This week we finish up Mark 4. This really should be the beginning of chapter 5 as Mark moves from parables to miracles. Remember verse and chapter divisions are not…
As we move forward a few verses in Mark we come to the two last parables of the Kingdom in this set. Both are also about seed growing into something…
Mark 4 begins with the well-known parable of The Sower. Also known as the parable of the Seed or the Soils and we will see why all three elements are…
The latter part of Mark 3 has an interesting form. It begins and ends with Jesus' family and in between is further conflict with the scribes. His family fear he…
We are continuing in Mark 2. Again this week only looking at a few verses. Jesus is asked why he and his disciples are not fasting. He answers with three…
We continue in Mark's Gospel. Another well-known scene. Jesus calls Levi, a tax collector, to be a disciple and then goes to dinner at his house. This, of course, raises…
This week we will begin the second chapter of Mark. A familiar story found in all three synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). Some young men vandalize the roof of…
Finishing the first chapter of Mark. We'll read again a familiar story, I will tell you again a familiar story, and we'll all try to learn something. And bring some…