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Mark 6:7-13: A Checklist for the Disciples
Mark 6:7-13 7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics.[a] 10 And he said to them, “Whenever…
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Mark 6:1-6 . Jesus Rejected
Mark 6:1-6 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 Is…
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Mark 5:21-43: God’s Detour
Mark 5 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the…
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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…