SCRIPTURE: Mark 2:13-17 For many Christians, ‘going to church’ has replaced ‘going into the world’. But church is not a place we go to, it is a missionary group we join, led by Jesus. It is a team of forgiven ‘sinners’ eager to share His mercy and love with others. Jesus promises to be with those…
Category: daily meditations
The help I really need!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 2:1-12 Imagine having surgery to have your appendix removed, and they performed heart surgery? Or what if you asked Jesus to heal you, and He gave you courage to be sick instead? These men wanted Jesus to heal their friend, and He forgave the man his sins. We want Jesus to make our lives…
What kind of impact has Jesus had on your life?
SCRIPTURE: Mark 1:40-45 Jesus warns the man NOT to tell people about His miraculous healing. Can you blame the man for wanting to tell people? When something huge happens to us, don’t we naturally want to share it? The size of the experience directly affects the eagerness to tell others. Find a quarter, no big deal……
Am I making God my first priority?
SCRIPTURE: Mark 1:35-39 How do you prioritize your time? How important is prayer in your scheduling? How do you respond to pressure from others? Do you let them determine what you do, when and how? Jesus makes time with God His first priority, and doing God’s will His second priority. His time with God is what…
How desperate and determined am I?
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 42 The Psalm writer is being challenged for his belief in God. All day long people say to me, “Where is your God?” (v.3) And this is causing him to struggle and doubt. He is desperate for God to reveal Himself. He is longing for God like a thirsty deer for water… am I?…
2 Samuel 1-9
SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 1-9 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
We still need healing!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 1:29-34 Sickness healed, demons driven out and silenced. How did Jesus heal the sick, and what are demons, and how were they affecting people? I’ve dealt with sickness, and I’ve dealt with demons, but I am not sure how it all works. People who deny the spiritual reject both the healing of sickness and…
Spread the news!
July 10, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Mark 1:21-28 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION Why do I follow Jesus? Because news of Him has spread through history to me, and I am drawn to Him (v.28). He has spoken with an authority in my life that I cannot deny. He has addressed evil in my life that leaves me convinced. I need Jesus,…
Experiencing God’s better world now!
July 9, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Mark 1:14-20 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION The good news: God’s better world has arrived, repent and receive it! Jesus signals the restoration of God’s better world; He is a human being like Adam was created to be, God’s child and God’s reflection, to whom God entrusted authority over all creation (Genesis 1:26-27). This world, the very…
The kind of child God loves!
July 8, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Mark 1:9-13 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION Jesus knew about John the Baptist, and purposefully travelled the 80 miles (4 days travel) to see him. The land was buzzing with stories of people changed, sinners repenting, even religious leaders and roman soldiers. Jesus knows that He too must submit to God and repent – not because He…