Mark 1:35-39

Mark’s biography of Jesus has been non-stop action up to this point, where Jesus demonstrated the awesome power of God through his miracles and his teaching. Jesus has just had a very busy day in Capernaum. But now the pace changes, and we get a glimpse of the source of that power. Jesus had arisen in the very hours of the morning and had gone off alone to pray. This was the secret of his power: his connection with the Father through prayer.…

Ministry is tough. A pastor’s should can get depleted without care. In this post I suggest 4 ways for pastors to refuel their depleted souls.…

Mark’s biography of Jesus has been non-stop action up to this point, where Jesus demonstrated the awesome power of God through his miracles and his teaching. Jesus has just had a very busy day in Capernaum. But now the pace changes, and we get a glimpse of the source of that power. Jesus had arisen in the very hours of the morning and had gone off alone to pray. This was the secret of his power: his connection with the Father through prayer.…

Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. The issue of the Messianic Secret is the observation that Jesus repeatedly told individuals not to tell people who he was or how he had healed them. This is most prominent in the Gospel of Mark. Three times Jesus tells demons to be silent and not announce who he is. Four times Jesus tells people not to tell that he healed them. Two times he tells his disciples not to announce his messiahship. Two times he tries to escape from cro……

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