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...
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...
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...
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...
Yes, there really is enough time to do all that God has for you. But there is a catch: you must understand your priority. In modern life, we often hear statements such as, “If only I had 30 hours in a day…” or “If only I didn’t have to...
The following is a guest post, contributed by one of the OPEN Services team members in USA. One thing I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, especially since becoming a mother in 2021, is that there will be a “last” for everything. There will be a...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.