Topic:A Heart Wide Open A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 29TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 15:21-47 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Mark 15:38 NKJV Perhaps one of the priests told Mark about the veil. But for sheer drama there is nothing like …
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Topic:Jesus Or Barabbas? A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 28TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 15:1-20 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them Mark 15:15a All the gospel writers tell us of Barabbas. He was a bloodthirsty revolutionary, hardnosed and bloody-handed; he was a murderer. The interesting thing about …
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Topic:Love’s Extravagance A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 25TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 14:1-25 Leave her alone, said Jesus. Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. Mark 14:6 Our Lord takes this beautiful incident and shows us the true value of it. He says five …
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Topic:The Attitude That Matters A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 23RD READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 12:28-44 I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything — …
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Topic:By What Authority? A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 22ND READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 11:27-12:27 Then Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s. Mark 12:17 I remember reading some time ago of a brilliant young lawyer who had been raised a pagan …
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Topic:Not So With You A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 20TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 10:32-52 Jesus called them together and said, You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Mark …
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Topic:The Plight Of The Overprivileged A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 19TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 10:13-31 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. Mark 10:25 This is a remarkable statement that Jesus …
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Topic:The Purpose Of Marriage A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 18TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 10:1-12 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one. Mark 10:7-8 There …
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Topic:Who Is The Greatest? A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 17TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 9:30-50 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all. Mark 9:35 Our Lord evidently knew what these disciples had …
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Topic:The Glory That Follows A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 16TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 9:1-9:29 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. Mark 9:2 A remarkable event! There …
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