argument to the scribes by showing what true devotion to the Kingdom looks like, only he didn’t bother explaining it to the scribes. He called his...
MARK 12, PT 1 | HIERARCHY IN GOD’S ECONOMY

MARK 12, PT 1 | HIERARCHY IN GOD’S ECONOMY

This is part 12 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 12:13-17. The Pharisees are desperate. Religiously pure people, their goal was to obey – and get all God’s people to obey – all 613 OT laws so that they could avoid...
MARK 11 | ASKING IN FAITH

MARK 11 | ASKING IN FAITH

This is part 11 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 11:20-26. As the disciples and Jesus passed by the fig tree again, Peter noticed that it had withered (11:20-21) after Jesus cursed it (11:14). Just as God had found no fruit on the...
MARK 7, PT 2 | MAKING THINGS NEW

MARK 7, PT 2 | MAKING THINGS NEW

This is part 10 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 7:31-37. Jesus continued his tour of Gentile territory, purposefully going on a 120-mile journey through Sidon and into the Decapolis rather than going through Jewish land (7:31)....
MARK 7, PT 1 | SUBJECTS OF ANOTHER KINGDOM

MARK 7, PT 1 | SUBJECTS OF ANOTHER KINGDOM

This is part 9 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 7:1-13. Traditions Traditions can be great, so long as they are a means to an end. They become a problem when the means are forgotten and all ends with a tradition. Some Pharisees...