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Denying Yourself
⏱️ 6 minutes.Hello there, children of God, Today, let us take a look at Jesus’ teaching on taking up one’s cross and following Him: And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow… Read More
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Rebuking Jesus
⏱️ 5 minutes.Greetings dear ones, Today, let us take a look at Peter’s response to Jesus telling His disciples that He was going to suffer and die: And He was stating the matter openly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.— Mark 8:32 After Jesus had taught His disciples that He… Read More
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The Son Of Man Must Suffer
⏱️ 6 minutes.Hello there! Today, let’s take a look at how Jesus predicted His own crucifixion: And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.— Mark… Read More
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Tell No One!
⏱️ 5 minutes.Greetings beloved of God, Today, let’s continue learning from the discourse between our Lord and His disciples following Peter’s confession: And He warned them to tell no one about Him.— Mark 8:30 We are immediately brought back to the theme of obedience to Christ’s instructions. After Peter rightly confesses that Jesus is… Read More
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But Who Do You Say That I Am?
⏱️ 7 minutes.Greetings brothers and sisters! Today, let’s take a look at Peter’s confession of who Christ is: And Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He was asking His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”— Mark 8:27 There… Read More
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Do You See Anything?
⏱️ 6 minutes.Greetings, children of God, Today, let’s take a look at the account where Jesus heals a blind man: And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and pleaded with Him to touch him.— Mark 8:22 One of the first things we note is that the blind man… Read More
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Watch Out, Beware
⏱️ 6 minutes.Hello dear ones, Today, let’s take a look at another object lesson that Jesus gives to His disciples: And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.— Mark 8:14 Right after Jesus left the Pharisees—who had hardened hearts and continued demanding… Read More
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And Leaving Them
⏱️ 5 minutes.Hello beloved, Today, let us take a look at what happened after the Pharisees demanded a sign from heaven. And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.— Mark 8:13 Mark’s point here is to show what happened immediately after Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for their demand. They… Read More
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Seeking A Sign From Heaven
⏱️ 6 minutes.Greetings, saints of Christ, Today, let us reflect on the aftermath of Jesus feeding the 4,000: Now about four thousand were there, and He sent them away.— Mark 8:9 After Jesus preached to the crowd for three days and fed them until they were satisfied, He sent them away. Mark makes a… Read More
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They Ate And Were Satisfied
⏱️ 6 minutes.Hello dear friends, Today, let us take a look at what happened after the people were fed by Jesus and how they were satisfied: And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.— Mark 8:8 Mark tells us… Read More
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He Ordered Them
⏱️ 4 minutes.Greetings brothers and sisters! Today, let us continue learning about how Jesus ministered to the 4,000: “And they also had a few small fish; and after He blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well.”— Mark 8:7 In the previous verse, we saw how Jesus gave the bread to His… Read More
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Serving The People
⏱️ 6 minutes.Greetings dear believers, Today, let’s look at the instruction the Lord gives to His disciples regarding the distribution of the loaves of bread: And He directed the crowd to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them. And He kept giving them to His… Read More