Mark 16 v 1 - 20
It is important to note that Mark's Gospel originally ended at verse eight of the sixteenth chapter, the other verses do not appear in...
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- Feb 25, 2022
Mark 15 v 29 - 47
Personally, I find it hard to read passages narrating Jesus' death. The language is used sparingly in each of the Gospel accounts, but...
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- Feb 24, 2022
Mark 15 v 21 - 28
This passage reminds us of the power of the Roman state. They could do whatever they liked in Judea. Yes, there were rules to enable a...
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- Feb 23, 2022
Mark 15 v 16 - 20
The Roman ritual of condemnation was fixed and even with our modern ideas of the subconscious we can see how effective they were at...
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- Feb 22, 2022
Mark 15 v 6 - 15
Oh the power of the mob! If you have watched video clips of Hitler speaking at one of the Nazi rallies, you will understand how a large...
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- Feb 21, 2022
Mark 15 v 1 - 5
As soon as it was light, the Sanhedrin met again to confirm the conclusions they had arrived at during their illegal meeting in the ...
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- Feb 18, 2022
Mark 14 v 54 & 66 - 72
What we can so easily ignore in the tale of Peter's denial is his initial bravery. He had drawn his sword in front of the mob, declaring...
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- Feb 17, 2022
Mark 14 v 53 & 55 - 65
The end is coming and now proceedings have started it will come very quickly. The Jewish religious leaders are desperate to see this...
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- Feb 16, 2022
Mark 14 v 43 - 52
This is a very dramatic and well-written episode: Mark emphasises the action through short, pithy sentences as he makes clear that at the...
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- Feb 15, 2022
Mark 14 v 32 - 42
We must recall that the authorities are hunting for Jesus, so He needed to keep moving and to stay in the Upper Room was to invite...
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- Feb 14, 2022
Mark 14 v 27 - 31
We can know two things here immediately: Firstly, Jesus knew every detail of what was to happen to Him from the betrayal, to arrest, ...
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- Feb 11, 2022
Mark 14 v 22 - 26
We obviously see this rite as Communion or the Lord's Supper, but these were originally descriptions of the various steps of the...
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- Feb 10, 2022
Mark 14 v 17 - 21
As we learned yesterday, the yearly ritual of the Passover feast was designed to enact the first Passover in Egypt apart from one major...
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- Feb 9, 2022
Mark 14 v 12 - 16
For you who are planners and love to be properly prepared for things then do appreciate the example of Jesus! We read in an earlier...
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- Feb 8, 2022
Mark 14 v 10 - 11
The genius of Mark as a writer is demonstrated in the way that he portrays the generosity of the woman who anoints Jesus with pure Nard ...
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- Feb 7, 2022
Mark 14 v 3 - 9
Mark places this story in the middle of passages which are apocalyptic and others which consist of argument about the finer points of...
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- Feb 4, 2022
Mark 14 v 1 - 2
The Feast of the Unleavened Bread was week long immediately after Passover, but not treated as seriously. The Passover was a major...
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- Feb 3, 2022
Mark 13 v 28 - 37
So, to complete this chapter, we study a much more straightforward passage! There are three special things to note here: 1. We may...
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- Feb 2, 2022
Mark 13 v 7 - 8 & 24 - 27
As we continue to attempt to solve this chapter's puzzle, we are focussing today on the verses relating to Christ's return. It is...
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- Feb 1, 2022
Mark 13 v 3 - 6 & 21 - 23
We continue to pick our way through the chapter and these two passages I've grouped together today concern the last days before...
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