PrintToday's "Moment With Mark" (7) - Thy Kingdom Come
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" (Mark 1:14-15) This is the most concise declaration of the gospel in all of Scripture. It…read moreToday's "Moment With Mark" (6) - Vulnerability
"He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him".(Mark 1/13) "Wild animals" - that gives me a picture of vulnerability. The place of temptation is a dangerous place. Peter says that our adversary, the devil, goes about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.…read moreToday's "Moment With Mark" (5) - Temptation
At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert, and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan.(Mark 1/12,13) This scenario really rattles my theological cage! "Sent by the Spirit" to be "tempted by Satan"! How can those two dynamics be found together anywhere…read moreToday's "Moment With Mark" (4) - Affirmation
"At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well…read moreToday's "Moment With Mark" (3) - Symbol or Reality
And this was his message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." Mark 1/7,8 John knew his place in relation to Jesus; he was not worthy to…read more
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