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260 Mark 7:31-37 Jesus heals a man who is deaf and mute
Talk 22 Mark 7:31-37 Jesus heals a man who is deaf and mute Welcome to Talk 22 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’re looking at the story in Mark 7:31-37 of how Jesus heals a man who is deaf and mute. But before we turn to the passage, let me begin with a…
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259 Mark 7:24-40 The Faith of a Syrophoenician Woman
Talk 21 Mark 7:24-40 The Faith of a Syrophoenician Woman Welcome to Talk 21 in our series on Mark’s gospel. Today we will be considering Mark 7:24-40 where Jesus casts a demon out of the daughter of a Syrophoenician woman. In recent talks we have seen how Jesus often tested the faith of his disciples,…
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258 Mark 7:1-23 Beware of the Pharisees
Talk 20 Mark 7:1-23 Beware of the Pharisees Welcome to Talk 20 in our series on Mark’s Gospel. Today we’re looking at Mark 7:1-23 where the Pharisees see some of Jesus’ disciples eating food without first giving their hands the ceremonial washing that was required by Jewish tradition. So they ask Jesus about this. Jesus…
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257 Mark 6:45-56 Jesus walks on water
Talk 19 Mark 6:45-56 Jesus walks on water Welcome to talk 19 in our series on Mark’s gospel. Today we are looking at Mark 6:45-56 where we read the remarkable story of Jesus walking on water.This story, which takes place just after Jesus had fed the 5000, is a wonderful example of how Jesus continues…
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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.”…