... 's not an exaggeration to say that John the Baptist might best be called "John the Pointer." He pointed out the sins of the people and forgiveness of those sins through Jesus Christ. John's preaching included pointing out the specific sins of King Herod. In Mark 6:14-29 we hear about John the Baptist being sent to prison for his preaching about Herod's sins with Herodias.1 John was arrested because he was pointing to the coming messianic king (a threat to Herod) and was pointing out Herod's sins of adultery ...
... out in anguish and remorse, "It must be John the Baptizer come back to life." Herod and his guilty conscience never did get rid of John (Mark 6:14-16). The Lamb of God But as this chapter draws to a close, let us turn from John - as I think he would desire - and speak of ... He would still point to Jesus and say, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). This is the heart of the Gospel. Wherever we leave out the Lamb of God, offering himself at Calvary, as a sacrificial ...
... needed food. Jesus knew the need. His heart was filled with pity towards them (Mark 6:34), and he knew also what he was going to do. He makes use ... the Red Sea was provided by him for Israel as Pharaoh hastened to attack it (Exodus 14:22). An angel delivered Peter from prison (Acts 12:11). God has not changed. He promises ... Christians in Macedonia and Achaia to help the poor saints in Jerusalem (Romans 15:26; Acts 11:29). He may use you and me to help others. When the opportunity presents itself, may we not ...
... and his children" (Ezra 6:10). Jeremiah wrote to the Jews in exile telling them, "Pray to the Lord on its [the city of Babylon's] behalf" (Jeremiah 29:7). King Zedekiah asked Jeremiah, "Please pray for us to the Lord our God" (Jeremiah 29:7). The book of ... center of his life. Many times Jesus went off by himself to an isolated spot to pray to the Father (Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46; Luke 6:12), sometimes spending the whole evening in prayer. Jesus encouraged his friends to pray. He took Peter, James, and John up ...
... the exit marked, "adultery." It may look like a shortcut, but I tell you it is now; it is a dead-end street. You had better keep driving until you find the exit marked, "Purity." [[ ... is the one who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her will not go unpunished." (Proverbs 6:27-29, NASB) Don't ever think that sexual sin is a harmless sin. Children of unwed mothers are more than ... 14, NLT) Proverbs 6:33 says this, "Wounds and constant disgrace are his lot. His shame will never be erased." (Proverbs 6: ...
... family. Jesus said, "Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother" (Mark 6:35). In other words, the faith family is higher than the physical family. It is ... up the story in verse 29 with Jesus saying: "... Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin" (Mark 3:29). What is this unforgivable sin ... Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. -- Acts 1:12-14 Mary and Jesus' brothers were there with the believers in earnest prayer. Somehow ...
... Mark had about Jesus. In Mark 6:1-6, Jesus was identified as the “carpenter, the son of Mary” Mark 6:3 (RSV). He was a tradesman or skilled worker, not trained temple rabbi. He was not groomed for seminary. Using bread as a metaphor, Jesus affirmed he was the word made flesh stated in John 1:14 ... okay” job. It was low paying compared to the major manufacturing companies in the area. I concluded at age 29, that I did not want to give my life to the printing industry. I saw skilled machine pressmen lose ...
... watching to see if he would perform what they thought was an ungodly act. We read in Mark 3:5, "He looked around at them with anger." I think you will also agree that ... a little bit upset! But even God the Holy Spirit can be angry. I Samuel 11:6 tells us, "Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his ... to anger allays contention." (Prov. 15:18) Solomon repeatedly admonishes his children to "be slow to anger." (14:29; 15:18; 16:32; 19:4) If you are headed toward the house of anger, be ...
... ." Be that as it may, however, the boy responded as Andrew proposed and so touching was his gesture that hidden lunches rapidly appeared throughout the multitude, setting up a feast for all "with fragments left over." (Matthew 15:29-37; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14) III The second circumstance calling for Andrew's response occurred when a party of Greeks approached Philip asking to see Jesus. Finding Greek culture laying claims and stirring hopes it was powerless to fulfill they were turning to ...
... name of the Lord (see Genesis 4:26b; Exodus 3:13-15, 20:7; 1 Kings 8:14-29; Psalm 113:3; Proverbs 18:10) and the New Testament emphasis on the name of Jesus (see ... 6:44-45), for all who come to know the Father (Matthew 11:27), and as Paul wrote in our New Testament lection for all who come to know God as Father (Galatians 4:6). ... . On the heels of Peter’s grand recognition comes the first foretelling of the cross (see Mark 8:27-33). Only days after the beauty and celebration of Palm Sunday comes the pain ...
... . ‘But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.’ (Mark 13:32) That even Jesus did not know when the end would occur countered everything that first-century Jews would have expected of the Messiah.” (Robert Jewett, JESUS AGAINST THE RAPTURE, Phila; The Westminster Press, 1979, p.14) According to our text, Jesus said that the heavenly Father reserves the future for Himself. Robert Jewett says, “He promises to fill all our legitimate needs ...
... ) Joel’s Prophecy of Restoration (2:18-19) The Apocalyptic Apocryphal Book of Baruch: the Prophecy of the Messiah and Feasting from Leviathan (29-30) The Apocryphal Book of 2 Esdras: the Prophecy of God’s Provision from Leviathan (6:49-52) Jesus Feeds 5000 People (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15) Image Exegesis: Mystery Meat We talk a lot about manna, but seldom about the mysterious quail that fell into the camp, as a result of the Israelites’ irrational craving for meat! If ...
... of the parables that Matthew, Mark, and Luke record in their gospels. However, there is one glaring difference and we find it in verse 6 where John calls these ... than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand. (John 10:27-29) We live under the all-seeing protective hand of the one who loved us all the way to ... will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace" (Romans 6:14). Do you come from a dysfunctional background? Of course, you do. We all do because there ...
... 14-23). If the heart is sound, life and good action flow out naturally, but if the heart is corrupt, out of it come evil thoughts and deeds. Thus, in his judgment on the Judeans, Jeremiah can say at the beginning of chapter 17 that the sin of Judah is engraved with a point of diamond on the heart (v. 1), and Ezekiel can call for the people to get themselves a new heart lest they die (Ezekiel 18:31). We are called to love God with all our heart (Mark 12:30; Deuteronomy 6 ... him (Romans 8:29). Death itself will ...
... :20-22; Mark 12:41-44; Matthew 19:21). Jesus’ followers, both Paul and James, continued this concern for the poor (Romans 15:26; Galatians 2:10; James 2:1-6). Such a concern for the poor has all sorts of Old Testament precedent too, especially in the Prophets. Elsewhere in the book of Jeremiah this concern is explicit (22:16; 20:13). Isaiah (11:1-4; 14:29-32) and Amos (4:1-2; 8:4-7) proclaim God’s concern about the poor. An awareness that Christians like us have a special responsibility for the poor did ...
... son suddenly condemning his friends?" We pick up the story in verse 29. "When they heard this, all the synagogue were filled with rage" (emphasis mine). In the account of the same story in Matthew 13:54-58 and Mark 6:1-6, we are told that Jesus' brothers and sisters were in the synagogue ... was eventually resolved. We don't know all the details of the reconciliation, but we read in Acts 1:13-14 that the group that met for prayer in the upper room after Jesus' resurrection included Mary and Jesus' brothers. We ...
... mountain of such arrogance is one of the reasons Jesus' hometown couldn't accept his teachings or authority (as recounted in Mark 6:1-13, today's gospel text). This same lack of humility and spiritual arrogance live on today in our churches. In ... exalts the humble but opposes the proud (Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14; James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5). If we are ever going to hear his voice, we must embrace humility. Jesus was humble in heart (Matthew 11:29), and so are all of his intimate friends. The proud may ...
... Text The Apocalyptic Apocryphal Book of Baruch: The Prophecy of the Messiah and Feasting from Leviathan (2:29-30) The Apocryphal Book of 2 Esdras: the Prophecy of God’s Provision from Leviathan (6:49-52) Minor Text God’s Feeding of Manna and Quail in the Wilderness Through Moses ( ... Psalm 80: Prayer for Restoration Jeremiah’s Prophecy of Restoration (31:10-14) Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Restoration (2:18-19) Jesus Feeds 5000 Men Plus Women and Children (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John ...
... do you say I am?" (Mark 8:29) You have to like Peter, ... Jesus' miracles and His effect on the crowds, so he thinks that Jesus is John the Baptist raised from the dead (Mark 6:16). "Who do the people say I am?" The disciples answer Him, "Some say You are Elijah." Now, Elijah was a ... what he has really said is, "Jesus, you are the Son of God. You are the Word made flesh to dwell among us (John 1:14). You have power to judge the world and all of our lives; You hold in Your hands the keys to the kingdom of heaven. ...
... . Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Extravagance of Solomon (1 Kings 10:14-29 and 11:1-6) Jesus’ Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) Minor Text The Story of the Extravagance of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) The Lord Will ... I Will Banish Idols from the Land (Zechariah 13) Jesus Exorcises Demons for a Man from Gerasene and Sends them into a Herd of Swine (Luke 8, Mark 5:1-20), Matthew 8:28-34) Some Attempt to Use the Name of Jesus to Cast Out Demons Without Faith in Ephesus (Acts 19) Solomon’s ...
... Know. Accessed 5/29/19 at www.thattheworldmayknow.com . [4] Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew. “Mezuzah.” #4201. [5] See Exodus 21:6: www.jewsforJesus.org/newsletter-Jan-1994/the-message-of-the-mezuzah, accessed 5/29/19. [6] See www. ... the Exodus passage or the Sh’ma, the mezuzah still maintains its sacrificial as well as its covenantal and shepherd images. [14] See Matthew 22:35-38; Mark 12:28-30. The sh’ma is also found in the Aramaic Bible using the word “mezuzah.” See Bernard Grossfeld, trans ...
... In fact, Jesus himself refers to this set of metaphors quite often, saying “what was concealed will now be revealed.” (See Deut 29:29; Mark 4:22; Mark 13:52; Matthew 10:26; Luke 8:17; Luke 12:23; Daniel 2:22; Daniel 12:9; Jeremiah 33:3; Colossians 1: ... ), but in Job and in Hosea, and others. “If a man dies, will he live again?” (Job 14:14) “Let us return to YHWH…he will raise us up on the third day.” (Hosea 6:1-2) In a sense, Israel itself (referred to as YHWH’s “son”) was hidden and dead ...
... will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels. — Mark 8:36-38 Let us consider what we know about who Jesus Christ is and, finally, ask ... see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?" (John 4:29). The Roman centurion charged to stand guard at Christ's cross affirms Jesus' identity as he ... and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. — John 14:6 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. — John 15:1 Each time ...
... . Life was really treating them rotten, sort of like it does for us sometimes (1 Peter 1:6; 3:13-14, 16-17; 4:12; 5:10). And in the middle of all the suffering being inflicted upon ... . "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails ... I will not believe (John 20:25)." That is what Thomas said, when he had ... in the Risen Lord. Hang on, forget your feelings, and have faith in Jesus Christ (John 20:26-29; 1 Peter 1:3-7; Acts 2:22-24, 31-32). How can I do it? How can ...
Luke 9:10-17, Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, John 6:1-15
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Lori Wagner
... hubpages.com/hub/israelsevenspeciesbarley Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Matthew’s Witness to Jesus’ Feeding of 5000 People Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Feeding of 5000 People Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Feeding of 5000 People John’s ... 31:10-14) Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Restoration (Ezekiel 36:29) Joel’s Prophecy of Restoration (Joel 2:18-19) The Apocalyptic Apocryphal Book of Baruch: The Prophecy of the Messiah and Feasting from Leviathan (29-30) The Apocryphal Book of 2 Esdras 6:49-52 ...