LESSON 27 – THE COMPASSIONATE HEALER

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THE COMPASSIONATE HEALER MARK 1:40-2:12: This section describes two key events: Jesus healing a man with leprosy and a group of men bringing a paralytic man to Jesus. The first passage shows Jesus’ compassion as well as his power, healing the man by touch despite religious and social disgrace & the stigma of leprosy. The…

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LESSON 26 – THE GOSPEL OF MARK 1:16-39

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THE GOSPEL OF MARK 1:16-39 Before dwelling into this chapter, I want to remind you that the four main Gospels, The Gospel of Matthew, The Gospel of Mark, The Gospel of Luke, and The Gospel of John are distinctive. If you recall, The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as “The King.” Therefore, you have his…

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LESSON 25 – THE BAPTISM OF JESUS

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THE BAPTISM OF JESUS Mark 1:9-15: Mark 1:9-15 Describes Jesus’s baptism, his immediate temptation in the wilderness, and the start of his public ministry. This indicates that there were two things necessary for the preparation of his ministry; he needed to be baptized, and he needed to be tempted. It happened in those days that Jesus…

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LESSON 24 – THE GOSPEL OF MARK 1:1-8

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THE GOSPEL OF MARK 1:1-8 Mark 1:1-8 introduces the “good news” of Jesus Christ by starting immediately with his public ministry through John the Baptist. It establishes Jesus as the promised Messiah and the Son of God. It establishes John as the prophetic messenger to prepare the way for Jesus, a message of repentance and…

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 LESSON 22 – THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

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THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS In this lesson, Jesus gives us the Parable of the Talents. I really love the way Jesus uses parables. If you like detective stories, puzzles or just good mystery stories, Jesus gives us clues and hidden meanings and hidden codes for us to solve or interpret the meaning of the…

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LESSON 21 – THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH

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THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH As I have mentioned in previous lessons, much of the content that I will be sharing with you has been acquired from different bible sites and bible scholars. I’ve tried to put this difficult chapter in order so that it is understood. In our verses today, the Lord Jesus continues…

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LESSON 20 – WHILE WE’RE WAITING – BE READY!

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WHILE WE’RE WAITING – BE READY! Our Lord has told his disciples many times throughout Matthew, “Watch!” “Keep ready at all times”. Now Jesus gives his disciples three parables, each of which is a description to make it perfectly clear, an illustration of the word, “Watch!” The first is the parable of the household which…

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