Category Archives: Daily Devotions

Devotions are written primarily for my small group. Others are welcome to browse.

Mark 3:20-35 Jesus’ True Family

20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When his family[b] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, … Continue reading

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Mark 3:7-19 A Disciple Is One Who Is Continually With Jesus

7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around … Continue reading

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Mark 3:1-6 Zombies Want To Kill Jesus

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on … Continue reading

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Mark 2:23-28 Stop Working So Hard!?

23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, … Continue reading

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Mark 2:18-22 Safe and Miserable By Keeping The Rules

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” 19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the … Continue reading

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Mark 2:13-17 Staying Separate From Scum

13 Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told … Continue reading

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Mark 2:1-12 Authority To Forgive Sin

A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to … Continue reading

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Mark 1:35-45 Jesus Focuses On Why He Has Come

35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, … Continue reading

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Mark 1:21-34 Authority Over A Generation Of Fragile Gods

21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the … Continue reading

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Mark 1:14-20 Is Jesus’ Good News Really Good?

14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” 16 As Jesus walked beside the … Continue reading

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