The Pharisees came and began to argue with Him, (Jesus) seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him. Mark 8:11 Lord, how I thank You that I believed as a child that You were who You said You were. Thank You for faith to believe. What a gift … What a blessing. Thank […]
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And He (Jesus) commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; and He took the seven loaves, and having given thanks He broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He […]
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And He (Jesus) asked them, (His disciples) “How many loaves have you?” They said, “Seven.” Mark 8:5 Lord Your disciples had seen You feed 5,000 men plus woman and children so this request certainly was not a surprise. And yet ….they must have wondered….could something so unusual happen again. Thank You Lord for the many […]
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And His (Jesus) disciples answered Him, “How can one feed these men with bread here in the desert!” Mark 8:4 Lord You told Your disciples that You had compassion on these people that had been with You three days and they needed something to eat. Now Your disciples were asking You how they could feed […]
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In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, He (Jesus) called His disciples to Him, and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and if I send them away hungry to […]
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And they (all the people watching) were astonished beyond measure saying, “He (Jesus) has done all things well; He even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.” Mark 7:37 Lord, nothing was too hard for You and nothing is too hard for You today. You showed those alive at that time there was nothing […]
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And He (Jesus) charged them to tell no one; (about the healing of the man that was deaf and couldn’t speak well) but the more He charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. Mark 7:36 Thank You Lord for showing us Your healing power and Your compassion. Oh how I thank You for being […]
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And taking him (the man who was deaf with a speech impediment) aside from the multitude privately, He (Jesus) put His fingers into His ears, and He spat and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And his ears were opened, his tongue […]
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Then He (Jesus) returned from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to Him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they besought Him to lay His hand upon Him. Mark 7:31, 32 Lord […]
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And He (Jesus) said to her, (woman with the demonic daughter) “For this saying You may go Your way; the demon has left your daughter.” And she went home, and found the child lying in bed, and the demon gone. Mark 7:29, 30 Lord it was these kinds of healing that caused the crowds to […]
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