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Figs

Mark 11:20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Have you ever noticed that some things just defy explanation! We can spend so much time trying to figure out how it happened, we miss the message of the happening. We let our intellect take over whenContinue reading “Figs”

Unbelief

Mark 9:24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” I notice how freely some people will believe just about anything. The newest things comes down the road, a new cure, a new weight loss miracle, a new teaching, and they seem to jump at it abandoning the old forContinue reading “Unbelief”

Command VS Tradition

Mark 7:9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! Traditions can be very powerful things. Many of the things we do in life are done because of tradition, often disguised as habit. We do things so consistently over time thatContinue reading “Command VS Tradition”

Faith by Touch

Mark 6:56 And wherever he went — into villages, towns or countryside — they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his clock, and all who touched it were healed. In Germany almost every city and town has a marketplace in the center of theContinue reading “Faith by Touch”

Boat Ministry

Mark 3:9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. It is so easy in life to get sidetracked from our primary missions. There are some things that must be done in order for life to continue. Farmers must workContinue reading “Boat Ministry”

Rest

Mark 2:27 Then he said to the, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Sometimes we have things upside down. Our perspective on a subject is all wrong and it needs to be corrected. We see the speed limit signs and see them as a means to limit our freedom. Instead,Continue reading “Rest”

Selective Hypocrisy – Matthew 27:6

Matthew 27:6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasure, since it is blood money.” I am amazed at the level of hypocrisy that is on display today in our world. Leading government officials seem to live under a different set of rulesContinue reading “Selective Hypocrisy – Matthew 27:6”

Silence – Matthew 26:63

Matthew 26:63 But Jesus remained silent…. One of the most difficult things in life to do is to remain silent when false accusations are being flung our direction. There is an innate desire to defend when being attacked. We are a creature who is designed to want to survive. We want to live! This defensivenessContinue reading “Silence – Matthew 26:63”

Active – Matthew 24:44

Matthew 24:44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. Bird watchers are a curious group. They head out into the fields and forests expecting to find birds that aren’t necessarily there. They go in hopes of seeing them, of catchingContinue reading “Active – Matthew 24:44”

Talking About Them – Matthew 21:45

Matthew 21:45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. One of the politenesses that our culture used to have was a very simple one: If you wouldn’t say something about a person if they were present, then don’t say it when they are absent. SayContinue reading “Talking About Them – Matthew 21:45”