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256 Mark 6:30-44 Feeding the Five Thousand
Talk 18 Mark 6:30-44 Feeding the Five Thousand Welcome to Talk 18 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’ll be looking at Mark 6:30-44 where we read of the amazing miracle of how Jesus fed over 5000 people with five small loaves and two small fishes. Mark tells us that these people were, as…
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255 Mark 6:14-29 Herod and John the Baptist
Talk 17 Mark 6:14-29 Herod and John the Baptist Welcome to Talk 17 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’re looking at Mark 6:14-29 which relates the terrible story of the beheading of John the Baptist. The passage is set between Jesus sending out his disciples to proclaim the good news and their return…
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254 Mark 6:1-13 Preaching the gospel in a hostile environment
Talk 16 Mark 6:1-13 Preaching the gospel in a hostile environment Welcome to Talk 16 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’ll be looking at Mark 16:1-13. We’ll be concentrating on verses 1-5 where Mark tells us that Jesus was unable to do any mighty miracle in his home town because of the people’s…
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253 Mark 5:21-43 Two more amazing miracles
Talk 15 Mark 5:21-43 More amazing miracles Welcome to Talk 15 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. In our last two talks we have seen the mighty power of Jesus displayed in the calming of the storm on the Sea of Galilee and the deliverance of a man possessed by a legion of demons. We…
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252 Mark 5:1-20 Legion
Talk 14 Mark 5:1-20 Legion Welcome to Talk 14 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’ll be looking at Mark 5:1-20 where Jesus casts demons out of a man who was inhabited by a legion of them. As the story is well known I’ll not take time to read through the passage in advance,…
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251 Mark 4 35-41 Jesus calms the storm
Talk 13 Mark 4:35-41 Jesus calms the storm Welcome to Talk 13 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today our subject is the well-known story of Jesus calming the storm. We’ll begin by reading Mark 4:35-41. That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”…
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250 Mark 4:1-33 Jesus teaches in parables
Talk 12 Mark 4:1-33 Jesus teaches in parables Welcome to Talk 12 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’re in Mark 4 where Mark records three of the parables Jesus used as part of his teaching method. A parable is an illustration taken from everyday life and used to teach a spiritual truth. Its…
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249 Mark 3:20-35 Jesus’ True Family
Talk 11 Mark 3:20-35 Jesus’ True Family Welcome to Talk 11 in our series on Mark’s gospel. Today we’ll be looking at Mark 3:20-35. In this passage we see three different groups of people, and their different attitudes towards Jesus. There were those who thought he was out of his mind. There were those who…
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248 Mark 3:13-19 Jesus appoints the first apostles
Talk 10 Mark 3:13-19 Jesus appoints the first apostles Welcome to Talk 10 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’ll be considering Mark 3:13-19 where Jesus appoints his first apostles. I say his first apostles because there were, of course, later apostles mentioned in the book of Acts – Matthias, who was appointed to…
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247 Mark 3:1-12 Defying the Pharisees and dealing with demons
Talk 9 Mark 3:1-12 Defying the Pharisees and dealing with demons Welcome to Talk 9 in our series on Mark’s gospel. Today we’ll be looking at Mark 3:1-12. In previous talks we have seen how Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom of God (1:14-15) and demonstrating with miraculous signs his authority over demons and disease. In…