Tag Archives: life

The Kingdom Comes

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 16:1-8 Parallel Texts: Matthew 28:1-8; Luke 24:1-8, 12; John 20:1-10 When Jesus was born in that manger in Bethlehem nobody would have noticed, but God sent choruses of angels out to the fields and they were seen by the … Continue reading →

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The Moment They’ve Been Waiting For!

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 15:24-32 Parallel Texts: Matthew 27:31-44; Luke 23:26-43; John 19:17-27 All those sleepless nights, the opportunities missed, the embarrassments in public, the plots, the cabals, the treachery… all of it had come to fruition for the loving and righteous men … Continue reading →

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Roman “Justice” on Display

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 15:1-20 Parallel Texts: Matthew 27:11-30; Luke 23:2-25; John 18:28-19:16 As usual, Mark is pithy, and a more complete version is available in the other accounts. The main thing that Mark conveys about this whole situation of Jesus before Pilate … Continue reading →

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Looking for an Excuse

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Don Merritt

There’s an old saying about excuses. OK, well maybe it isn’t all that old, but it’s a pretty good one, at least I think it is a good one. True it isn’t famous or anything… fine, you got me, but … Continue reading →

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Final Hours Together

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark briefly describes the time Jesus spent with the disciples after their last meal together, quite a contrast with the several chapters John gave to the “Farewell Discourse.” Mark breaks this into three short scenes: Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial Mark … Continue reading →

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The Last Supper

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 14:12-26 Parallel Texts: Matthew 26:17-25; Luke 22:7-18, 21-23; John 13:22-26 Mark, as was his custom, approaches this subject with an economy of words, with verses 12-16 being about Jesus’ instructions for preparations, followed by a brief description of their … Continue reading →

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Incident in Bethany

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 14:1-11 Parallel Texts: Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; Luke 22:1-6; John 12:2-8 This scene takes place on Tuesday night, Wednesday morning by the Jewish reckoning, in Jerusalem and Bethany. In Jerusalem, the Jewish authorities scheme and plot their knavish plans; they … Continue reading →

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The Temple, The City… The World

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 24-25; Luke 21:5-37 At this juncture I’m faced with a challenge, for up to this now I have stuck with teaching and commenting on Mark’s gospel without jumping to the parallel accounts to expand on … Continue reading →

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Weekly Podcast: July 21, 2014

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Proof Texts We’ve been discussing Interpretation here at The Life Project for the past 6 weeks or so, and this podcast should wrap the discussion up for the time being, with a brief coverage of proof texts. What is a … Continue reading →

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A Reminder form the Past

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Don Merritt

When I took this picture I was struck by the scene for a couple of reasons I thought I’d share with you today. This is a ruin of an old church building, one that was constructed back in the early … Continue reading →