Bible Study

Sermon Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 This Is No Chicken Soup for the Soul By Curtis Tilleraas Health, wholeness, healing, reconciliation, peace the common people flocked to Jesus because they knew in their hearts, and by his deeds among them, that He came from God and that He knew how to love them. They were not possessed … Continue reading “Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 This is No Chicken Soup for the Soul (Tilleraas) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Take Time Off By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel Norman Vincent Peale recalled that once he went to a Quaker meeting. He had a perplexing problem to solve and had not been able to get an answer. Peale writes, “In a Quaker meeting, you practice the art of spiritual silence. … Continue reading “Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Take Time Off (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Taking Time Out! By Pastor Vince Gerhardy I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do. I had to hurry and get to work for bills would soon be due. So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, and jumped up off my knees. My Christian … Continue reading “Mark 6:30-32 Taking Time Out (Gerhardy) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Clean Hands, Clean Heart By Dr. Mickey Anders While on vacation in Daytona Beach last week, our family quickly fell into a regular daily routine. The first thing on the agenda every morning was a power-walk on the beach. We usually wore our tennis shoes and walked as fast as … Continue reading “Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Clean Hands, Clean Heart (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Overflowing Tea Cup By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Sometimes our insight into Scripture can be enhanced by hearing a story from another source. On considering today’s Gospel, I have gained a deeper sense of its message through a Zen Buddhist story told about Nan-in, a teacher who was active … Continue reading “Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Overflowing Tea Cup (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Changing Hearts By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Perhaps you have heard this statement with the blank filled in by one thing or another: Anybody who __________ is not a Christian. This blank can be filled in by any of a number of phrases. Anybody who engages in homosexual activity is … Continue reading “Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Changing Hearts (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Integrity By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger Sexy stuff, huh? In our pew Bibles, the heading on the page we just read says “Song of Songs” but, as you know, in many Bibles the heading says “Song of Solomon.” So saying, it is not generally thought that King Solomon … Continue reading “Mark 7:1-23 and Song of Songs 2:8-13 Integrity (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon Song of Solomon 2:8-13 & Mark 7:1-23 The Realignment of Desire By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Today’s gospel is one of the many stories where Jesus engages in verbal conflict with representatives of factions among his own people. In this case, it’s “the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem.” … Continue reading “Mark 7:1-23 and Song of Songs 2:8-13 The Realignment of Desire (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 7:24-37 The Boundaries of the Kingdom By Dr. Philip W. McLarty At first blush, the gospel lesson this morning seems rather innocuous Jesus heals a womans daughter then opens the ears of a deaf man. Whats new about that? And so, our tendency is to take the witness of this passage and lump … Continue reading “Mark 7:24-37, The Boundaries of the Kingdom (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 7:24-37 Bread and Noise By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Well, welcome back! Rally Sunday is traditionally the day that children come back to church in droves, and they bring their parents and … Continue reading “Mark 7:24-37 Bread and Noise (Molin) – Bible study”