As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?”
Prayer for persecuted Christians
Friday Morning: 17 May 2019 – Mark 11:1-14 ~ Jesus’ Formal Introduction to Israel
So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
Thursday Morning: 16 May 2019 – Mark 10:32-52 ~ on serving and suffering
Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.
Wednesday Morning: 15 May 2019 – Mark 10:17-31 ~ the handicap of wealth
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”
Tuesday Morning: 14 May 2019 – Mark 10:1-16 ~ let no one split apart what God has joined together
“‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation. ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’”
Monday Morning: 13 May 2019 – Mark 9:30-50 ~ on the job training
Leaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know he was there, for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them.
Saturday Morning: 11 May 2019 – Mark 9:14-29 ~ The Problem of Weak Faith
“Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”
Friday Morning: 10 May 2019 – Mark 9:2-13 – “Listen to him.”
Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them. Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.
