The King Has Come

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 Baptism & Temptation of Jesus | Mark 1:9-13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4rseIbWNU&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=3 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; …

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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 Cling to Your Testimonies | Psalm 119:31

I cling to your testimonies, O LORD;let me not be put to shame! Psalm 119:31 ESV Continuing on from the psalmist’s previous two declarations to put away false ways and to walk in the way of faithfulness through knowing and following God’s law, the writer now cries for the LORD to keep him from being …

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The Incarnate Son

Seed of woman, long foretold,Babe of heaven, come behold.Mighty God, in manger’s restShepherd King, both did bless.Son of laughter, sacrificed.Spotless Lamb, our ransom’s price.Lord of lords, confess Him now.Prince of peace, before Him bow.Life everlasting, proclaim to all!Jesus Christ, upon Him fall.

Kids Need Genealogies

For a while, my daughter only wanted to listen to Ruth and Jonah in the car. Both books are short and using a dramatized audio Bible (this one) made them into immersive experiences. Jonah is obviously captivating for the frightening storm and unexpected fish, and while not as action-packed, Ruth contains a large amount of …

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O How I Love Your Law!

Deal Bountifully with Your Servant | Psalm 119:17

Deal bountifully with your servant,that I may live and keep your word. Psalm 119:17 ESV With this verse, we begin Psalm 119’s third stanza, which is titled gimel because each verse begins that Hebrew letter. Like Beth (verses 9-16), Gimel (verses 17-24) continues the psalmist’s prayer for God’s instructing grace to guard him, while also …

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Trump, Biden, and the Killer of Hostility

Nearly one week after the 2020 United States election, we still do not know for certain whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden will be President for the next four years. The media, of course, has called Biden the winner, yet with Trump’s assertion of potential voter fraud, an actual end to the contest likely remains …

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Is This the End? (Or, What Is the Olivet Discourse Describing?)

The Olivet Discourse (found in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21) is Jesus’ apocalyptic teaching to His disciples, and, as with all things pertaining to the end times, it typically draws out of us a strange mixture of curiosity, confusion, and perhaps some fear. Yet of all the questions that could be asked perhaps …

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