Mark 11:12-19; Jesus cleans things up in his Father’s house. For too long he had observed the deterioration of the Temple and this day he decided to deal with the problem. His action was radical and angered those in authority. The need for a clean house of God uncluttered by the affairs of life was important for Jesus. In under a week he would be gone and his work would be finished. Continue reading
Mark 11:1-11; The stand out here for me is that even when going to find the donkey for Jesus to ride there were skeptics on the sideline questioning the motives of the disciples. There will always be skeptics to slow us down in the pursuit of the goals Jesus has given us. Continue reading
Mark 10:46-52: The gospel writer, Mark, gives us this short story of the miracle Jesus did as he gave sight to the blind man Bartimeaus. Mark doesn’t give us much here just the short and sweet version of what happened. Continue reading
Mark 10:32-45: Jesus continues on his journey to Jerusalem where he knows he will face the full wrath of all who oppose him. He has been teaching about the Kingdom of God and how it is open to all who would seek to enter in to it. Continue reading
Mark 10:17-31: The story of the rich young man presents us with a clear statement by Jesus on what isn’t required to enter the Kingdom of God. Unlike other passages where he speaks about what the Kingdom of God is like, this is about what it is not. Continue reading