Mark 16 – The Resurrection of Christ

We are fast approaching one of the most important time in the church calendar. Easter will soon be upon us when our thoughts are turned to the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. In our reading today we read of the Lord’s resurrection and His appearance to Mary Magdelene, two disciples and [...]

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Mark 15v26-47

Today we read about the death of our Lord Jesus Christ – ‘And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last’ [v37]. Let us not read this passage too quickly but take our time to meditate on it and in some small way try to sense the anguish that our Lord went through. Think [...]

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Mark 15v1-25 – Meet yourself in Barabbas

Today I want us to think about this man Barabbas whom we read about in verses 6-15. This is the only time that we read about him in Mark’s Gospel. What does Mark tell us about him? Well, Mark tells us that he was a rebel [v7]. He rebelled against the Roman authorities who were [...]

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Mark 14v53-72

There are some serious thoughts for us to consider this morning. Back in 14v26-31 we read of Jesus predicting Peter’s denial of Him, and Peter’s fierce rebuttal of such a suggestion – ‘If I must die with you, I will not deny you’ [v31]. Proud Peter hadn’t realised the fact that the Lord knew what was [...]

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Mark 14v26-52

In this passage we see the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ shining through. His knowledge of the future can only be explained by the fact that He was God in the form of man. In the passage we have read Jesus talks about the disciples forsaking Him [v27], His resurrection and post-resurrection appearances [v28] [...]

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Mark 14v1-25

 The Passover was an annual feast that the Jews celebrated. It was a reminder to them of their great deliverance from the hand of the Egyptians [Exodus 12]. God had sent Moses to deliver the children of Israel from Egypt but the Pharaoh would not allow them to leave. God sent various plagues upon the [...]

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Mark 13v24-37

In the passage we are looking at today the theme is the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. In verses 24-27 we are told of certain events that will happen before the Lord returns and sends out his angels to gather in the elect, that is Christians, from around the globe. Then Jesus uses [...]

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Mark 13v1-23

 Two things struck me from our reading today. If you like, they concern Christ’s look at the past and His view of the future. Jesus made reference to ‘the abomination of desolation’ which is referred to in the book of Daniel [9v27]. Whoever or whatever Jesus is referring to is debatable and such discussions are [...]

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Mark 12v28-44

In the passage we are looking at today our Lord commends a scribe and then condemns the scribes. The scribes were the lawyers of their day. They studied the law and taught the law. Generally speaking they were opposed to the Lord and His teaching. Here though, in vs28-34 the Lord commends a scribe for [...]

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Mark 12v1-27

How blessed we are here in the UK to be able to live out our Christian life in relative ease. Things are not as easy as they once were and now many Christians are finding out the dilemma of which our Lord speaks in the passage we have read today – ‘Render to Caesar the things [...]

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