In Mark 9:33-37, Jesus catches the twelve disciples off-guard by asking about a lively conversation they were having. They were immediately silenced by embarrassment because “they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.” What’s most fascinating about the text is that Jesus doesn’t disregard their desire for greatness. He doesn’t flatten everyone […]

This past Sunday, we gazed deep into the glorious Scripture passage found in Mark 9:1-29. In the first section of this text, Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John, showing them His glory. The text is amazing because we see that Jesus doesn’t just reflect the glory of God; He produces it. The glory […]

From the Scripture passage found in Mark 8:27-9:1, this past Sunday we learned that Jesus is not just the Christ, not just the Messiah, not just the anointed King… he’s the King that “must suffer.” He’s the King on a cross. Never before Jesus, has anyone brought the prophecies about the Messianic King together with […]

This past Sunday, we continued our spiritual journey through the Gospel of Mark, attempting to grasp Mark’s vision of the God-Man Jesus Christ.
We focused on Mark 8:22-31, which says “And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind […]