Pastor’s Blog
Jesus, Our Defender
Luke 6:1-5 Suggested further reading: Matthew 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28 Two signs of a hypocrite are: (1) to be overly critical of others while excusing one’s own behavior and, (2) to be overly strict in some minor matter, while being disobedient in a crucial one! In this...
Our Great Physician
Mark 2:1-12 Suggested further reading: Psalm 139:1-6 When we take our afflictions to Jesus, He alone can turn them into blessings. This man, who was carried to Jesus, was weak and dependent. But, by the end of that day, he was rejoicing, because Jesus, the Great...
No Pains, No Gains
Mark 2:1-12 Suggested further reading: Philippians 2:7-11 Sadly, and all too commonly, some people have great spiritual privileges that they do not appreciate. No place had a greater privilege than Capernaum. It was there that Jesus made His home, where He did many of...
A Time to Speak, a Time to Remain Silent
Mark 1:40-45 Suggest further reading: Luke 24:25-27, 44-49 Our Lord respected the ceremonial law even while knowing that the rituals commanded in Moses’ Law were temporary. He knew that, while they were crucial to the life of the believer in maintaining fellowship...
The Great Physician
Mark 1:40-45 Suggested further reading: Numbers 5:1-4 Leprosy is rarely found in our country but in Bible lands it was common. A vicious disease, it attacked not merely the skin but also the blood and the bones until the person rotted to death. Among the Jews, the...
Jesus Was a Preacher!
Mark 1:35-39 Suggest further reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Our Lord came into the world for many reasons, and one was to be a preacher and teacher of the Word of God. He came in His office as Priest by which He offered Himself as a sacrifice of our sins. He came in His...
If You Are Too Busy to Pray, You Are Too Busy
Mark 1:35-39 Suggest further reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-8. Our Lord’s private prayer life is fully worthy of our imitation. Our passage does not record a one-time event. Perhaps one reason why He did not faint under the load He carried for us is because He prayed and...
Jesus Heals Completely!
Mark 1:27-34 Suggested further reading: Hebrews 10:11-14 In times of trouble, our first response should naturally be to turn to Jesus for help. We know, as did those in our reading for today, that there is no remedy like Him. Naturally, we should use any appropriate...
The Demons Believe. Do You?
Mark 1:21-28 Suggested further reading: Matthew 19:16-22 Ironically, here we read that the demons say that they know who our Lord is, even while the religious scribes and Pharisees do not. But their knowledge did not save them. Why? Because they had merely an...
