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Mark 6:34&35 "34 And Jesus, when He came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and He began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, His disciples came unto Him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:" Before leaving Mark, we turn to what my pastor calls the book’s most important event (besides the crucifixion and resurrection): the feeding of the five thousand. The apostles had just returned from their first mission and reported all they had done and taught. Jesus invited them to a desolate place to rest. The crowd recognized them, ran on foot from the towns along the Sea of Galilee, outpaced the boat, and was waiting when they arrived. There was no escape from the people. Moved with compassion because they were like sheep without a shepherd, Jesus put their spiritual need first. He began teaching them many things about the kingdom of God, the ...
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Mark 6:32&33 "32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew Him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto Him." This summer we read through the Gospel of Mark two times! I praise you for studying God’s word, this world needs more Holy Bible studying Christians. Before we move on from the Gospel of Mark, we are going to review what my Pastor considers the most important point in the book, (other than the events in and arond crucifixion and resurrection) the feeding of the five thousand. All four Gospels describe Jesus multiplying five loaves and two fish to feed a crowd of about 5,000 men (plus women and children in Matthew), with twelve baskets of leftovers gathered afterward. Yesterday’s verses were leading up to this momentous occasion.  The apostles returned from their first missionary journey, they reported to Jesus all they had done and taught. Jesus invited the...
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rest a while

Mark 6:30&31 "30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told Him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And He said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat." We have invested our devotional time in reading the Gospel of Mark this summer. I commend you for studying God’s word, this world needs more Holy Bible studying Christians. The teachings and events recorded in pages of the Holy Bible has made the world a better place. This week, before we move on from the Gospel of Mark, we are going to review what my Pastor considers the most important point in the book. Other than the events in and arond crucifixion and resurrection, the one event appearing in all four Gospels is the feeding of the five thousand. All four accounts describe Jesus multiplying five loaves and two fish to feed a crowd of about 5,000 men (pl...
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went forth

Mark 16:19&20 "19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, He was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen." After today's reading; we have read the Gospel of Mark twice this summer. It has been a whirlwind, it is written in a style that takes us from one event to another quickly! We can only imagine how the disciples felt in the few years they lived with and learned from out Lord and Savior.  Mark 15 details the Crucifixion of Jesus, beginning with His trial before Pontius Pilate. Despite finding no fault in Jesus, Pilate yields to the Sanhedrin and an incited crowd, releasing the rebel Barabbas and ordering Jesus to be flogged and crucified. Roman soldiers mock Jesus as the "King of the Jews" in the Praetorium, and Simon of Cyrene is forced to carry the cross to Golgotha (the place of the skull).  At the cru...
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wept

Mark 14:72 "And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept." Have you "wept" over your betrayal of Jesus? We all have done it. Usually it's not punctuated by a crowing rooster. At some point we all need to repent and accept forgiveness from our Lord and Savior.  Today’s chapter is emotionally intense narrative detailing the events leading directly to Jesus' crucifixion, focusing on themes of betrayal, sorrow, and divine obedience. It begins with the chief priests and scribes plotting to arrest Jesus secretly during the Passover festival to avoid an uprising, while Jesus is in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper. A woman anoints Jesus with expensive perfume, which Jesus defends as a preparation for His burial, contrasting her sacrificial love with the indignation of those who viewed it as waste.  The chapter progresse...
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watch

Mark 13:35-37 "35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." "Watch." Mark 13, often called the Markan Apocalypse or Olivet Discourse, features Jesus predicting the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and outlining signs of the end times. Sitting on the Mount of Olives, Jesus warns His disciples that not one stone will be left on another of the magnificent Temple, a prophecy fulfilled by the Romans in 70 AD.  The chapter details various tribulations that will precede the end, including false messiahs, wars, earthquakes, and famines, which Jesus describes as the "beginning of birth pains." Believers are warned of severe persecution, including betrayal by family members and hatred from all nations, but are promised that the Gospel must first be preached to all nati...
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more in

Mark 12:43-44 "43 And He called unto Him His disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living." God sees into our hearts. He knows the widow’s sacrificial giving and each of the encounters we read recorded in Holy Scriptures. And every heart in our world past and future. He is our creator and savior. Mark 11 centers on Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where He rides a colt into the city while crowds shout "Hosanna." He subsequently cleanses the temple by driving out money changers, an act that angers religious leaders. The chapter also features the cursing of a fig tree, which withers overnight, serving as a symbolic judgment on Israel's spiritual barrenness. Jesus uses this event to teach about the power of faith and forgiveness in prayer. Th...
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