Category: Mark 8
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The Christian Value Proposition
(Mark 8:34-38) Yesterday I wrote about what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his life. Overnight I felt there was more that needed to be said, especially in relation to the second question Jesus posed. He said, “What can a man give in return for his life?” (Verse…
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What Does It Profit to Gain the World and Forfeit Your Life?
(Mark 8:34-38) What does it profit to gain the whole world and lose your life? This question was posed by Jesus to his disciples and the people along with another. What can a man give in return for his life? Too often today we see people make the wrong decisions and forfeit their life for…
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Get Behind Me Satan
(Mark 8:31-33) Satan is the great deceiver of mankind. He is subtle and cunning like a fox. His desire is to destroy mankind and especially those who seek the Lord. Here we see the battle lines drawn up. Christians on the side of God but Satan on the side of men. There is a good…
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Who Is Jesus?
(Mark 8:27-30) Who is Jesus? Many have asked that question and many give different answers. Jesus put the question to his disciples in this section of scripture and the answer is quite telling. Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?” (Verse 27) The disciples responded that many thought Jesus to be…
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Healing the Blind Man
(Mark 8:22-26) How clearly do we see the things around us? How well do we perceive what it is that we see? Jesus came to open the eyes of the blind, and not just the physically blind, but the spiritually blind too. When we look at the miracles he did it is worth considering how…
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Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees
(Mark 8:14-21) When Jesus gives us a warning we should listen. When he warned the disciples to beware the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod, they misunderstood. Thinking Jesus was talking about bread, they began discussing the fact that they had brought none with them. Jesus then pulled them up to get their thinking right.…
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Jews Seek A Sign
(Mark 8:11-13) The Pharisees came to Jesus seeking a sign from him to test him. They wanted proof that he was the Son of God, the Messiah who was to come, but they did not believe and would not believe even if he gave them that sign they sought. Jesus had already done many signs…
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Feeding the Four Thousand
(Mark 8:1-10) Does Jesus ever leave his people lacking in anything? Will he provide for their needs? Absolutely! Every time. There is nothing that he cannot and will not do for his people. People will generally care for those that they love, whether that is their family, friends, husbands, wives or children. They will do…
