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“But Jesus replied, ‘We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came.’” —Mark 1:38 NLT In John 4, Jesus visits a Samaritan village, meets a woman at a well, and talks to her. A…
Read devotional“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” —Mark 10:45 NLT We’re a month removed from the Christmas season, although you wouldn’t know it from the…
Read devotional“Peter exclaimed, ‘Rabbi, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ He said this because he didn’t really know what else to say, for they…
Read devotional“A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. Then those who had seen what…
Read devotional“This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No…
Read devotional“When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him.” —Mark 5:2 NLT One of the most memorable stories in the Gospel of Mark is Jesus’ encounter with a…
Read devotional“After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went to the disciples, who were grieving and weeping, and…
Read devotional“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.” —Mark 4:3–4 NLT “Pick on someone your own size.” It’s a noble…
Read devotional“Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.’” —Mark 9:7 NLT Two thousand years ago, Jesus put this question to the Pharisees: “What do you think about…
Read devotional“Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” —Mark 4:8 NLT The Bible has a lot to say about the…
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