Submitted by Dapedersen on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 16:14
8:38 Mark “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels." (NIV) 8:36 Mark “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" (NIV)
Jesus knows our hearts. He knows our desires. He knows our thoughts. He knows how little it takes for someone to be tempted and to turn from Him. Jesus tells us the great value we should place on our souls AND the incredible price the He paid to save those souls. Don’t let the world take your eyes off the cross of Christ. That is our ONLY hope for salvation. There is no other way!
8:35 Mark “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it." (NIV) 8:34 Mark “Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." (NIV) 8:33 Mark “But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”" (NIV) 8:29 Mark “But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah." (NIV) 8:18 Mark “Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember?" (NIV) 7:36 Mark “Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it." (NIV)
Jesus healed a man that was deaf and mute. Jesus spoke the words that the mouth and ears were to be opened. They were. The man was overjoyed. Even though Jesus told the man to be quiet about it, he could not stop talking about what Jesus had done for him. It was a miracle. So, how about you… is there something that Jesus has done for you... something that you can’t stop talking about… then keep on sharing that Good News!
7:28 Mark “Lord," she replied, "even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." " (NIV)
All people came to Jesus for healing for themselves and for members of their families. A Greek woman sought healing for a daughter possessed by demons. Jesus said His focus was the people of Israel, but the woman persisted… this was her response. It showed faith… passion… persistence in finding healing for her daughter. Oh, that we would have such faith that caused Jesus to heal her daughter. Pursue faith with a passion… then use it to show compassion to others.
7:21 Mark “For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder," (NIV)
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