The Power of Concentrated Prayer

They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them…

Christian Companionship

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Acts 2:42, NKJV)

Baptism was a two-fold sign for the new believer: a sign of his faith in Christ and a sign of his association with other…

God Brought Me Out

I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth — Praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in…

The Alabaster Jar

Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her. (Mark 14:9)

Money can capture our hearts and demand worship from our souls that should only go to God. There is an example here of someone’s…

Christ’s Commitment to Our Salvation

“You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.” (Mark 14:27)

Christ knew that there would be no one to hold his hand as he lay dying for the sins of the world…

You Know My Path

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path. (Psalm 142:3)

I read in Oswald Chambers this morning a great thought about the surprise of God and “The Graciousness of Uncertainty.” Of course, he was right, as he usually is. He wrote:

The End of Mark’s Gospel

As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.” (Mark…

Character and Understanding

With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless … The LORD my God illumines my darkness. (Psalm 18:25–28)

When I was a teenager — and I still remember this moment like it was yesterday — I was beginning to learn what…

God’s Love Destroys Our Fear

Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept. (Mark 14:72)

The Events of the Crucifixion

Truly this Man was the Son of God! (Mark 15:39)

Mark’s gospel describes the crucifixion of Christ in simple language. It is the characteristic of a reliable witness that he does not embellish the true story, rather he just tells it as it was. Mark…