“And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word, but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”                                                                                                             …

“These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.”                                                                                                                          Mark 4:15 In the parable of the sower, Jesus describes four different types of…

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Mark 3:5 In…

And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”                                                                                                             Mark 2:5 I have to admit, this is one of my favorite accounts in all of scripture. It’s a story of friendship, faith, and forgiveness. It’s a story of five men, one…

Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”                                                                                                             Mark 1:14-15  I can’t think of a better way to begin this study of the…

Well, it’s a new month and with a new month comes a new opportunity to study God’s word. This month, we will be looking at the Gospel of Mark. This book of the Bible is said to be the “gospel in a hurry” because it is short in length. If you read one chapter of…

By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.                                                                                                                       1 John 4:9  Today, we conclude with a look at the final characteristic of love or as used…

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!                                                                                                                        Matthew 7:11 We have already looked at the first of three characteristics that…

Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.                                                                                                                    Genesis 6:5-6 We are coming to…

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor…                                                                                                                  Romans 12:10  You can observe it all throughout society, devotion to a cause or organization, creating a brotherhood of everyone belonging to the group. Take professional sports; two individuals who know nothing about…