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Lord of the Sabbath | Mark 2:23-3:6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAea7JXdFgs&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=10 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when …

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Then They Will Fast | Mark 2:18-22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nILb4oRRXlk&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=9 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the …

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I Came Not to Call the Righteous, But Sinners | Mark 2:13-17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYoPX0gbeG8&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=8 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as he reclined …

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Son, Your Sins Are Forgiven | Mark 2:1-12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHEEfuO3rRg&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=7 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. …

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Of Prayer, Preaching, Leprosy, & the Messianic Secret | Mark 1:35-45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Lq-43wcLU&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=6 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” And he said to them, …

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A New Teaching with Authority | Mark 1:21-34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7lzSNbEb9M&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=5 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried …

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The Time Is Fulfilled | Mark 1:14-20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2UevONIuLE&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=4 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the …

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The Voice Crying in the Wilderness | Mark 1:2-8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oISTIkCKuHk&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,             “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,            who will prepare your way,the voice of one crying in the wilderness:            ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,            make his paths straight,’”                        John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the …

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The Beginning of the Gospel | Mark 1:1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWdX8HxnewI&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark 1:1 ESV Mark is an overlooked book. Consider the book’s companions. John and Matthew were both firsthand witnesses to Jesus. Matthew’s Gospel serves as a perfect bridge from the Old Testament to the New Testament, while showing Jesus to be the …

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O How I Love Your Law!

I Will Meditate on Your Wondrous Works | Psalm 119:27

Make me understand the way of your precepts,and I will meditate on your wondrous works. Psalm 119:27 ESV Although we discussed the overall structure and content of this verse last week, I found myself this week unable to move on to verse 28. I will meditate on your wondrous works latched itself onto my mind …

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