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The Four Sweetest Words Ever Heard

Mark 2:5 – “And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.””     THEME OF THE DAY: THE FOUR SWEETEST WORDS EVER HEARD.  Those four words are found at the end of today’s scripture – “your sins are forgiven.”  Those words have been called “the music of freedom” and rightly so.  Nothing is sweeter to…

When You Just Have To Pray

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”   THEME OF THE DAY: WHEN YOU JUST HAVE TO PRAY.  First of all, the theme of the day is not about being in crisis and calling upon the Lord.  Hopefully, we always resort…

The Real Work Is Done In Private

Mark 7:31-36 – “Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his…

Live Daily Ready

MARK 13:33-37 – “Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will…

He Wants All Of Us

MARK 10:17-22 – “And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery,…

Enrolled In God’s Night Classes

MARK 6:45-52 – “Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.  And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. And…