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Read: Mark 8 “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat.” (Mark 8:2, NLT) Does God have feelings? Does he feel sadness, compassion or hurt for the things that make people cry? Does he ever feel [...]
Read: Mark 7 Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue. Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said … “Be opened!” Instantly the man could hear [...]
Read: Mark 6 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. (Mark 6:34, NLT) Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist, had just been beheaded, and most likely, [...]
Read: Mark 5 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” (Mark 5:18-19, NLT) [...]
Read: Mark 4 “…And finally the grain ripens.” (Mark 4:28, NLT) Jesus spent a fair amount of time in both private settings and public presentations describing the kingdom of God to people. One of the compelling ways he did that was through stories—parables—earthy vignettes that revealed spiritual truth about God, [...]
Read: Mark 2-3 Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, “What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” (Mark 2:5-7, NLT) “Who is Jesus, really?” That’s [...]
Read: Mark 1 Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit began shouting, “Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One sent from God!” Jesus cut him short. “Be quiet! Come [...]
Ray Noah
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