Tag Archives: Kingdom

Something Wonderful

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

Yesterday, something wonderful happened, we had a guest join our Sunday morning small group; a guest who was thousands of miles away in a different country with a different accent in a different culture. This part made the day novel, … Continue reading →

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Figs, Corruption and Prayers

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 11:12-26 Parallel Texts: Matthew 21:18-19, 11-13, 20-22; Luke 19:45-48; 21:37-38 Few teachers teach this section from Mark’s account, preferring instead to use the parallel in Matthew or Luke with their more confused timelines, but Mark’s timeline is much more … Continue reading →

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Triumphal Entry

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 11:1-11 Parallel Texts: Matthew 21:1-12, 14-17; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 As we have come to expect, Mark gives us the simple facts of the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem as King and Messiah without fanfare or explanation of … Continue reading →

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“Rabbi, I want to see.”

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:46-52 Parallel Texts: Matthew 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43 Jesus continues His journey to Jerusalem and reaches Jericho; it isn’t far now to His destination. As they were leaving the city, followed by a large crowd, a blind beggar calls out … Continue reading →

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Are You Sure You Want That?

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:32-45 Parallel Texts: Matthew 20:17-28; Luke 18:31-34 This interesting passage begins with Jesus predicting what his fate would be again, and then takes an odd shift when James and John ask for something they don’t understand. In the end, … Continue reading →

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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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