J.C. Ryle on Mark 6:5-6 (today’s reading is Mark 6:1-13) And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. Two remarkable expressions are used in teaching this lesson. One is, that our Lord “could do no mighty … More Ryle: Let us watch our own hearts
April 14 Mark 6:1-13 (ESV) esus Rejected at Nazareth 6:1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to … More April 14 Mark 6:1-13
In Mark 5:21-43 we read that Jesus healed two different women, one a young girl and one who had suffered for years with a disease that doctors could not cure. And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” J.C. Ryle’s insightful comments: … More Ryle: Just the Savior that human nature needs
April 13 Mark 5:21-43 (ESV) Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’s Daughter 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his … More April 13 Mark 5:21-43
And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains … More Tell them how much the Lord has done for you!
April 12 Mark 5:1-20 (ESV) Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. [1] 2 And when Jesus [2] had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one … More April 12 Mark 5:1-20
J.C. Ryle comments on “The Parable of the Seed Growing” in Mark 4:26-28 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the … More The workings of grace in the heart in like manner, are utterly mysterious and unsearchable.
April 11 Mark 4:21-41 (ESV) A Lamp Under a Basket 21 And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to … More April 11 Mark 4:21-41
Today we come to Mark 4:1-20, where Jesus told the parable of the sower. In the conclusion, he says that Satan takes away the Word of God from people’s minds and hearts so that they cannot believe and be saved. Here is some encouragement from John Piper, who suggests “three ways to resist Satan’s efforts to … More John Piper: Three ways to resist Satan’s efforts to defeat the Word of God as you hear it
April 10 Mark 4:1-20 (ESV) The Parable of the Sower 4:1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And he was teaching them … More April 10 Mark 4:1-20
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