Wednesday in The Word for July 24, 2024
Explore how Bartimaeus’ faith led to his healing. Reflect: How persistent is your faith? Can you recognize God’s calling in your life?
Explore how Bartimaeus’ faith led to his healing. Reflect: How persistent is your faith? Can you recognize God’s calling in your life?
Mark 10:32-45 Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection 32 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and…
Jesus challenges us to let go of earthly treasures and follow Him wholeheartedly. How can we prioritize eternal riches over temporary wealth in our lives?
Join us Wednesday as we explore Mark 10:13-16 and Jesus’ love for children. Discover the power of childlike faith and how embracing childlike faith can deepen your relationship with God.
Dive into why the Pharisees tested Jesus on divorce and His call back to Genesis. How does this reflect the Gospel? Where do you need His grace right now?
Mark 9:30-41 challenges our understanding of greatness and humility. What is true greatness in God’s eyes? How are you uniting with others to reach the world?
How was the valley different from the mountain? Reflect on why the disciples failed and the father’s faith. How has God worked through your prayer and fasting?
Explore the significance of the Transfiguration in Mark 9:1-13. How were the law and prophets represented? How have you been transformed by His glory?
In embracing Jesus’ teachings on self-denial and sacrifice, how do we confront our own desires? What steps can we take to live more authentically?
Mark 8:22-30 prompts introspection on recognizing Jesus’ transformative power and proclaiming his identity amidst spiritual blindness.
Delve into the spiritual insight of Mark 8:11-21. How do we discern amidst worldly distractions? When did Christ’s teachings truly resonate with you?
Mark 8:1-10 Feeding the Four Thousand 8 In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His…
## Mark 7:31-37 **Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute** **31** Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of…
Contemplating Jesus’s exchange with the Canaanite woman, how does her unwavering faith reflect the inclusivity of God’s grace? And how does her story prompt us to trust in Jesus for the miraculous?
In Mark 7:1-23, Jesus confronts the Pharisees’ rigid adherence to tradition over the essence of God’s commandments. Their criticism of Jesus’s disciples for eating without washing their hands sparks his rebuke. Jesus exposes how their tradition nullifies God’s word, citing their evasion of honoring parents as an example. He teaches that defilement originates internally, from the heart’s evils, not from external sources. This passage prompts reflection on the dangers of legalism and the importance of inward purity in true worship.
Witnessing Jesus walking on water, his disciples are astonished yet struggle to comprehend. Despite signs, their hearts remain hardened. How does Jesus’s resurrection power manifest in your life’s challenges?
Mark 6:33-44 33 But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They…
Mark 6:14-29 John the Baptist Beheaded 14 Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said,…
Mark 6:7-13 Sending Out the Twelve 7 And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two,…
Mark 6:1-6 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 6 Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed…
Mark 5:35-43 35 While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead….
Mark 5:21-34 A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed 21 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the…
Mark 5:1-20 A Demon-Possessed Man Healed 5 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes….