Once again Jesus does not stick with convention as He illustrates the kingdom through a metaphor that would have seemed pretty crazy to all those looking on.
Join us as we take a look at Mark 11 from 1-11 and witness the Creator of the Universe and King of this World riding into town on a lowly colt…
[For the next passage looking at Jesus gone Wild? click here]
What happens to those who approach Jesus in search of power and recognition?
Mark 10.32-45 is another typical passage of Jesus taking an ideology or practice of the world and turning it on its head:
[For the next passage in Mark dealing with Jesus healing the blind man, click here]
For me one of the most powerful statements in the Bible is found in this interaction between Jesus and the rich young ruler where is simply states, ‘Jesus looked at him and loved him’ – did Jesus know that he was about to turn his back on Him and walk away disappointed because the ask was too big? i think so, but either way it is still a powerful statement.
Join me as i take a look at Mark 10 from verse 17-31:
[For lessons on how to be the greatest from the next passage, click here]
As we continue to wander with Jesus through the book of Mark He comes across some children and relates to them in a way that would have been quite unfamiliar and possibly quite scandalous to the adults of His time…
There is so much to be learnt simply from observing how Jesus behaved around people – how He spoke to them and how He spent time with them, and it is good to reflect that back to our own lives and ask if we are doing the same…
Let’s head to Mark:
[For the next passage that deals with cutting things off rather than missing out, click here]
If you have never understood the Transfiguration of Jesus properly then I strongly encourage you to watch this clip. At the end of it you may not understand the Transfiguration any more, but you just might have a softer spot for Peter the disciple. Worth a shot, right?
Join us as we look at Mark chapter 9 from verse 2 to 13.
“Do you expect me to talk?” [asks Sean Connery’s James Bond to the villain Goldfinger in the movie of the same name, as he lies strapped to an operating table with a gold laser beam heading menacingly towards his privates]
“No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die.”
A classic Bond moment, and a similar statement is being made in today’s Mark passage.
Except this time, it is no Bond villain, but our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who is calling us to do the same.
Can this be?
Join me as I take a look at Mark 8.27-38
[For the next passage in Mark on Figuring out the Trance, click here]
Did Jesus heal everyone?
There are a lot of people who seem to enjoy the argument that Jesus didn’t and that might be true. But there is never an account of Jesus trying to heal someone and failing. Although this one comes close, but He gets it right on the second attempt. Join me as I read through the interesting Mark 8 from 22 to 26 and this encounter of Jesus and the semi-blind man.
[For the next Mark Passage on Denying another Day, click here]
Irresistibly Fish 