by Will | Jan 2, 2015 | Scripture Meditations
Mark 12:41-44 (NIV): Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a...
by Will | Jan 2, 2015 | Scripture Meditations
Mark 12:38-40 (NIV): As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour...
by Will | Jan 1, 2015 | Scripture Meditations
Mark 12:35-37 (NIV): While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until...
by Will | Dec 30, 2014 | Scripture Meditations
Mark 12:32-34 (NIV): “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more...
by Will | Dec 30, 2014 | Scripture Meditations
Mark 12:31 (NIV): “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” The greatest commandment is that God’s people are to love Him with every part of themselves: heart, soul, mind, and strength. The second...
by Will | Dec 18, 2014 | Scripture Meditations
Mark 12:28-30 (NIV): One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O...
