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Read: Mark 16 & Luke 1 “These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will [...]
Read: Mark 15 Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. (Mark 15:24, NLT) Mark’s account of the betrayal, arrest, trial, suffering and crucifixion of Jesus are moving beyond words. As you read again his description of what Jesus went through, I would encourage you to remember that Jesus didn’t [...]
Read: Mark 14 “I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.” (Mark 14:25, NLT) We call it Holy Communion—which it is on both accounts: It is a most holy moment, and it is communion with [...]
Read: Mark 13 “Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.” (Mark 13:8, NLT) A lot of people are [...]
Read: Mark 12 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.” (Mark 12:24, NLT) Ouch! The teachers of the law and the Pharisees weren’t the only ones who incurred Jesus’ ire. This time he went after the Sadducees, pointing [...]
Read: Mark 11 Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves, and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace. (Mark 11:15-16, NLT) [...]
Read: Mark 9-10 As they went back down the mountain… (Mark 9:9, NLT) In Mark 9:2-13 we come across one of the most fascinating and mysterious stories about Jesus in the Gospels. Jesus takes Peter, James and John to the top of a mountain, and there before their very eyes, [...]
Ray Noah
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