And like that we have come to the end of our daily devotions looking at the Gospel of Mark. We are not going to be releasing any more daily devotions for the time being but there is a multitude of fantastic resources available online. Some that you might like to check out are; Ekteino Ekteino is a four week discipleship challenge from…
Read Mark 16:9-20 His task completed, Jesus passes the mantle onto the disciples with the command to go into the world to proclaim the good news of salvation to all of creation. Having completed this task, Jesus ascends to heaven to sit at the right hand of God. The disciples are faithful, as commanded they go out everywhere to proclaim the good…
Read Mark 16:1-8 (Yeah, I know we read it last week, but let’s read it again!). Jesus is not dead…the three women heard it but did not process it…he had been raised…what does this mean?…how do you react?…with fear – yeah with terror… with surprise and excitement – yeah amazement…this changes everything…He was not dead – he was dead but now He…
Read Mark 16:1-8 When the disciples abandoned Jesus, three women remained. When Jesus died on the cross Mark 15:40 tells us three women stood witness. These same three are again mentioned in Mark 15:47 as Jesus was laid to rest by Joseph of Arimathea. And now three days later these three women gather to do something they have wanted to do for…
Read Mark 15:21-32 So the story continues – the man who had taught thousands, healed many, restored so many to wholeness and showed so much love to all who he encountered, begins his journey to the place where he would die. Burdened upon his back is the timber that he would hang from in his final hours. This man who had relieved…
Read Mark 15:16-20 One of the aspects of Jesus’ last day that gets to me every time I read these chapters, even after reading it hundreds of times, is the humiliation that Jesus is subjected to. The man who brought dignity and wholeness to so many people is now subjected to humiliation and beatings. Jesus is paraded out in front of the…