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Mark 8: 31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise...

Mark 8: 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod”. (ESV)   Jesus was trying to teach His disciples about the influence of bad people in our lives....

Mark 6: 22 and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” 23 And he...

In the first six chapters of the book of Mark, we find Jesus healing people, casting out demons and calming the storm. The responses from the people vary tremendously. When Jesus healed a demon-possessed man, the...

Mark 4: 40 And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” (NASB) I don’t watch scary movies. I still remember the first scary movie I watched as a child. That movie was “Dracula,” and the...

Mark 3:13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out...

Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. (ESV) I often put music in the background when I’m doing some work; sometimes I pay attention to the words, but...

Luke 11: 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness....

Proverbs 18:19 "A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle." As you read Jesus’ interactions with the people around Him, you’ll notice He was careful to not...

Isaiah 64:8 But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. (ESV) It was so much fun to make paper airplanes as a child. When I learned to do paper...

John 13:36 Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.” 37 Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my...

Jonah was a prophet of God who loved preaching to God’s people. When God asked him to go preach to a group of people he didn’t like, Jonah refused to go. Jonah decided that preaching to Nineveh and preaching repentance...

“Luke13:34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, and...

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons wrongdoing and passes over a rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. 19 He will again take pity...

1 Corinthians 2:1 And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come as someone superior in speaking ability or wisdom, as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among...

Exodus 3:13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” (ESV)  I find it...

Habakkuk was prophesying in the midst of a corrupted generation. The people of Israel thought that they were doing God’s will, but they were only departing from God further and further by their actions. The book of...

 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In the gale and the storm is His way, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet." Nahum 1: 3 Some people do not...

Matthew 28:18-20 18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son...

Psalm 34: 4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. How long do I look for something important? For example, if we lose a quarter, or maybe a dollar bill, do we look for it until we...

Isaiah 62: 6-7 On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who profess the LORD, take no rest for yourselves; And give Him no rest until He establishes...

Isaiah 62:12 They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought after, the City No Longer Deserted. (NIV) 1 Corinthians 1: 2 I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who...

Isaiah 43:18-19 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...

Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. (NIV) In this chapter,...

Isaiah 40: 22-23 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; who brings princes to...

Galatians 6:10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. ESV I love bananas. Bananas are delicious when they are ripe and have a unique...

When I read the following verses, I feel that God is asking me these questions. His words remind me of how powerful my God is, and why I should trust Him! When you read the next paragraph, put your name before the...

2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth (NASB). The second part of this verse is important to understand if we...

2 Timothy 2: 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth (NASB). This verse is a good reminder of how every year we must commit...

Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (NASB) When you wished for a happy new year in 2020,...

When my mom passed, my dad kept on reminding me to read this Psalm. I hope you find great comfort in it as I have. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to...

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” I have a big dog, and we must keep her on a leash when we go for a walk. On one occasion, of many,...

Matthew 24: 12-13 “And because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will become cold. But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved.” (NASB) When people are dating, they tend to be amazed at...

1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and strangers, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul. 12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they...

John 15: 15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because...