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Jesus was crucified, in the evening, a man who had been waiting for the kingdom of heaven went to Pilate and asked for the body Jesus. Pilate, who had wanted nothing to do with the entire situation, was surprised Jesus was dead already. He allowed the body of Jesus to be given to the man, Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph purchased linen cloth, wrapped Jesus’ body in…..
This teaching is recorded in Mark 13:1-37. Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives with his disciples, looking at the temple. One of the disciples had commented on how magnificent the buildings looked. Jesus told them the buildings weren’t going to last, that every stone would be thrown down eventually.
Peter, James, John and Andrew wanted to know when and what sign…..
As soon as Jesus finished talking with the Sadducees about the rising (the resurrection) a teacher of the law came and asked him which of all the commandments was the most important one. (This story is found Mark 12:28-34)
Christians are very familiar with his answer – he answered love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Then said…..
After Jesus taught about what to give to Caesar and what to give to God he was approached by the Sadducees. This story is recorded in Mark 12:18-24.
The Sadducees were a group of people who said there isn’t a resurrection. They all asked Jesus about marital relationships on earth and at the time of the resurrection (which they didn’t even believe in). Interesting…..
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Today, the lesson is in Mark 12:1-12. I’ve been blogging about the lessons Jesus taught between his entry in Jerusalem and the Last Supper with his disciples. These teachings still have some relevancy today. Yesterday we saw how the leaders in the temple claimed ignorance to a question Jesus asked them. Because they claimed ignorance Jesus wouldn’t answer their question and then he continued on with a…..
Jesus’ teaching continued on in Jerusalem – so far first they walked past the fig tree, then Jesus stayed with friends in Bethany, then Jesus cleared the temple and then they left the temple and the city (probably stayed with friends again) and went past that fig tree again. “Read my post The Next Thing Jesus Did” to read about the fig tree and…..
I’ve been thinking about yesterday’s post “A Teaching in the Temple Area.” It seems this teaching is as much about making room in our hearts and minds for the inclusion of people who are different than us. It seems that so often people are fighting for inclusion. Everyone has a need for acceptance. If we can’t make room in our hearts and minds to include other people into our lives, how…..
When Jesus came into Jerusalem he went to the temple, but it was late so he went to stay with friends for the evening. The next day he and his disciples were leaving there and we don’t often hear anyone talk about the about the fig tree, but it was important enough to place into the Scriptures so there must be a lesson to this, correct? And perhaps there…..
Some people think that Lenten traditions of discipline and the Christian life of repentance is all drudgery. Some think it’s about self-debasing or self-loathing and that we walk around with heavy sacks laden with remorse and sin on our backs. But that isn’t what lent and repentance is about. No, the season of Lent and the action of repentance is about lightening our loads. The season is…..
As we move closer and closer to Easter we may have one of two several responses in regards to our fasting and repentance. We could be thinking, ‘Oh God, I can’t wait until this is over and I can . . . ” eat meat on Wednesdays and Fridays again, or chocolate, watch my favorite show or whatever thing or activity it is that we set aside as an act…..
