Devotions

A young man from the crowd yells out to Jesus, “tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!” This young man feels wronged and he wants Jesus to intervene. Not long before this Martha had said to Jesus about ...

Jesus continues to teach his followers, inviting them to come to him, to find rest in him. He teaches Martha, the one that is given to hospitality and is serving them all, that she too can let go of some ...

It is nearly time for Jesus to be taken up but for now, the crowds are still gathering and he is still teaching and healing. He sets himself to go to Jerusalem. At first, he had sent his disciples only ...

Jesus is well into his earthly ministry and is teaching his disciples at every turn. Yes, he says, pay the taxes. No, he says don’t prevent anyone from operating in my name, even if they aren’t part of our group. ...

Jesus takes three of the apostles with him to pray, they are tired and sleep and wake to she Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah. Jesus tells them “Get up and do not be afraid” and Peter says lets make ...

Jesus warns his disciples to “beware the leaven of the Pharisees” and we know this was their teachings, the traditions of men that entangle people in works to be saved. But Marks gospel also mentions “the leaven of Herod” and ...

The crowds are following Jesus and being healed. And the Pharisees and scribes come looking to accuse Jesus, but not him directly, his disciples. “Why don’t they follow the traditions of the elders?”. And Jesus responds strongly with Why do ...

At the end of a very long day and after they had fed the five thousand, you might think Jesus would be looking for a place to sleep. But no, he sends the disciples off across the Sea of Galilee. ...

When we read these passages, the focus is almost always on the feeding of the five thousand and this was certainly a notable miracle. But there were several other things going on. John the Baptist was beheaded by Herod leaving John’s ...

Jesus was going from town to town teaching, preaching and healing. Crowds of people followed and he saw their great need, not just the sickness and disease, but they were “weary and dejected”. Jesus was moved by compassion and summoned ...