Verse: Mark 10:42-45 42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your Read more…
Verse: Exodus 14:14 14 “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Devotional Thoughts: I love this verse. The Israelites have left Egypt just to run into the giant barrier called the Red Sea, and Pharaoh and his army are closing in. Why would God lead them there? They Read more…
Verse: Mark 3:3-6 3 And [Jesus] said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, Read more…
Verse: Mark 2:6-7 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Devotional Thoughts: Last week, I wrote about how Jesus told the paralyzed man that his sins were forgiven. The verses above Read more…
Verse: Mark 2:3-5 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 And when Jesus saw Read more…
Verse: Mark 1:4-7 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins… 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am Read more…
Verse: Exodus 16:11-12 11 And the Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’” Devotional Thoughts: I want to begin with a question Read more…
Verse: Acts 17: 1-2, 22-23 1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures… 22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Read more…
Verse: Romans 10:14 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? Devotional Thoughts: Think of a goal that you set, and then went on Read more…
Verse: Matthew 4:18-20 18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and Read more…