The Way Up is Down (Chapter 1 Verses 6-7) The dress John wore marked him out as a prophet (Zechariah 13.4), the rough hairy garment was the usual dress. The prophet Elijah fore-shadowed John the Baptist in his stern preaching of repentance (Malachi 4.5; Mark 9.11-12; Luke 1.17). This is a missing element in preaching …
Category: Studies in Mark
Spirit-Filled Power!
The Way Up is Down (Chapter 1 Verses 6-7) The dress John wore marked him out as a prophet (Zechariah 13.4), the rough hairy garment was the usual dress. The prophet Elijah fore-shadowed John the Baptist in his stern preaching of repentance (Malachi 4.5; Mark 9.11-12; Luke 1.17). This is a missing element in preaching …
Grace’s Culture Cure!
The Culture Cure? A Radical Ministry (Chapter 1 Verses 1-3) These words originally spoken by Isaiah (Isaiah 40.3-5), referred in the first place to Israel’s return route from exile. Their disobedience to God had caused them to lose the promised land, exiled in Babylon. The way back was by no means smooth and straight. There …
Who Wrote Mark’s Gospel?
The Human Author (Chapter 1 Verse 1) The first mention we have of the author, Mark, is in the book of Acts, he is the son of the woman Mary (Acts 12.12). It was to her house Peter went after the angel released him from prison (Act 12:7-12). The last we hear of Mark is …
On Your Mark!
On Being an Over-comer How do you reach the mark, the goal set for you by Jesus Christ (Philippians 3.14)? How do I not only end the race but win it? How do I not join the failures, the defeated millions who never come to realize the potential that could be theirs in Christ? …
