Oct 11, 2015
Having calmed the squall (4:39) Jesus and His disciples reached the east side of the Sea of Galilee and went ashore in the country of the Gerasenes inhabited primarily by Gentiles (non-Jews). Soon after debarking they were accosted by a wild man described in verses 2-5.
Oct 4, 2015
Jesus came preaching that the Kingdom of God was at hand (1:15). He claimed the authority of God to forgive sins and to govern the Sabbath (2:1-12; 23-27). The Kingdom of God was at hand because Jesus was both the promised Messiah and the Son of God possessing the authority and power of God to establish the Kingdom. Jesus...
Sep 27, 2015
Jesus is the Master Teacher. Often He is praised for His vivid and memorable parables. But what we discover is that Jesus taught in parables to actually hide truth. Parables were a rebuke against spiritual disinterest and opposition.
Let's put Mark 4 in context. John Mark recorded Jesus' claims to deity in chapter two...
Sep 20, 2015
Barangonan - What's Our Purpose?
-Identify/Train Elders
-Provide adequate resource material to the believers on
Barangonan
-Local believers are taught basic Bible study principles
-Connect the local church on Barangonan with other indigenous
churches in the area
Sep 13, 2015
In our previous study of Mark 2:1-3:6 we discovered that Jesus said and did some outrageous things. Jesus claimed authority to forgive sins and then validated His claim by healing a paralyzed man (2:1-12). What makes His claim outrageous is that only God has authority to forgive sins so without question Jesus was...