John 5:24-47 Today’s last many verses (vv. 30, ff.) are often referred to as the “fourfold (or fivefold) witnesses: John the Baptist, the works, the Father, and Scripture (and Moses as the fifth). Both the Old Testament and the New Testament (Deuteronomy 17:6 and II Corinthians 13:1) ask for two or three witnesses. Jesus goes …
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March 4 / John 5:1-23
John 5:1-23 So Jesus committed two “crimes” – according to the Jewish leaders: He healed the man on the Sabbath, and He told the man to break their Sabbath rule by carrying his bed on the Sabbath. So Jesus’ responses to these two charges: “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” (v. …
March 3 / Matt. 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6
Matthew 13:53-58 and Mark 6:1-6 …and coming to His hometown He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?” (Mt. 13:54) We had a discussion in our Men’s Group a few weeks ago about Jesus’ deity. I believe we came …
March 2 / Luke 8:40-56
Luke 8:40-56 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling… (v. 47a) I recall re-reading one of my posts a few weeks ago that our sins are never hidden from God, even though we try to hide them from others and often, even from ourselves. But when we confess our …
March 1 / Mark 5:21-43
Mark 5:21-43 A note in my Study Bible indicated that the synagogue official (ruler, synagogue ruler) was more an administrative or sexton-type position, but that Jairus was not a spiritual leader. That is, so many synagogue officials appear to be troubled at Jesus and His miracles and His popularity, but they are (in my opinion) …
March 2021 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Mar Mark 5:21-43 23 02-Mar Luke 8:40-56 17 03-Mar Matt. 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6 12 04-Mar John 5:1-23 23 05-Mar John 5:24-47 24 06-Mar Matt. 9:35-10:15 19 07-Mar Mark 6:7-13; Luke 9:1-6 13 08-Mar Matt. 10:16-11:1 28 09-Mar Matt. 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29; Luke 3:19-20; 9:7-9 33 10-Mar Matt. 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44 24 11-Mar …
February 28 / Matt. 9:18-34
Matthew 9:18-34 In the last paragraph in the link below I talk about my own lack of healing faith; I need to provide two updates. Yes, my brother, Richard went through surgery and on a follow-up visit his doctor told him that the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes – which to us was …
February 27 / Luke 8:26-39
Luke 8:26-39 The demon speaking: What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? (Luke 8:28b) We often presume that Jesus has moved into Gentile territory, into the region of the Decapolis on the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Today this verse “proves” it to me, that Jesus …
February 26 / Matt. 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20
Matthew 8:28-34 and Mark 5:1-20 Demon possession… A scary thought!! I had one encounter with (what I thought was) demon possession. Before we were married Carol and I lived in households a few blocks from each other. Somehow a pair of alcoholics came into our lives – a young man, Bobby, 20’ish, and his female …
February 25 / Matt. 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25
Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, and Luke 8:22-25 And they woke him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38b) Mark has one take on what the disciples said to Jesus. Matthew and Luke have the disciples with a very different perspective: And they went and woke Him, saying, …
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