(Jesus continued) “For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ, will by no means lose his reward.” Mark 9:41 Lord there seems to be something about giving that blesses our souls. It doesn’t matter if the gift is forgiveness, compassion, money, […]
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(Jesus continued) “For he that is not against us is for us.” Mark 9:40 Lord I am so glad I am on Your side. You certainly had Your challenges when You walked on this earth and I am so thankful for the examples You displayed. Thank You for allowing us to follow in Your footprints […]
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John said to Him, (Jesus) “Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in My name will be able soon after to speak evil of Me.” Mark […]
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And He (Jesus) took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him to His arms, He said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me; receives not Me but Him who sent me.” Mark 9:36, 37 Lord we have seen the artists […]
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And He (Jesus) sat down and called the twelve and He said to them, “If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:35 Lord Your disciples were just talking amongst themselves while walking about who was first with You. You asked them what they were talking […]
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And they came to Capernaum; and when He (Jesus) was in the house He asked them, (His disciples) “What were you discussing on the way?” But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest. Mark 9:33, 34. Lord, You knew what they were saying when You […]
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They (Jesus and His disciples) went on from there and passed through Galilee. And He would not have anyone know it; for He was teaching His disciples, saying to them, “The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He is killed, after three days […]
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And when He (Jesus) entered the house His disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it (dumb spirit) out?” And He said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.” Mark 9:29, 30 Lord this must have been quite disappointing for Your disciples. They had tried to cure this […]
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And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that […]
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(Jesus talking with the father of the son with the dumb spirit.) And Jesus said to him, (father) “If you can! All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out! And said. I Believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:23, 24 Oh Lord how often we have said this […]
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