Jesus leaves the region of the Decapolis and returns to the cities and towns of the Jews. The Pharisees show up again. Jesus warns His disciples against them. The Pharisees are at it again, as expected. Jesus’ interaction with them is brief, but He warns His disciples against becoming like them. They don’t understand.
Jesus has been ministering to the Jews since emerging on the scene. Today He begins a portion of ministry to the gentiles, including feeding 4,000 of them. We have come to the story of a mother who refused to give up when approaching Jesus. Her daughter is tormented by a demon and she knows that […]
The Pharisees and scribe are out looking for reasons to confront Jesus. Today it is about washing your hands. “I’ll take clean hearts over clean hands” Jesus says. Jesus and His disciples are under scrutiny all the time. They can’t make a move without someone seeing it and either taking offense, or asking for their […]
Jesus meets up with some of the people from the ‘massive supper’ and gives them a hard line they have to cross to be His. Many turn away. Jesus is discovered on the other side of the lake by some who heard His message. As He speaks to them, He gives them a spiritual truth […]
Jesus is in a solitary place to pray. He sent the disciples ahead. Jesus walks on water, preparing to meet them on the other side. One thing in this story always seeks strange to me. In Mark’s telling of the event, he says that Jesus intended to pass on by them in the boat. But […]