John 1:14 ‘The word became flesh and moved into the neighbourhood’.“For Christ’s love compels us” – 2 Corinthians 5:13–15 (NLT) In preparation for this series I was reminded of the story of an Australian couple who went to Bangladesh as missionaries. When Stuart and Margaret arrived in the country they were informed, by the missionaries…
Paul, in writing to his friends at Ephesus, reminds us of the grace of God and how we can live with great confidence, even though our world is unsure and unsettled. My Lighthouse with REND Collective Living Hope with Phil Wickham O Praise the Name (Anastasis) with lyrics
The story of Nehemiah (and Ezra that comes before) is one of restoration and renewal. Because of their unfaithfulness to God despite his constant and gracious patience and calling of his people back to himself through the prophets, Israel is taken captive and into exile, out of their land, under the rule of foreign nations.…
the Authority of Jesus Challenged Chapter 12 is part of a larger narrative that includes up to ch 13. The section revolves around three or four days (11:1–11, Sunday; 11:12–19, Monday; 11:20–13:37, Tuesday and probably Wednesday). Our text today begins where we left of in Chapter 11 with the chief priests and elders questioning the…
Presentation of the King: The Gospel of Mark tells the story of some of the most significant and astounding events in Jesus’ ministry. Mark takes no time recording any lead up to Christ’s birth. No genealogies, no shepherds or magi, no childhood stories of conversations with Scribes in the temple, no account of losing mum/dad.…
Mark 1 introduces the reader to the central figure, Jesus Christ, including His temptation. The key verse of chapter 1 is verse 15 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel” This chapter is made up of several scenes… Scene 1 John the Baptist prepares the…
The Gospel of Mark – Introduction
Storytellers. Mark is a storyteller, and the story he is telling is the story of Jesus Christ through the lens of the Apostle Peter’s stories for Roman Christians undergoing persecution under Nero.
And it is a story that is for everyone.
The Gospel of Mark tells the story of some of the most significant and astounding events in Jesus’ ministry.
Luke 9:21-27 (NLT) 21 Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. 22 “The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be…
For all of us God calls us to be a part of his mission of compassion, to bring something of the Kingdom of God to wherever we are, whoever we’re engaging with and whatever we’re doing. What does it look like for you to live this out, with the presence of Jesus in that being…