Posts with the tag “gospel-of-mark”

Mark 6:17-29 records the death of John the Baptist which has to be one of the saddest stories in the Gospel of Mark because it tells us how an innocent man lost his life for telling the truth. Here is...  Read More

So far, in our series on the Gospel of Mark, we have looked at several separate stories of the life of Christ such as:- The calling of the first disciples (Mark 1:14-20)- The healing of the demon poss...  Read More

Demon possession was a constant issue in Jesus’ ministry. He dealt with it repeatedly and one of the greatest examples of this is found in Mark 5:1-20 where it says:They came to the other side of the ...  Read More

So far, in our studies in the Gospel of Mark, we have seen several miracles in the life of Christ. A short list would include:- The healing of a demon possessed man (Mark 1:21-28)- The healing of Simo...  Read More

In his Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, John MacArthur writes:Given that no news can compare to the good news of salvation, the fact that most refuse to embrace it is both shocking and tragic. Jesus ...  Read More

The men of our church are currently going through the parables of Jesus on Tuesday nights. While the numbers vary, some scholars believe that there are 39 of them in the Bible as can be seen in the fo...  Read More

What is the unforgivable sin? That is a question that has troubled people for ages and scholars have come up with 4 ways to answer it.1). The unforgiveable sin is the act of committing a horrific sin ...  Read More

In his Commentary on the Gospels, J. C. Ryle writes that:Mark 3:13:19 is a passage of peculiar solemnity. Here is the record of the first ordination which ever took place in the church of Christ after...  Read More

True Christianity has never been popular because it has always been persecuted in one form or another. Islam has rarely been persecuted in history except for a few exceptions. Neither has Buddhism or ...  Read More

The Greek term “leprosy” comes from a word that means “scales” due to the scaly appearance that the infection created on a person’s skin. According to some sources, it is one of the oldest diseases kn...  Read More

In his Commentary on the Gospel of John, William Barclay writes:The things that Jesus did in the early verses of Mark 1:21-28 could not be concealed for too long in the small province of Galilee. The ...  Read More

In my studies this week, I came across an article entitled “10 Steps to Starting a Business” which said:Starting a business is exciting; however, it can seem overwhelming at first. Our website has des...  Read More

In his commentary on the Gospel of Mark, John MacArthur writes:No narrative is more compelling, and no message more essential, than the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the greatest story every told beca...  Read More