Category: Mark 3

  • Family of God

    (Mark 3:31-35) Who are the family of God? Who are those that the Lord sees as his own family? In this section of Mark Jesus tells us who his real family is and for us we gain understanding as to how we can become part of the family of God. There are two important things…

  • The Unpardonable Sin

    (Mark 3:22-30) The Pharisees seeing Jesus cast out demons said that he was doing this by the power of the devil. Jesus used this as an opportunity to teach the people the truth of where his power came from. Jesus asked the Pharisees, “How can Satan cast out Satan?” He also said to them that…

  • Jesus Teaches the People

    (Mark 3:20-21) On his return home Jesus was so swamped by people as he taught that he could not even eat. People were saying he is beside himself, which today tends to mean that a person is in an emotional state that they are not able to control themselves. Different translations of the Bible have…

  • Call of the Twelve

    (Mark 3:7-19) Jesus fame had spread to all corners of the land. The people from many regions followed him for they had heard and seen the many things he did. He healed many people and cast out many demons all of which cried out recognising him as being the Son of God. He strictly ordered…

  • Healing on the Sabbath

    (Mark 3:1-6) Jesus continued to show the inflexibility of the Pharisees, especially over matters of their poor interpretation of the law. The Pharisees took an extreme legalistic approach to the law which left no room for compassion. They said that no work was to be done on the Sabbath as the law stated, but took…