In The Word Read: Deuteronomy 1 Israel’s History after the Exodus 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. […]
Month: April 2023
Even Though It May Be Painful, Pluck It Out!
In The Word Read: Mark 9:30-50 Death and Resurrection Foretold 30 And from there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know about it. 31 For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they […]
We Can Conquer
In The Word Read: Mark 9:1-29 The Transfiguration 9 And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God when it has come with power.” 2 And six days later Jesus *took with Him […]
Eternal Eyes
In The Word Read: Mark 8:27-38 Peter’s Confession of Christ 27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; and […]
He Still Can
In The Word Read: Mark 8:1-26 Four Thousand Men Fed 8 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and *said to them, 2 “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to […]
Magnet Life
In The Word Read: Mark 7:24-37 The Syrophoenician Woman 24 Now Jesus got up and went from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know about it; and yet He could not escape notice. 25 But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little […]
The Relationship
In The Word Read: Mark 7:1-23 Followers of Tradition 7 The Pharisees and some of the scribes *gathered to Him after they came from Jerusalem, 2 and saw that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unholy hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they […]
Perfect Love
In The Word Read: Mark 6:31-56 31 And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.) 32 And they went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves. […]
A Labor Of Love
In The Word Read: Mark 6:7-30 The Twelve Sent Out 7 And He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; 8 and He instructed them that they were to take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in […]
The Faith Factor
In The Word Read: Mark 5:21-43, 6:1-6 Miracles and Healing 21 When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him; and He stayed by the seashore. 22 And one of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, *came, and upon seeing Him, *fell at His feet23 and *pleaded […]