Mark 6:1-6 I once heard a story about the first automobiles in the rural United States. An older gentleman and his grandsons sat on the porch enjoying a lazy summer afternoon. He was reading a newspaper, and they were watching the swallows dipping and swooping through the humid air. Suddenly, a strange sound […]
Don’t Be Afraid, Just Believe Mark 5:21-43 Charlotte Elliott was a sickly English woman who developed a long history of refusing to do things she was asked to do because of her illness. Her brother was a pastor, and he was particularly persistent in trying to get her to do something positive. But Charlotte […]
Going to the Dark Side: Part 2 Mark 5:1-20 At the insistence of the demons, Jesus permitted them. By His power, Jesus could have sent them anywhere, even back to the abyss. That fact that He didn’t do that tells us He had a larger purpose to fulfill in this interaction with the demons and […]
Going to the Dark Side: Part 1 Mark 5:1-20 What was the purpose of Jesus’ coming to earth? Hint: there’s more than one right answer. In First John 3:8, John answers this question very clearly. In this context, John is writing about the relationship between sin and the child of God. He wrote, “He […]
Is Jesus in Your Boat? Mark 4:35-41 Few ships in the world are more famous than the Titanic. She began her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, from Southampton, England, to New York City. On April 14, the Titanic struck an iceberg and in a few short hours broke apart and sank. More than […]
The Mystery of the Kingdom Mark 4:21-34 In Ephesians 5, in the context of his teaching about marriage oneness, Paul wrote, “This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” In First Corinthians 15, he wrote, “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be […]
A Fruitful Life : Part 2 Mark 4:10-20 This text reveals several key INGREDIENTS necessary for producing “A Fruitful Life.” In the previous episode of The Voice of Hope we began studying Mark 4:1-20, Jesus’ parable of the soils. We looked at the skill of the sower, the quality of the seed, and the […]
A Fruitful Life: Part 1 Mark 4:1-20 As we continue our study of Mark’s Gospel, we come to the record of Jesus’ teaching that’s often called “The Parable of the Sower.” You’ll notice as we read Mark 8:1-20 that the sower is only mentioned twice, once in verse 3 and again in verse 14. […]
A House Divided Mark 3:20-35 When God created us, He made us in His image and likeness and designed us for fellowship with Him. But when sin entered the human family there was a division, a separation. Satan didn’t attack the physical bodies of Adam and Eve, instead, he attacked them at the very […]
A Model for Leaders Mark 3:7-19 When I was a boy, models of classic cars were a big thing. They came in a box unassembled, and you had to glue all the plastic parts together and then paint the model whatever color you wanted. In my memory, I can still smell the glue we […]
