Out of Your Mind for Good Reason (Mark 3:20-21, 06.02.19)
To Save Life, or To Kill (Mark 3:1-6, 05.12.19)
Obedience to the Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28, 05.05.19)
The Newness of the New Covenant (Mark 2:18-22, Lord’s Day 04.28.19)
The Trinity Is Justified (Mark 2:13-17, Easter Sunday 04.21.19)
That You May Know That The Son of Man Has Authority (Mark 2:1-12, Palm Sunday 04.14.19)
Lord’s Day (Presentation of the Lord, 02.03.19)
Title: Have We Heard John Among the Prophets? Summary: Coming Soon
Lord’s Day (01.27.19, 3rd Sunday of Epiphany)
Title: YHWH’s All-Comfort Summary:With his first quotation, Mark pointed his audience’s eyes to the ‘good news’ of justice in the Incarnation. In verse three he turns our attention to the reality of comfort in the appearance of King Jesus, drawing from YHWH’s prophecy through Isaiah (40:1–5). Proclaimed to Judah prior to its exile in 587/586 […]
Lord’s Day (01.13.19, The Circumcision of Jesus)
Title: “For Whom Is Justice ‘Good News’?” Summary: Mark continues his introduction to the ‘good news’ of Jesus by quoting two short texts from the First Testament. These lines link Mark’s readers to the greater story of Redemption, allusions to great episodes in history that set even greater expectations for what YHWH was going to […]