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Jesus Teaches Many Things

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:1-31 Parallel Texts: Matthew 19:1 – 20:16; Luke 18:15-30 Jesus has now left Galilee behind and crossed into Judea, and the crowds are large. In the first part of this passage, the Pharisees attempt to trap Him with a … Continue reading →

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Teaching the Disciples

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 9:30-50 Parallel Texts: Matthew 17:22-23; 18:1-14; Luke 9:43-50 Jesus and the disciples are on the road heading for home. As they walk along, Jesus tells them a second time that He must die and rise again. Of course, the … Continue reading →

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Everything is Possible

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 9:14-29 Parallel Texts: Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43 When Jesus, Peter, James and John returned to the other disciples after the transfiguration, there was a dispute in progress; the teachers of the Law were arguing with the disciples. The people … Continue reading →

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Transfiguration

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 9:2-13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 17:1-13; Luke 9:28-36 Six days go by, and then Jesus takes Peter, James and John with him up a nearby mountain. When they arrive, the three disciples are treated to an awesome and shocking sight; … Continue reading →

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A Bright Future

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Don Merritt

In the last post on Mark, “Peter Gets it Wrong.” we saw some interesting things. We saw Peter get it wrong, after being so right on the money only a short time earlier. Remember how he was the first to … Continue reading →

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Peter Gets it Wrong

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Don Merritt

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days … Continue reading →

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Peter Gets it Right

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:27-30 Parallel Texts: Matthew 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21 After Jesus restores sight to a blind man in 8:22-26, Mark cuts to a new scene. Jesus and the disciples are walking toward Caesarea Philippi, and along the way Jesus asks them … Continue reading →

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Pharisees, Politicians and Yeast

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:14-21 Parallel Text: Matthew 16:5-12 Remember the last post in which we saw the encounter Jesus had with some Pharisees; they demanded a sign and Jesus refused to give them one, and went back to the boat. In this … Continue reading →

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What is this a picture of?

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Don Merritt

I was really pleased at the way this picture turned out; what a beautiful old home! Don’t you get a sense of the charm of yesteryear when you look at it? It just oozes the best of late Victorian living… … Continue reading →

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Nakedness as a Metaphor in Scripture: Perspective

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Don Merritt

I’ve heard people say that nakedness is always bad in Scripture; pastors, professors, regular folks; this idea seems to be widely held. Yet as we have already seen in this study, it may be widely held, but it isn’t quite … Continue reading →