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SCRIPTURE: Mark 7:9-13 When the focus is on rules, then people start to look for loopholes. At a youth event, some swears just as they step out of the church; they see me and look sheepish, but then add, ‘at least it wasn’t in church’. Aside from the screwy temple theology (as if the church building…

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 50 God is not impressed by our offerings, our acts of service, our songs or our buildings. He owns everything, He needs nothing from us; He is not needy or dependent on us. But He does want us to love and honour Him as God: “Bring me thank offerings, because I am your God.”…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 8:16-14:29 What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: Mark 7:1-8 Rules are made for relationships, not relationships for rules. For a person to establish disciplines to help build a relationship is fine. But those disciplines cannot be imposed on everyone as rules. If I choose to fast to strengthen my relationship with God, I cannot demand that others do the same. I may…

SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:53-56 Jesus did not have miraculous clothing, there was nothing in the cloth that healed people. It was the peoples’ hope and confidence in Jesus that opened their hearts to be healed by God. Because God has sent Jesus, and stands behind Him, God works miracles through Him to help Him succeed. It is…

SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:45-52 Jesus needs His time alone with God, for personal renewal and strength. He is intentional about stepping back, both from the crowds and from His close friends. But while He is away from people, He does not forget about them… He helps to them in their crisis. I do not think His plan…

SCRIPTURE:Mark 6:35-44 Have you ever been overwhelmed by all the need and difficulty out there… or in your own life? Like the disciples, we want the problem to go away; if we can avoid it, we will, otherwise we will plead with God to send it away. But God has other ideas, He created us to…