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He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. …
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He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. Mark 8:31 Sometimes I’m surprised when I meet people for the first time, because they …
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“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” Mark 8:29 Sometimes in life we have to make decisions. I have to admit, that it’s not something I’m very good at! When confronted with an ice cream freezer in the summer months, what I’d really like …
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He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it.” Mark 8:12 A couple of summers ago, my girlfriend and I had a fantastic holiday in Canada. We flew to Toronto, then took a train to Montreal, and another …
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The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. Mark 8:8 I used to be a Crusader leader at a group in Redhill. Several of my school friends were also leaders, and as well us providing us with a great opportunity to learn more …
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Jesus’ Compassion “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.” Mark 8:2-3 A couple of weeks ago, my girlfriend and I went to …
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Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. Mark 7:36 I am absolutely hopeless at getting out of bed in the mornings. Somehow, when I worked at my last school, I managed to get up at 5am to trek from Colchester, where I …
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24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at …
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Clean or Unclean? Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a man can make him ‘unclean’ by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him ‘unclean.’ “ Mark 7:14-15 My grandmother lives near a beach. We used …
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Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. Mark 7:1-2 This morning I got up very late. I was almost late to school! In the car on the way to …
