Whom Do You Worship?
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Mark 12:38-44
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Who is Jesus?
In the last few lessons, Jesus was being questioned by the Jewish leaders; now He responds with His own question. It is worth your time to think about His question and what He is saying about Himself. For me, it didn’t make sense the first time I read this passage.
The Greatest Commandment
In today’s lesson, another scribe asks Jesus a question. It seems we are in the section of Mark where the religious leaders keep trying to trap Jesus by what he says. It doesn’t work, and He always has the best answers. Today’s lesson is no exception; we must think deeply about Jesus’ answer. It will have a big impact on everyone who does.
The God of the Living
Many people today deny the reality of the resurrection. Their idea is that “when you die, you die like an animal. They put you in the ground, and that’s the end of it.” People with this worldview lived during the time of Jesus, too. In chapter 12 of Mark's Gospel. Jesus silenced the Pharisees on the question of authority. When the Sadducees saw that, they were happy. They considered themselves smarter than the Pharisees, and they decided to try to trap Jesus with their question about the resurrection. Let’s see what happened.
Kingdom Currency
Today’s lesson continues the tension with the religious leaders. Here in Mark 12, they again try to trap Jesus by what He says. This time they ask him about taxes. His response leaves them amazed and speechless. Let’s give our attention to Bible teacher J Mark and look at these verses together.
Check Your Privilege
The Question of Authority
Today, we look at the conversation where the religious leaders question the authority of Jesus. Jesus sees through their question and responds with a question; it is a very interesting conversation. If you can turn to Mark 11, Pastor J Mark will guide us as we look at Jesus' response to their questions.
Have Faith in God!
Faith is a word we use many times without really thinking about what it means. Of course, we have faith, and yes, faith in God. But wait, do you? Really? What does that mean? How do you know? I hope you have faith in God, and I am guessing you do. But today let’s take a little time to think about what that really means. Let’s go with Bible teacher J Mark as we think about faith.
Fruitless Religion
Today’s lesson is one of the factors that led to his crucifixion. Our title is "Fruitless Religion," and we will examine the extreme reaction of the religious leaders. Why did they have such a strong desire to destroy Jesus? Here was the Messiah, the one they had been looking for, yet all they wanted was His destruction. Let’s go with J Mark to Mark chapter 11 and learn more about this false religious system.
The King is Coming!
Today, our lesson in Mark brings us to the beginning of Jesus last week. This passage in Mark 11 is known as the triumphal entry, and in today’s lesson, we will look at a few Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Believing is Seeing
Today’s title is “Believing is Seeing.” No, I didn’t say it backward. This is the blind man who believed Jesus could help him. He was just a blind beggar who heard Jesus was passing by, and he would not be quiet because he believed and knew Jesus could help him see. Miraculously, Jesus gave him his sight! Turn to Mark 10 and let’s see how his faith gave him sight.