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The Unsung People during Funerals
I don’t know if they ever get noticed or if somebody actually says thank you to them every time they attend the funeral and serve. Without them, a funeral won’t be complete. Unsung is defined as a person who makes a substantive yet unrecognized contribution; I am talking about the choir volunteers/ worship teams that serve…
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Mark 5:1-13: Jesus and the Demon Possessed Man
Mark 5:1-13 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a…
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Mark 4:35-41: Calm in the Storm
Jesus Mark 4:35-41 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that…
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Mark 4:24-34: The Kingdom Metaphors
After Jesus told the disciples that they couldn’t keep the light of the gospel to themselves but used it to spread it to the nations, He gave them a warning. Mark 4:24-34 24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more…
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Mark 4:21-23: You are the Light of the World
Mark 4:21-23 21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.23 If anyone has ears to hear, let…