Mark

“A voice came from heaven: 'You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.' Mark opens with this affirmation before Jesus does anything. Before parables, miracles, confrontations—Jesus hears ”

“God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. We bring nothing; He provides everything. G”

“Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother. Jesus defines family not by genetic connection but by alignment of values and commitments. I was adopted, so I've always known family is a”

“God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the ho”

“A woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years... had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. She heard”

“The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then Jesus said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.' Jesus has just sent the d”

“Jesus replied, 'Isaiah was right about you hypocrites; as it is written: These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely hu”

“God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. This is one of those passages that reads di”

“After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter th”

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Jesus is directly reframing what his authority means. Power in this kingdom looks like servi”

“This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance. Now I understand why - it's a daily declaration of dependence on God. God is faithf”

“The most important one,' answered Jesus, 'is this: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with ”

“I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. His timing, His methods, His purposes - all beyond our comprehension, yet perfect”

“While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfum”

“The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. ”

“Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. So Mark's Gospel ends. No appearance, no commission, no reassurance. Just fe”