All right, y'all, Peace and blessings, God bless y'all. I'm Jarvis

Kingston, and I hope y'all doing all. Ryan stands strong and sold in

these times. That room, I pray that you have repented and that you

were baptized. I pray that you are safe, protected and prayed. Up

Now, I'll just pray that whatever situation that you're going through, that the

Lord is with you, that he guides you, he protects you, he

looks out for you, he comforts you. I pray that you become more

strong and wives and the Lord. I pray that your mental health gets better.

I pray that you stop backsliding and turn from your ways and get set

free and get delivered. And always remember that there is freedom and liberty in

Christ, all right, and always seek God's face. Always stay on that

narrow path, and keep fighting the good fight of faith, and always keep

your eyes fixed on the prize, ain't man. Let's run our race for

the Lord, y'all, Yes, yes, y'all. Let us thank the

Lord for another day. Let us be grateful for food in our belly,

on our backup roof of our head. Let's think the Lord for protecting us

coming again and coming out. Yes, yes, y'all, let us make

sure that we have no forgiveness in our hearts. Let us make sure that

we make peace for everybody as possible, and let us keep it moving forward

and be stronger people day by day. Amen. Yes, yes, y'all

got to appreciate things better, to take it one day at a time.

Okay, Yes, yes, Greeting's Body of Christ, shalom everybody. What

is going on? What's going on with you all? Thank you all for

supporting, Thank y'all for listening. I truly appreciate all of you. I

love you all, praying for you all, just hoping that things get better

for all of us. All right, will get better, all right.

Have to go through those trials and tribulations, those hardships, and those challenges

and obstacles, but we will prevail. We will conquer because we do serve

the conqueror. Amen. He overcame the world, So let us have joy

and rejoice, all right, counting all joy, Let us overcome everything that

stands in our way, any stumbling block and he resistance, anything, you

know, let us defeat it, overcoming, and let us walk into power

of God that he gave the same man. Yes, yes, y'all,

welcome everybody, all nations, all peace pulls, all tribes, all languages,

all tongues, all racist, all faces, all four corners of the

earth. Whether you are Israel, Israelite, or a gentile, it is

all right. Whether you are chosen or adopted, it is all right.

Let us gather, Let us praise the Lord, let us rejoice, and

let us just keep uplifting one another, strengthen one another, encouraging one another,

and iron sharp. It's iron correction, edification, and much love with

a joy and a merry heart as well. Amen. Yes, yes,

y'all. The spiritual warfare is getting in tents, so much going on all

over the world. But we have to be firm and steadfastest in alignment.

Okay. Let us love the Lord, our God, all of our mind,

heart and soul. Let us love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

Let us obey the Gospel. Let us obey the laws that just to command

us. Let us obey his word all the way. And not just be

hearers of the world, but of the Word. But let us be doers

of the word. Amen, let us be doers. Okay, let us

practice the things that are in the scriptures. Let exercise it and walk in

the authority that the Lord has given us. Okay. The Lord is the

father of lights. He is the father of all good gifts. All good

gifts come from him. Okay, So let us embrace that and thank him

for that. All right. Keep seeking the Lord for wisdom, understanding,

and knowledge, all right, for healing, restoration, interpretation, all that

belongs to the Lord. Amen, So let us always keep in mind of

that. All right. I hope that you all having a blessed day today,

you know. I hope that you are taking it one day at a

time. Alright. Just hang in there, okay, hang in there,

alright. Alright. So today's message, we're going to continue our Bible reading

series. Okay. We finished off the Book of Matthew last night with the

reading of Matthew chapter twenty five through twenty eight. Now we are officially in

the Book of Mark. Okay, So we're gonna go through the Book of

Mark and from there we'll close out with the priestly blessing. We'll close out

with a prayer, and we'll also close out with giving all the praise,

honor, and glory to the most High God, Abraham, Myskin Jacob,

and praise is only begude some who died for our sins. Amen. Yes,

yes, y'all. So let us go to the Book of Matt Mark.

So before we get into Mark chapter one, we will read the commentary

that is right before it, to give us a little introduction of this book

and everything, and then go from day. Okay, So let us start

off with the commentary of the Book of Mark. Arthur John Mark or Evangelist

Mark Audience Christian gentiles in Rome date probably between a d. Fifty five and

sixty five setting. Mark most likely rights from Rome, accorded to early church

sources. Mark receives the information for his gospel from the apostle Peter Essentials of

Mark. I write or write Essentials of Mark. The Gospel of Mark provides

a sense of all action, all the time. From the beginning, we

find Jesus on the move, giving us a good idea of the hectic pace.

During the three years of his ministry, Mark focuses squarely on Jesus and

his never serving, never swerving purposes. We approach Mark's gospel struggling with our

own double booked schedules and frantic lifestyles. Yet Mark somehow keeps with us and

at that and at the same time helps us slow down. As you read

the Gospel of Mark, look for insights into jesus life despite the turbulence around

him. Jesus calms the hearts of men as well as the waves of the

sea. He quiet twins, banishes demons, and forgive sins and short Jesus

is man doing things only God can do. What to look for in Mark

examples of the true meaning of service and answer to our longing for forgiveness,

Stolen moments of devotion during fast paced days, the wild side of following Jesus

the Cross as God's greatest example of love and service. Alright, alright,

y'all. So that's the introduction commentary of the Book of Mark. Now let

us get into the Book of Mark. Chapter one. Here we go.

John the Baptist prepares the way the beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ,

the Son of God. It is written in Isaiah the prophet, I will

send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, A voice

of one calling in the desert. Prepare the way for the Lord, make

straight paths for him, and so John came baptizing in the desert region and

preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside

and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him, confessing their sins.

They were baptized by him in the Jordan River. John wore a clothing made

of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate

locusts and wild honey, and this was his message. After me, will

come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not

worthy to stoop down untied. I baptize you with water, but he will

baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire, the baptism and temptation of Jesus.

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John

in the Jordan River. As Jesus was coming up out of the water,

and he saw Heaven being torn open and the spirit descending on him like a

dove, and a voice came from heaven. You are my son, whom

I love. With you, I am well pleased. At once the spirits

sent him out into the desert, and he was in the desert forty days,

being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals and angels attended

him the calling of the First Disciples. After John was put in prison,

Jesus went to Galilely proclaiming the good news of God. The time has come.

He said, the King of God is near. Repent and believe the

good news. As Jesus walked beside the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon

and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

Come follow me, Jesus said, and I will make you fishers of

men. At once. They left their nets and followed him. When he

had gone a little farther for the further he saw James's son of Zibidi Zibbidie,

and his brother John and a boat preparing their nets. Without delay,

he called them, and they left their father Zibidi in the boat with the

hired men, and followed him. Jesus drives out an evil spirit. They

went to Capernaum. Capernaum and went and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went

to the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching

because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of

the law. Just then, a man in their synagogue, who was possessed

by an evil spirit, cried out, what do you want with us,

Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroyers? I know who you are,

the Holy One of God. Be quiet, Jesus said, sternly,

come out of him. The evil spirits shook the man violently and came out

of him with a shriek. The people were also amazed that they asked each

other, what is this a new teaching? And with authority? He even

gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him. News about him spread quickly

over the whole region of Galilee. Jesus heals many. As soon as they

left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon

and Andrew. Simon's mother in law was in bed with a fever, and

they told Jesus about her, so so he went to her, took her

hand, and helped her up. The fever left her as she began to

wait on them. That evening, after sunset, the people brought to Jesus

all the sick and demon possessed. The whole town gathered at the door,

and Jesus healed many who had various diseases diseases. He also drove out many

demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he

was. Jesus praised in a solitary place 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. Simon and his companions went to look

for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed, everyone is looking

for you. Jesus replied, let us go somewhere else, to the nearby

villages, so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.

So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

A man with leprosy. A man with leprosy came to him and begged

him on his knees, if you are willing, you can make me clean.

Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his head and touched the man.

I am willing, he said, be clean. Immediately the leprosy left him

and he was cured. Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning,

see that you don't tell this to anyone, but go show yourself to

the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing as a testimony

to them. Instead, he went out and began to talk freely, spreading

the news. As a result, Jesus can no longer enter a town openly,

but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him

from everywhere, all right. So that's the Book of Mark chapter one reading.

And it goes into a review of the same, the same accounts that

Matthew was having about Jesus and high went about his journey, Marcus having the

same. It's repeated as well in the Book of Mark chapter one. So

it kind of sums up everything squeezed in Matthew one. Right. So it's

just amazing to see him healing and casting out and just walking in that power

of God as we should. Amen. Jesus was then example in the standard

that we have to follow the example of standard. All right. So what

I would love to do is read these commentary scripture right within the Book of

Mark chapter one reading, which is titled God is Full of Compassion. It's

the Book of Mark chapter one verse forty one. Filled with compassion, Jesus

reached out his hand and touched the man. I am willing, he said,

be clean. All right now, I would like to read the other

commentary within the Book of Mark. Chapter one. Okay, or let's go

the journey. Day one Simon Peter. As Jesus was walking beside the sea

of Galilee, he saw two brothers Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew.

They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. Come

follow me, Jesus said, and I would make you fishes of men at

once. They left their nets and followed him. Matthew Chapter four, verses

eighteen through twenty. No, my beloved, I do not nowhere. He

will take us, not far. I imagine to the villages of our people

nearby, to Jerusalem at times, perhaps, but not to the ends of

the earth. Yes, Andrew was going too, and James and John,

we have all talked it over. The fish can catch themselves for a while

without us, and sell themselves too. I meant that to make you smile,

beloved. Please do not fear. Our workers know what to do,

and we will be back often. You will be all right, and just

think He told us we would be catching men now, not fish. Oh

it's clear enough what he meant by that. These are important days. We

have felt so for a long time. John said so too, the other

John, I mean John the Baptist. When we went to the river to

see him, he said the kingdom was near and he was clearing the road

so the Lord could come. Jesus was there too. He and John are

relatives, and half the Judean countryside was there. We have a chance to

be among these men, not just as fish among fish, but as fishermen

among fish. Danger No excuse me. I do not expect danger. God

will deliver us. But if it comes to that, my sword is ready.

I will not fear to strike a blow. Let the Lord's enemies beware

of me. Yes, yes, you are right there. As much I

do not know about this man, I'm willing to learn, and I'm willing

to do. May God guide my learning and doing back to the future.

Many of us, like Peter, knew a time in our life that was

before Christ, when we had a little idea, like Peter, where Jesus

would lead us or what he would require of us during the time you have

followed Christ, how have you changed? How are you changing still? Not

only your beliefs, but also in your behaviors, your priorities, your values,

your career goals, your circle of friends, and the things that define

you as a person. How would you respond to the question. You call

yourself a follower of Christ, but where is Christ taking you? The story

continues to call of the Disciples Marked chapter one, verses one through twenty The

Book of John chapter one, verses thirty five through fifty one. Peter's confession,

The Book of Mark chapter eight, verses twenty seven through thirty eight.

Peter's denial, The Book of Mark chapter fourteen, verses twenty seven through seventy

two. The Book of Peter's Reconciliation, The Book of John chapter twenty one,

Peter sermon, The Book of Acts chapter two, Peter's wisdom. First,

Peter reading. All right, so that's just the commentary based around Mark

chapter one, based around Simon, Peter and disciples as well. Okay,

now let us get into the Book of Mark chapter two. All right,

the Book of Mark chapter two. Here we go. Jesus heals a paralytic,

a paralyt paralytic. A few days later, when Jesus again entered Kaepernaum.

The people heard that he had come home. So many he gathered that

there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached

the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic carried

by four of them since they had Since they could not get him to Jesus

because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus,

and after digging through it lowered them. Matt the paralyzed man, was lying

on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic paralytic son,

your sins are forgiven. Now. Some teachers of the law were sitting

there, thinking to themselves, why does this fellow talk like that. He's

blaspheming who can forgive sins but God alone. Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit

that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to

them, why are you thinking these things? Which is easy to say to

their paralytic, your sins are forgiven, or to say get up, take

your mat and walk, But that you may know that the Son of Man

has authority on earth to forgive sins. He said to the paralytic, I

tell you get up, take and matt and go home. He got up,

took his mat, and walked out in a full view of them.

All This amazed everyone, and they praised God, saying, we have never

seen anything like this. Excuse me. The calling of Levi once again,

Jesus went outside, went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to

him, and he began to teach them. As he walked along, he

saw Levi's son of Alpheus Alfaus, sitting at the task collector's booth. Follow

me, Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. While

Jesus was having dinner at Levi's house, many task collectors and sinners were eating

with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When

the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, saw him eating with the

sinners and task collectors, they asked his disciples, why does he eat with

task collectors and sinners. On hearing this, Jesus said to them, it

is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have

not come to call the righteous, but the sinners. Jesus questioned about fasting.

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. Jesus answered, how can the guests

of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot so as long

as they have him with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom

will be taken from them, And on that day they were fast. No

one soles a patch on unshrunk clothes, clothes on an old garment. If

he does, the new peace will pull away from the old, making the

tear worse. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he

does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the

wineskins will be ruined. No he pours new wine into new wineskins. Lord

of the Sabbath. One sabbath, Jesus was going through the grain fields,

and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick pick some heads of

grain. The Pharisees said to him, look, why are they doing what

is unlawful on the Sabbath. He answered, have you never read what David

did when he and his companions were hungry and in need. In the days

of Abiathar, the high priest. He entered the House of God and ate

the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. He also

gave some to his companions. Then he said to them, the Sabbath was

made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the son of Man

is the lord even of the Sabbath. Yes, yes, all right.

So that's the Book of Mark, chapter two reading. All right. So

the Book of Mark chapter two reading. It starts off with Jesus healing the

person who was paralyzed. And I love the story and this one so much

because these group of men, it was so much people in a place,

so so crowded, they went up top of the roof and ripped it all

off just to get that healing from Jesus. That's the amazing type of faith

we need to have when it comes to seeking God, to seek his face,

to seek his glory, to seek his power, to seek his will.

We got to have that type of faith, that type of approach to

tear off a roof just to get the things of God by enemies necessary to

get that healing, get that restoration, get that deliverance, get that prayer

answered. Whatever. That's the type of faith we have to have. And

that's very beautiful. I love reading Mark chapter two because we could truly apply

that to our lives. You know, there's no need to walk around and

doubt and uncertainty. There is everything got to be done by faith. People.

You can't doubt the power of God. You can't doubt as word,

you can't doubt anything of God. Man Or if thing's about believing in faith

and actionizing its faith of that works as dead people, then people believe that

the paralyzed person could get healed. So they went on top of that roof,

tore it up to get that healing. Amen. Jesus was impressed and

loved that type of faith. So that's type of prayer. That's the type

of faith and approach we have to have. Amen. Yes, yes,

y'all. And as we go through Mark chapter two, he deals with calling

leave to follow him, and also as dealing with him eating with task collectors

and sinners, deal with the Pharisees. And I love when Jesus said the

health, it's not the healthy who needs a doctor, but the sick.

I've not come to call the righteous but sinners. So I love when he

says that, you know what I mean, it's not a time payer to

look down on people and all that. It's not the time for that,

okay, So always keep that in mind, all right. And also Jesus

was questioned about fasting and the traditions and you know, things that nature,

dealing with the Pharisees once again, and the Lord reminded that he is the

Lord of the Sabbath, things of that nature, all right. So that

sums up the Book of Mark chapter two. What I would love to do

before I get to the Book of Mark chapter three, I would love to

read this commentary that's based on the Book of Mark chapter two. Okay,

So here we go today's BIB. We're reading the Book of Mark chapter two,

Versus one through twelve. Recommended reading the Book of Matthew chapter nine,

verses one through eight, the Book of Mark chapter five, versus twenty four

through thirty four, the Book of Luke chapter five, Versus nineteen through twenty

six. Unstoppable Faith is the title of this commentary, Unstoppable Faith. On

Monday, April thirteenth, nineteen seventy, the crew members of Apollo thirteen found

themselves marooned two hundred thousand miles from Earth. During a routine maintained its task,

one of the spacecrafts for oxygen tanks exploded. For the next four days,

astronauts Jim Lavelle, Jack Swiggard, and Fred Hayes worked against all odds

to bring their wounded ship back to Earth. People around the world prayed for

the trio's safe return. Each time the engineers at NASA solved one problem,

another took its place. But a little faith in a lot of sweat eventually

worked wonders, and after four long days, Apollo thirteen's parachutes open to lower

the spacecrafts safety safely into the Pacific Ocean. NASA's astronauts and engineers put their

faith in science and engineering, and maybe in an emergency, to cry to

God for help. Nearly two thousand years later, two thousand years earlier,

four friends of a paralyzed man demonstrate his simple and sincere faith in God.

Think of what they did. They carried their disabled friend for miles, destroyed

part of a total stranger's roof, and risk the possible wrath of an angry

Jesus. But may amazingly. When Jesus saw their unshakable faith, he said

to the stricken man's son, your sins are forgiven verse five. What about

your faith? At what errors of your life? Would an extra measure of

faith make you closer to the man God cause you to be lower yourself?

Before Christ? Ask him to give you simple, sincere, unstoppable faith.

Things to take away. What do you think Jesus would say to you about

the death of your faith? How does your faith affect your thoughts and actions?

In what ways can you demonstrate an unrelenting faith at home and at work

during the next few weeks? In other words, all that I have seen

teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen Ralph Waldo Emerson

quote. So that is the commentary in between the Book of Mark chapter two.

Unstoppable faith. Just bringing up a little story mentioned at NASA, and

everybody has different views of pinions about that, but we're just going through these

commentaries as they are, all right, So just unstoppable faith. People the

same way these men travel at a long distance and brought their paralyzed friend and

two off the roof for them to get healed. We got to have that

same approach when it comes to the things of God. Having that faith,

if he will turn it around, he will do it for us. Okay,

many of us have walked long distances to chase the things of God.

We have went through so much of a journey and path to seek God's faith

and the things that he has in store for us. Okay, we're not

here just to be left here. Amen. God will get us through,

and God will come through. He will deliver. Amen, and do timing

and his time. And Amen. Always believe that people are right. So

that's the sum up of the Book of Mark chapter two. Reading. Now

let us go into the Book of Mark chapter three. All right, the

Book of Mark chapter three. Here we go. Another time he went into

the synagogue and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them

were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to

see if he would heal him on the sabbath, Jesus said to the man

with the shriveled hand, stand up in front of everyone. Then Jesus asked

them which is lawful on the sabbath, to do good or to do evil?

To save life, for to kill? But they remained silent. He

looked around at them in anger and deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said

to the man, stretch out your hand. He stretched it out, and

his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot

with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus. Crowds follow Jesus. Jesus withdrew

with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed when

they heard all he was doing. Many people came to him from Judea,

Jerusalem, Idumiya, and the regions across the Jordan and around to re Tyree

and Sa'adan. Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a

small boat ready for him to keep the people from crowding him, For he

had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.

Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried

out, you are the son of God. But he gave them strict orders

not to tell who he was. The appointing of the twelve Apostles, Jesus

went up on a mountain side and called to him those he wanted and they

came to him. He appointed twelve, designating them apostles, that they might

be with him, and that he might send them out to preach and to

have authority to drive out demons. These are the twelve he appointed. Simon,

to whom he gave the name Peter James, son of Zibide, and

his brother John. To them he gave the name Boan, their Jers,

Boan, nir Guess nor Jess, which means sons of Thunder. Andrew,

Philip, Barthelo Moon, Matthew, Thomas James, son of son of Althaeus,

Thetius Simon de Zelot, There's a lot, and Judas the Scariot,

the scariot who betrayed him, Jesus and Belzebub. Then Jesus entered the house,

and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not

even able to eat. When his family heard about this, they went to

take charge of him, for they said he is out of his mind.

And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem, said, he

is possessed by belzebelb by the prince of demons. He is driving out demons.

So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables. How can Satan

drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot

stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand. His end

has come. In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house and

carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he

could rob his house. I tell you the truth. All the sins and

blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit

will never be forgiven. He is guilty of an eternal sin. He said

this because they were saying he has an evil spirit. Jesus mother and brothers,

and Jesus mothers and brothers arrived standing outside. They sent someone, and

they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him,

and they told him, your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.

Who are my mother and my brothers? He asked. Then he looked at

those seated in a circle around him and said, here are my mother and

my brothers. Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister, and mother

So that's the Book of Mark chapter three reading, all right, And it

just goes through a review of you know, the crowds constantly following Jesus and

how much they needed him to touch him and get healed by him. Also,

it also discusses about Jesus hilling the man with the withered hand on the

Sabbath and the synagogue, and also teaching and walking in the power of God.

Also, when you see Jesus walking, his power is so amazing that

the demons cried out to him. Those spirits, those evil spirits were having

full conversations with Jesus, declaring who he is, proclaiming who he is,

saying he is a son of God. So even evil spirits demons even know

who you are in the spiritual warfare. They can't even know who's a real

man of the most high a right. They knew it just by seeing him.

A writing also goes further into Jesus appointing the twelve disciples twelve apostles,

and then it goes into Jesus proving the Pharisees even wrong. And the Pharisees

thought he had an evil spirit, but he had the Holy spirit, and

they blasphemed, and he was telling them about blaspheming gets the Holy Spirit house

unforgivable. And then Jesus goes more further again also into his physical cardinal family,

in his spiritual family. He's basically saying, your physical family that's born

by blood, that's not your real family. Your spiritual family, whoever does

the will of God, that's your family. So Jesus declared that and established

that. All right, amen. So that's the Book of Mark chapter three.

Reading. Now we were going to the Book of Mark chapter four.

Reading, all right, the Book of Mark chapter four. Here we go,

all right, Mark four, the Parable of the Sower. Again,

Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was

so large that he got to a boat and sat on the lake. Sat

out on the lake while all the people were along the shore at the water's

edge. He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said,

listen, a farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was

scattering the seed, some fell along the path and the birds came and ate

it up. Some fell on rocky places where it did not have much soil.

It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. But when the sun

came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no

root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants,

so they so that they did not bear grain. Still, other seed

fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop,

multiplying thirty, sixty or even a hundred times. Then Jesus said, he

who has ears to hear, let him hear. When he was alone,

the twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. He told

them, the secret of the Kingdom of God has been given to you.

But to those on the outside, everything is said in parables, so that

they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding,

otherwise they might turn and be forgiven. Then Jesus said to them,

don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The

pharmer sows the word. Some people are like the seed along the path where

the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and

takes away the word that was sown in them. Others like seed down on

rocky places hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since

they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or

persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still Others,

like seed sown among thorns, hear the word, But the worries of this

life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires of other things come and

choke the word, making it unfruitful. The cares of the world. Others,

like seeds sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it and

produce a crop thirty sixty or even a hundred times what was sown a lamp

on a stand, He said to them, Do you bring in a lamp

to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put

it on its stand? For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed,

and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out in the open. If

anyone has ears to hear, let them hear. Consider carefully what you here,

he continued, With the measure you use, it will be measured to

you. And even more, whoever has will be given more. Whoever does

not have, even what he has, who will be taken from him the

parable of the growing seed. He also said, this is what the Kingdom

of God is like, a mascatter seed on the ground night and day,

whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he

does not know how, all by itself. The soil produces grain, first

the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it,

because the harvest has come. The parable of the mustard seed. Again,

he said, what shall we say the Kingdom of God is like, or

what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed,

which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground, Yet when planted,

it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big

branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade. With many

similar parables, Jesus spoke the word to them as much as they could understand.

He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when

he was alone with his own disciples he explained everything. Jesus calms the storm

that day, when evening came, he said to his disciples, let us

go over to the other side, leaving the crowd behind. They took him

along. Just as he was in the boat, there were also other boats

with him. A furious squaw came up, and the waves broke over the

boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern,

sleeping on the cushion. The disciples welcome and said to him, teacher,

don't you care if we drown? He got up, rebuked the wind and

said to the waves quiet, be still. Then the wind died down and

it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, why are you so

afraid? Do you still have no faith? They were terrified and asked each

other, who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him.

M So that's the Book of Mark chapter four. Reading all right, beautiful

read okay, and I just want to read this in commentary scripture quote within

Mark four, Mark chapter four, verse thirty nine. He got up,

rebuked the wind and said to the wheels, to the waves quiet, be

still. Then the wind died down, and it was completely calm. God

overpowers nature. Yes, yes, y'all. Soo the Book of Mark chapter

four. It is a great weed, a great reading. Everything squeezed in

talks about the parable of the sower, be putting a lamp on a stand,

everything being brought to light, the parable of the growing seed, all

right, the parable of the mustard seed. And also Jesus calming the storm.

All right, whatever storm you're going through, Just know Jesus will calm

it. Ain't man that faith gives you that stability and being firm and steadfast

ain't man. Hey man, excuse me, So what I would like to

do before we get into the Book of Mark chapter five. I would like

to read it in commentary this commentary within Mark chapter four. Okay, Today's

Bible reading the Book of Mark chapter four, verses thirty five through forty one.

Recommended reading the Book of Psalm sixty nine, verses one through thirty six,

Isaiah chapter sixty one, verses one through eleven, the Book of Mark

chapter two, verses one through twelve. Also Mark chapter eight, verses twenty

seven through thirty the Book of Luke chapter seven, verses eighteen through twenty three.

And the title of this commentary is called who is this? Maybe you've

seen that infamous video of a cameraman and a reporter rushing under the girders of

a bridge to ride out a tornado. Just watching the power of that tornado

makes you grateful you've never experienced such a wild storm yourself. When an unexpected

wild storm whipped across the Sea of Galilee, the disciples seemed certain they'd sink

to the bottom of the lake. But then Jesus rose from his place in

the boat, and with the word brought stillness and calm. The men who

had fear drowning suddenly experienced a different kind of fear. They had to face

the question who is this? Verse forty one. Jesus often placed people in

a position of having to decide about him. After asking his disciples what other

people said about him, Jesus posed a direct question, who do you say

I am? Matthew? Chapter sixteen, verse fifteen. When John the Baptist

sent two of his followers to inquire about jesus identity, Jesus sent the messagers

back with the directive report to John what you have seen and heard? Book

of Luke chapter seven, verse twenty two. When Jesus forgave a man sin,

shocked religious leaders exclaimed, who can forgive sins? But God alone?

Mark Chapter two, verse seven. Of course, they understood precisely the ramifications

of the answer. Now they had to decide about Jesus. So must we

life hinges on our decision about Jesus. We still face wild storms and overwhelming

questions, but when we link our lives together with his, we find a

place of safety within which we can withstand the storms. When we decide to

follow Jesus, we take our stand on much more than an issue of philosophy

or history. We're not deciding which side to take in some endlessly born and

meaningless religious debate. Rather, in that moment, we set the overall cores

of our lives as well as determine how we are to live each day.

Deciding for Jesus provides meaning that our replacement, meaning that replaces our emptiness.

Deciding for Jesus provides meaning that replaces our emptiness. The choice enables us to

serve others selflessly instead of continuously seeking self gratification. It allows us to live

joyfully instead of avoiding times of trial and despair, and ultimately, a decision

for Jesus gives us life instead of death. Things to take away from this

commentary, how would you react if someone with whom you traveled were to calm

a storm. How did your life change when you begin following Jesus? How

would you answer the question? Who do you say that Jesus is very excellent

commentary? Right, there's something to truly reflect on. Amen. So I

love about reading the Bible. When you actually read, the Bible actually reads

you, or it goes back to your outlook, your faith, your mindset,

your approach. You're added to your behaviors, your lifestyle. The Word

really reads you. So let us always evaluate our everyday life and ask ourselves

are we aligned with the Word? Are we aligned by his promises? Are

we living a life that reflects His love? Amen? So that was a

Book of Mark chapter four, reading and a commentary. Now let us go

to the Book of Mark chapter five. All right, the Book of Mark

chapter five. Here we go, all right, the healing, the healing

of a demon possessed man Mark. They went across the lake to the region

of the Garrisones Garrisones. When Jesus got out of the boat, a man

with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived

in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with

the chain, for he had often been chained and hand and foot, but

he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one

was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day, among the tombs and

in the hills, he would cry out and cut himself with stones when Jesus.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his

knees in front of him. He shouted, at the top of his voice,

what do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High

God. Swear to God that you won't torture me, For Jesus had said

to him, come out of this man, you evil spirit. Then Jesus

asked him, what is your name? My name is Legion, he replied,

for we are many, And he begged Jesus again and again not to

send them out of the area. A large herd of pigs was feeding on

the nearby hillside. The demons begged Jesus, send us among the pigs,

allow us to go into them. He gave them permission, and the evil

spirits came out and went and went into the pigs. They heard about two

thousand. A number rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,

and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came

to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of

demons sitting there, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon

possessed man had told about the pigs as well. Then the people began to

plead with Jesus to leave their region. As Jesus was getting into the boat,

the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. Jesus

did not let him, but said, go home to your family and tell

them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had

mercy on you. So the man went away and began to tell in the

deck of dust Apolos how much Jesus had done for him, and all the

people were amazed. A dead girl and a sick woman. When Jesus had

again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large

crowd gathered around him. While he was by the lake that one of the

synagogue rulers name Jarus. Jarrius came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at

his feet and pleaded earnestly with him. My little daughter is dying. Please

come and put your hands on her so that she would be healed and live.

So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him,

and a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.

She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors who had

spent all she had, Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and

touched his cloak, touched his garment because because she thought if I just touched

his clothes, I would be healed. Immediately, her bleeding stopped, and

she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once,

Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in

the crowd and asked, who touched my clothes? You see the people crowding

against you. His disciples answered, and yet you can ask who touched me.

But Jesus kept looking around and see who had done it. And the

woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet,

and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said,

to her daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and

be freed from your suffering. While Jesus was still speaking, some men came

from the house of Jaris, the synagogue ruler. Your daughter is dead.

They said, why bother the teacher anymore. Ignoring what they said, Jesus

told the synagogue ruler, don't be afraid, just believe. He did not

let anyone follow him except Peter James and John, the brother of James.

When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw commotion,

with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them,

why all this commotion and wailing. Child is not dead but asleep, But

they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the

child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in

there the child. And went in where the child was. He took her

by the hand and said to her, talletha koom taltha koom, which means

little girl, I say to you, get up immediately. The girl stood

up and walked around. She was twelve years old at this They were completely

astonished. He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this and told

them to give her something to eat. That's the book of Mark chapter five

reading right there. Okay, all right, so as we preview math,

as we review Matthew five reading, it goes in detail about the healing of

the demon possessed man and how Jesus changed his life and amazed everybody, and

how the man was in his right mind and just well and what have you?

All right? And that's because when you go around today, right,

when you go to different parts of a city, especially like the hood or

downtown part of a city, you know, you'll always like kind of cast

those people, like some people call them poor, homeless or strung out.

People have different names in terms to go by. But the day a lot

of times when you see uside people on the street on a corner, you

know, like talking to themselves a loud cussing, what have you. You

know, a lot of times those are spirits, those are demons, you

know, those are evil spirits that they have on them, you know what

I mean. So you have to heal people you have to lay hands on

them, man, you know what I mean. You got to pray for

these people out here, because so much of that, more than ever when

you just go outside these downtown parts of the city. So we have to

truly walk in that power of God and the authority and his Son's name and

by the blood to really cast out the unclean spirits in the heel these people

who recover them, restore them by God's powered by his Son's name, because

there's just way too much of that, more than ever. You know,

it's like raft the COVID. You start to see more and more of that,

like heavy, Like you'll be driving on the highway, expressway or in

a state or whatever, and you'll see them like on the corner, you

know, you see them by the plaza or somewhere in the street. And

we gotta reach out to His people and heal these people, you know what

I'm saying. So the power of God needs to be more evident out here,

right. So as we go through Matthew chapter five, it also goes

into detail about Jesus healing the girl and the sick woman, the woman touching

his garment and then she was healed just by the touch event her faith,

and Jesus was very pleased with her faith. All right, and let's see

as we go through five. It's an interesting part about the Book of Mark

chapter five. Reading was like one of the last parts when he was healing

the dead girl. He brought it back to life. The term that he

said was talitha kom, which means little girl, I say to you,

get up. So that's an interesting term. Talitha kom, talitha kom.

Right, So that's a term we gotta go by if we're gonna hill a

young girl. Okay, all right, talka talatakum. All right, let

us use that. All right. So what I would like to do before

we get to the Book of Mark chapter six, I would like to read

the commentary that's included within the Book of Mark chapter five. Okay, so

let's go through this commentary. Today's Bible reading Mark chapter five, verses one

through twenty. Recommended reading Exitus chapter thirty three, verses twelve through twenty three.

The Book of Philippians chapter two, verses five through eleven. The Book

of Revelation chapter six, verses one through seventeen. All Right, so the

time of this commentary is called beggars can be choosers. When the son of

the Most High God bursts onto the scene, everyone becomes a beggar. Given

his unparalleled power and authority. There is no other option. Noticed that there

are three kinds of beggars in this story. When Jesus gets out of the

boat, a man with an evil spirit approaches from the tombs to meet him

Verse two. He runs and then falls on his knees before Jesus, the

legion of demons inside of him, crying out for mercy. The demons imploy

Jesus not to send them away verse ten. Their spirits would have overpowered Jesus

if they could have, but it is significant that they didn't even try.

Their begging testifies to jesus incredible authority. They were pleading from a position of

weakness. After witnessing Jesus casting the evil spirits from this man, those tending

to pigs run off to give a report in the town a countryside. The

people who hear the report from the herdsman begged Jesus to depart from their region

verse seventeen. The text specifies that they were afraid Verse fifteen. These people

were begging from fear. There is one more beggar in the story the man

who had a demon possessed and treats Jesus for permission to go with him verse

eighteen. It is clear why he wants to go, Jesus had just healed

him from his horrific tormentors. The man's begging demonstrates jesus surpassing worth. This

beggar pleads from longing and reverence, reverence for Jesus. When Jesus burst onto

the scene again, he will again make everyone a beggar. The question for

us is not will I be a beggar? But what kind of beggar will

I be? Will you be one who begs God to destroy you Revelation chapter

six, Verses fifteen through seventeen, or someone who begs him to show you

more of his glory? You see, in this case, beggars can be

choosers things to take away. How would you respond to someone who asked,

what has Jesus done for you? In what ways does your life demonstrate the

worth of Jesus? What steps can you take to prepare for the day when

Jesus burst onto the scene once again? In other words, no man in

the world can have endured ten years without having beg God to forgive him.

William sorrow Yan excellent commentary, something to reflect on. Okay, beggars can't

be choosers, them demons, them unclean spirits, them evil spirits. They

begged Jesus about authority, not powerty begged him. All right, so it's

interesting read. Okay, now we are doing Mark chapter five. Let us

go into the Book of Mark chapter six. All right, the Book of

Mark chapter six, here we go. A prophet without honor. Jesus left

there and went to his hometown, accompanied accompanied by his disciples. When the

Sabbath came, he began to teaching the synagogue, and many who heard him

were amazed. Where did this man get these things? They asked, what's

this wisdom that has been given him that he even does miracles? Isn't this

the carpenter, isn't this married son and the brother of James, Joseph,

Judas and Simon. Aren't his sisters here with us? And they took offense

at him. Jesus said to them, only in his hometown among his relatives,

and in his home, in his own house, as a prophet without

honor, he could not do any miracles there except lay his hands on a

few sick people to heal them, and he was amazed at their lack of

faith. Jesus sends out the Twelve. Then Jesus went around teaching from village

to village, calling the Twelve to him. He sent them out two by

two and gave them authority over evil spirits. These were his instructions. Take

nothing for the journey except the staff, no bread, no bag, no

money in your belts. Where sandals, but not an extra tunic. Whenever

you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if

any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off

your feet when you leave. As a testimony against them, they went out

and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons, many demons,

and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them. John the Baptist

beheaded. King Herod heard about this, for Jesus's name had been become well

known. Some were saying, John the Baptist has been raised from the dead,

and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him. Others said

he is Elijah, as still others claimed he is a prophet like one of

the prophets of long ago. But when Herod heard this, he said,

John, the Baptist man I beheaded, has been raised from the dead.

Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound

and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, Herodias, Herodias,

his brothers. Philip's wife, whom he had married for John had been

saying the Herod, it is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

So Herodias nursed a grudged against John and wanted to kill him, but

she was not able to because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him

to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was

greatly puzzled, yet he liked to listen to him. Finally, the opportune

time came. On his birthday, Herod gave a banquet for his high officials

and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. When the daughter of Herodias

came and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guest. The king said

to the girl, asked me for anything you want, and I'll give it

to you. And he promised her with an oath, whatever you ask I

will give you up to half my kingdom. She went out and said to

her mother, what shall I ask for the head of John the Baptist?

She answered at once. The girl hurried into the king with the request,

I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on

the platter. The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oats and

his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her, so he immediately

sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went beheaded John

in the prison and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it

to the girl as she gave it to her mother. On hearing this,

John's disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. Jesus

fees to five thousand. The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all

that they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming

and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said

to them, come with me by yourself to a quiet place and get some

rest. So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.

But many who saw them leave and recognize them, and ran on foot

from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and

saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep

without a shepherd, so he began teaching them many things. By this time

it was late in the day, so disciples came to him. This is

a remote place, they said, and it's already very late. Send the

people away so they can go to the surrounded countryside of villages and buy themselves

something to eat. But he said, you give them something to eat.

They said to him that would take eight months of man's weight of a man's

wages are we took and spend that much on bread and give it to them

to eat? How many loaves do you have, he asked, go and

see. When they found out, they said five and two fish, and

Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green

grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties, taking the

five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to Heaven. He gave

thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them two disciples to set before

the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. They all

ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces

of bread and fish. The number of the men who had eaten was five

thousand. Jesus walks on water. Immediately, Jesus made his disciples get into

the boat and go on ahead of him in Bethsda while he dismissed the crowd.

After leaving them, he went up on the mountain side to prey.

When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake and he

was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the because the wind

was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, he went out

to them walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,

but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a

ghost. They cried out because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately

he spoke to them and said, take courage, it is I. Don't

be afraid. Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind

died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the

loaves. Their hearts were hardened. When they had crossed over, they landed

at Genseric and anchored there. As soon as they got out of the boat,

people recognized Jesus. They rammed throughout that whole region and carried the sick

on mats to wherever they heard he was, to wherever they heard he was,

and wherever he went into villages, towns or countryside, they placed the

sick in the market places. They begged him to let them touch even the

edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed a right or

rights. That's the book of Mark, chapter six reading. I would like

to read this in commentary scripture within Mark six. God does value rest a

Book of Mark, chapter six, verse thirty one. Then, because so

many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to

eat, He said to them, come with me by yourself to a quiet

place and get some rest. That's beautiful, because in this journey and the

spiritual warfare putting in the works, you do get very weary and tired.

But we know Galatians says, do not be weary, do not you know,

do not be weary and growing good and going and doing good, because

in due season we will get a reward and we will reap and rejoice and

what have you. But the work was so intense of casting out and healing

and preaching. Remember, these people are outside on their feet like all day

long. It was in the hot sun doing the stuff. So it's not

like they had the type of transportation we have where we got a car and

it could be in a nice house and ac doing the stuff. You know.

These people are outside and the sun and all types of weather conditions doing

the stuff, you know, going across the sea, going across the land.

You know. So these people the work was serious. It's old schools.

So it's really old school on how they traveled and transported, you know.

So it was a lot of work. And God valued their rests.

They amen. So God will give you that sure rest when you feel overwhelmed

and tired, He will give you that rests the amen. He will give

you that sweet sleep, all right. Because this world, the ways of

this world, likes to overwork us. And when we do these jobs and

these carnal things and these environments, they like to overwork us. And I

care about days off and pay time off or what have you, vacations,

you know, but God cares about arrest. He does value with amen.

Yes, yes, y'all. So as we review Mark chapter six, Jesus

goes talking about how profits not honor in his own hometown or his countryside.

He also goes about turning out the twelve Disciples and giving them the instructions on,

you know, on how to go about their journey and how to deal

with people who accept them or don't accept them, you know, to preach

and to have authority over evil spirits. Okay, And then it also goes

into talking about how John the Baptist was beheaded, you know what I mean,

and Jesus feeding the five thousand people, and Jesus walking on water.

Right. So that's a summary of Mark chapter six. So okay, Now

what I like to do is go to the Book of Mark chapter seven.

All right, we were going to the Book of Mark chapter seven. Here

we go clean and unclean. The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the

Law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples

eating food with hands that were unclean, that is, unwashed. The Pharisees

and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing,

holding to the tradition of the elders when they came from the marketplace.

They do not eat unless they wash, and they observe many other traditions,

such as the washing of cups, pictures, and kettles. So the Pharisees

and teachers of the law ask Jesus, why don't your disciples live according to

the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with unclean hands. He

replied, Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites. As it is

written, these people honor me with their lips, but the hearts are far

from me. They worship me in vain. Their teachings are but but rules

taught by men. You have let go of the commands of God and are

holding onto the traditions of men. And he said to them, you have

a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your

own traditions. For Moses said, honor your father and your mother, and

anyone who curses his father and mother must be put to death. But you

say that if a man sets to his father and mother, would ever helped

you might observe have received from me as Corbin, that is a gift to

vote to God. Then you have no longer than you have no longer let

him do anything for his father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of

God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many things

like that. Again, Jesus called the crowd to him and said, listen

to me. Everyone, understand this. Nothing outside of a man can make

him unclean by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of

a man that makes him unclean. After he had left the crowd and into

the house, disciples asked him about this. Parable are you so dull?

He asked, don't you see that nothing enters a man from the outside can

make him unclean, For it doesn't go into his heart, but into his

stomach and then out of his body. And saying this, Jesus declared all

foods clean. He went on, what comes out of a man is what

makes him unclean. For from within, out of a man's heart come evil

thoughts, sexual, immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice,

deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All

these evils come from inside and make a man unclean. The faith of the

syro Facinian woman. Jesus left that place and went to the Vicinity of Tyree

to read. He entered the house and did not want anyone to know it,

Yet he could not keep his presence secret. In fact, as soon

as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an

evil spirit, came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek

born in Syrian for Sia Phoenicia Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon

out of her daughter. First, let the children eat all they want,

he told her, for it is not right to take the children's bread and

toss it to their dogs. Yes, Lord, she replied, but even

the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs. Then he told her,

for such a reply, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.

She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the

demon gone. The healing of a deaf and mute man. Then Jesus left

the vicinity of Tyree Tyree and went through Sa'adan, down to the Sea of

Galilee and into the region of Decapolis. There are some people brought to him

a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to

place his hand on the man. After he took him aside away from the

crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and

touched the man's tongue. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh,

said to him f fathah, which means be opened. At this the

man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened, and he began to speak

plainly. Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone, but the more he did

so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement.

He has done everything well, they said. He even makes the deaf

here and the mute speak yes, yes, y'all. So that is the

Book of Mark chapter seven reading all right, as we reviewed a Book of

Mark, chapter seven, Jesus deciphers he distinguishes what really makes a person clean

and unclean, and not just tradition to the men and food, but well

type of a person's heart, attitudes, that behaviors, the actions that dictates

whether person is cleaner unclean. Right, then he goes more further into healing

the foreign woman, all right, the Assyrian woman. And then he also

goes further into healing the deaf and mute man, all right, which is

so amazing and beautiful when you see the power of God just flowing through healing

and restoration and happiness and amazement and joy. Amen. Yes, yes,

y'all. SOO, that wraps up the Book of Mark chapter seven. Reading.

What I would love to do before wegin to Mark chapter eight, I

would just like to read this commentary that was within these pages. Okay,

so let's go to the commentary. Okay. Today's Bobby reading Mark chapter six,

verses thirty through fifty six. Recommended reading First Kings chapter nineteen, verses

four through thirteen. Psalm forty two, verses one through seven. Also Psalm

forty six, verse ten. The Book of John chapter fifteen, verses one

through seven. The title of this commentary is called a lone Ranger? What

do you do to stay in shape? Hit the gym every morning, strap

on your nikes and run a few miles bike to work. Interestingly, we

live in a world encourages meant to take to make their body strong, but

neglect their spirits. As a result, we too often work to build up

our biceps but completely ignore our souls. We typically think of masculine strength as

physical. But what if true strength comes from inside, from your soul and

its connection to God. When was the last time you worked out the strengthen

that part of your being. Most of us know the stories of Jesus walking

on water and feeding thousands, but we easily gloss over the way Jesus sought

soliditude to build up his spiritual strength. Yes, even Jesus needed to rest

and renew. In fact, Jesus established the rhythm. He engaged and then

disengaged, He served, and then he withdrew. And who's quiet those quiet

times? Jesus took care of a soul by connecting with God and drawing life

from him. If Jesus demonstrated the importance of withdrawn into solitude, how much

more do we need to set aside times of respite in our own lives.

Of course, our culture doesn't help life move so quickly that we can forget

to tend to our souls. We forget to tend our souls. But if

you ignore your soul or pretend that you don't have one, you'll face problems,

just as your body sends you all kinds of uncomfortable signals when you're neglected

physically, so will your soul. Obsessions, irritations, addictions, broken relationships.

Often these trouble point to a neglected soul. Take time to be alone

and make yourself utterly available only to yourself and to God. Connect with Him

and in doing so, take care of your soul. So beautiful commentary right

there. That would hit me right there. I hope they hit y'all too.

Things to take away from this commentary, What do you tend to do

when you are really our stop? Are these activities more like escape mechanisms?

Or do they feed your soul and connect you to God? What signals does

your soul send you when you neglect its care? Where can you go to

be alone with God? When? Make a list of places and times you

can exercise the habit of connecting with him. Beautiful commentary, y'all, Yes,

yes, you definitely need to always take care of our souls. Man

got to take care of it. People. We live in such a carnal

external world. We live in such a superficial, materialistic world. People forget

the inside things matter. Jesus mostly preached about the inside man, inside the

mind, inside the heart, inside the soul. You get what I'm saying

it's the inside that matters matter. People keep neglecting it, all right,

So let us work on that daily. Let's better ourselves in those areas of

our lives, ain'tmen, Yes, yes, y'all. So that's the overall

reading commentary and the overall reading of Mark chapter seven. Okay, now we

were going to the Book of Mark chapter eight. The Book of Mark chapter

eight. Here we go. Jesus feeds the four thousand. During those days,

another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat. Jesus called

his disciples to him and said, I have compassion for these people. They

have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I

send them home hungry, they would collapse on the way, because some of

them have come a long distance. As disciples answered, but where in this

remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them? How many loaves do

you have for Jesus asked seven, they replied. He told the crowd to

sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given

things, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the

people, and they did so. They had a few small fish as well.

He gave thanks for them also, and told the disciples to distribute them.

The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven

basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. About four thousand men were present,

and having sent them away, he got into the boat with his disciples

and went to the region of Dalmanutha. The Pharisees came and began to question

Jesus to test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He

sighed deeply and said, why does the generation ask for aim miraculous sign?

I tell you the truth, no sign would be given to it, and

he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side

the yeast of the Pharisees and Herod. The disciples had forgotten to bring bread,

except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. Be careful,

Jesus warned them, watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that

of Herod. They discussed this with one another and said it is because we

have no bread. Oh. Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them,

why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or

understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see,

and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember when I broke

the five loads for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you

pick up? Twelve, they replied. And when I broke the seven loads

for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?

They answered seven? He said to them, do you still not understand?

Now? Let us keep continuing the healing of a blind man at Bethsada.

They came to Bethsada, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus

to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him

outside the village. When he had spent on the man's eyes and put his

hands on him, Jesus asked, do you see anything? He looked up

and said, I see people. They looked like trees walking around. Once

more, Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were

open, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Jesus sent

him home, saying, don't go into the village. Peter's Confession of Christ.

Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On

the way, he asked them, who do people say I am? They

replied, some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah as still others one

of the prophets. But what about you, he asked, who do you

say I am? Peter answered, you are the Christ. Jesus warned him

not to tell anyone about him. Jesus predicts his death. He then began

to teach them that the son of Man must suffer many things, to be

rejected by the elders, chief priests, and teaches of the law, and

that he must be killed, and after three days rise again. He spoke

plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. Get

behind me, Satan. He said, you do not have in mind the

things of God, but the things of men. And he called the crowd

to him along with his disciples, and said, if anyone would come after

me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

For whoever wants to save us life will lose it. But whoever loses life

for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for

a man to gain the whole world yet forfeit his soul, Or what kind

of man given exchange for his soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and

my words and the adulterous and sinful generation, the son of man would be

ashamed of him when he comes into coming to his father's glory with the holy

angels. All right. So that's the Book of Mark chapter eight reading right

there, very very very powerful, all right. So it just goes more

into Jesus feeding the thousands of people right, also goes further about Jesus warning

about the Pharisees and Herod. How the bread of God, the bread of

life, the Word is more important than fruitful than anything in life. How

God can multiply and double things, triple things and abundant things for you.

But be aware of Pharisees and Herod, because the people who ought to do

is taken kill and they can't be fruitful and multiply anything. That's what Jesus

is getting through them. Also the Hill of the blind Man at Bethsta,

Jesus was storing his sight and fixing it. Peter's Confession of Christ when they

when Jess asked the disciples to test them, saying who you think I am?

They were all getting different names of suggestions, as John the Baptist,

Elijah the prophets, Jeremiah would have you. But the reason why all those

names and similarities kept popping up because they all had similar powers. They have

similar teachings, doctrines, they have similar walks of life. But they all

serve the same God. But it's like a whole family, a whole lineage,

a whole patriarch of men, having similar things and the things of God.

But Christ is the true, true son of the Most High, and

he is a true one that sits at the right hand of God. Amen.

So Christ just wanted to always establish that and be circumspected about how he

was going about it as well, because he was very meek and humble and

didn't want to be vain about his position and who he was. Amen.

Because he wasn't doing it for the validation of man. He was doing it

to please the Lord. That's how we have to live our lives. Okay,

we can't get caught up in positions and titles and things of that nature.

We have to always serve God. And make God happy through everything in

our life. Regards of our status, the rich, poor, famous,

unfamous, don't matter. Keep serving God and please the Lord through it.

Amen. So that's the message Christ was really getting at through its disciples and

what have you, Okay, and also Jesus predicting his death as well,

fulfilling prophecy and things of that nature. All right, So that sums up

the Book of Mark chapter eight. Reading. Now we were going to the

Book of Mark chapter nine. All right, the Book of Mark chapter nine.

Here we go. And he said to them, I tell you the

truth. Some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the

Kingdom of God come with power the transfiguration. After six days, Jesus took

Peter, James, and John with him and led them up a high mountain

where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes

became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world complete them, and there

appeared before them Elijah Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Peter said to

Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us

up there. Let us let us put up three shelters, one for you,

one for Moses and one for Elijah. He did not know what to

say. They were so frightened. Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them,

and a voice came from the cloud, This is my son whom I love,

listened to him. Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer

saw anyone except with them except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain,

Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the

Son of Man had risen from the dead. They kept the matter to themselves,

discussing what rising from the dead meant, And they asked him, why

do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first? Jesus replied,

to be sure, Elijah does come first and restores all things. Why

then is it that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected.

But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him

everything they wished, just as it is written about him, the healing of

a boy with an evil spirit. When they came to the other disciples,

they saw a large crowd around them, and the teachers of the law arguing

with them. As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed

with wonder and ran to greet him. What are you arguing with them about?

He asked. A man in the crowd answered a teacher. I brought

you my son, who was possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of

speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He

foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked

for I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.

Oh, unbelieving generation, Jesus replied, how long shall I stay with

you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to

me. So they brought him. When the spirits saw Jesus, it immediately

threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around,

foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked the boy's father how long has he

been like this? From childhood? He answered, It has often thrown him

into the fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything,

take pity on us and help us. If you can, said Jesus,

everything is possible for him who believes. Immediately, the boy's father exclaimed,

I do believe helped me overcome my unbelief. When Jesus saw that a

crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit, you deaf

and mute spirit, He said, I command you come out of him and

never enter him again. The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently, and came

out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said he's dead.

But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet and

stood up. After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately,

why couldn't we drive it out? He replied, this can only come out

by fastening in prayer. They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus

did not want anyone to know where they were, because he was teaching his

disciples. He said to them, the son of Man is going to be

betrayed in the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three

days he will rise. But they did not understand what he meant, and

we're afraid to ask him about it. Who is the greatest? They came

to Kaeperniam Kaepernam when he was in the house. He asked them, what

were you arguing about on the road? But they kept quiet because on the

way they had argued about who's the greatest. Sitting down, Jesus called the

twelve and said, if anyone wants to be first, he must be the

very last and the servant of all. He took a little child and had

him stand among them, Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me. Whoever

welcomes me does not welcome me. But the one who sent me. Whoever

is not against us, is for us. Right or right. Whoever is

not against us as for us. Teacher said, John, we saw a

man driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop because

he was not one of us. Do not stop him. Jesus said,

no one who does a miracle my name ken in the next moment say anything

bad about me, For whoever is not against us is for us. I

tell you the truth. Anyone who gives you a cup of water in my

name because you belong to Christ, will certainly not lose his reward, will

not lose his reward causing the sin. And if anyone causes one of these

little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him

to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better

for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell whether

fire never goes out. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut

it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have

two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to

sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the Kingdom

of God with one eye than to have two eye and be thrown into hell.

Where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched, everyone

will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if it loses its

saltiness, it loses its flavor. How can you make it salty again?

Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other? All right?

All right? So that's the Book of Mark, chapter ten reading. So

it discusses again the transfiguration process, Jesus healing the boy with an evil spirit,

the argument of who was the greatest within the kingdom, and Jess describing

the little child and accepting the little children as the kingdom and how the kingdom

belongs to them. And the part of the Book of Mark chapter nine I

love the most is the Book of Mark chapter nine, verses thirty eight through

forty one. I really love that part of a lot where it says teacher

said, John, we saw a man driving out demons in your name,

and we told him to stop because he was not one of us. Do

not stop him, Jesus said, no one who doesn't miracle in my name

and at the next moment say anything bad about me. For whoever is not

against us, it's for us. I tell you the truth. Anyone who

gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will

certainly not lose his reward. And also further in the Book of March,

chapter nine discusses about not causing little children to sin, all right, and

helping the children stay upright amen, and how serious hell is for those who

keep doing wrong, right or right. And also Jeeves talks about salt and

how good it is. But if it loses its flavor, what use is

it. There's no worth to it, all right, And he says to

have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another that part right there

when it says for whoever it's not against us is with us. It's a

very important thing because remember when John saw this, most likely the person casting

out a demon in Jesus name, most likely probably wasn't an Israelite or wasn't

a Hebrew. So that's probably why John had a problem with it. And

when it comes to the New Covenant, the New Testament, the Lord's going

to power the spirit upon all flesh to where your sons and dogs were prophesized.

Right, So all four corners of the earth, you're gonna see all

types of people doing the works of God, doing the miracles. You're gonna

see black people, white people, Latino, Asian. It's gonna be all

different looking people with the Holy Spirit casting out demons, laying their hands on

the sick, doing the things of the power of God. All right,

when God gives someone his gifts or his power, there's no limit to it.

You get what I'm saying, Like weird people are prejudiced, but not

the most high, all right, the most high looks at the heart.

It's not a parents. John was hung up on the parents, and Jesus

had to let them know, like, hey, if know, if someone's

not against us, there for us. You know, we're all on the

same team. We may look a little different, but we're all we're all

the same, we're serving the same God. So that's what Jesus was expressing

the John because they were so used to just seeing only themselves doing it as

disciples and seeing only just Hebrew is white's doing it. I mean being seeing

is white. But there's gonna be those outside of Israel. There's gonna be

those who are not Israelites also doing it too, And Jesus was just bringing

them into that, like, get out of the spirit of division, get

out of the prejudice spirit, get out of that stigma. You get what

I'm saying, because we're all gonna be glorified with Him. At when it's

all said and done right, We're gonna be all glorified with him. As

Revelation talks about it says, all nations, all tribes, all languages,

all people's, all tongues, all four corners of Earth. There's gonna be

all looking people being glorified with Him. So we can't have that that prejudice

spirit, that division spirit. We can't have that um because who God is

God can use anybody God to use, of course his own. With Israel,

He'll also use a Latino, a person Latina, He'll use an Asian,

he'll he'll, he'll use any person who is willing to be used by

Him, who was able to be obedient and faithful and in alignment. All

right. Let us not get hung up on looks, all right, because

hey, man, we this it's a team. Man, it's a body

of Christ. Man's a kingdom. Bro. It's not just some like isolation

prejudice thing. Man, This all four coins of the earth. Thing is

a powerful thing, all right. So we have to get out of our

own way when it comes to looking at another person's appearance or differences or what

have you? Got us in no respect of persons, all right, So

always keep that in mind. So that was the Book of Mark, chapter

nine. Reading. Amen, Now we will go into the Book of Mark

chapter ten. All right, the Book of Mark chapter ten. Here we

go, all right, the Book of Mark chapter ten, Divorce. Jesus

then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan.

Again. Crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom,

he taught them some pharisees came and tested him by asking, is it

lawful for a man to divorce his wife? What did Moses commanding? He

replied. They said, Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce

and send her a way. It was because your hearts were heard that Moses

wrote you this law, Jesus replied, But at the beginning of creation of

God made them male and female. For this reason, a man will leave

his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will

become one flesh, so they are no longer two, but one. Therefore,

where God has joined together, let not man separate. When they were

in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. He answered,

anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And

if she divorces her husband and marries another mass, she commits adultery. The

little children and Jesus. People were bringing little children of Jesus to have him

touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he

was angry. He said to them, let the children. Let the little

children come to me, and do not hinder them. For the Kingdom of

God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth that anyone who

will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.

And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them,

and bless them the rich young man. As Jesus started on his way,

a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him.

Good teacher, he asked, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

Why do you call me good? Jesus answered, no one is good except

God alone. You know the commandments. Do not murder, do not commit

adultery, do not still, do not give false testimonies, do not defraud.

Honor your father and mother. Teacher, he declared, all these I

have kept since I was a boy. Jesus looked at him and loved him.

One thing you lack, he said, Go sell everything you have and

give to the poor, and you have treasure in heaven, and come follow

me. At this, the man's face fell. He went away sad because

he had great wealth. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, how

hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God. The disciples

were amazed. At his words. But Jesus said again, children, how

hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God. It is easier for able

to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich manner into the

Kingdom of God. Wow. The disciples were even more amassed and said to

each other, who then can be saved. Jesus looked at them and said,

with man this is impossible, but not with God. All things are

possible. With God. Peter said to him, we have left everything to

follow you. I tell you the truth. Jesus replied, no one who

has left home, or brothers or sister, or mother or father, or

children or fields from me in the Gospel will fail to receive a hundred times

as much in this present age homes, brothers, sisters, mother's children,

and fields, and with them persecutions, and in this age to come eternal

life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Jesus again predicts his death. They were on their way up to Jerusalem,

with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those

who follow were afraid. Again, he took the twelve a side and told

them what was going to happen to him? We are going up to Jerusalem.

He said that the son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priest

and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will

hand him over to the gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him,

flog him, and kill him. Three days later he will rise.

Excuse me the request of James and John. Then James and John, the

sense of zipity came to him, Teacher. They said, we want you

to do for us whatever we ask. What do you want me to do

for you, he asked, They replied, let one of us sit at

your right hand and the other at your left hand in your glory. You

don't know what you are asking. Jesus said, can you drink the cup

I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with. We can,

they answered. Jesus said to them, you will drink the cup I

drink and be baptized with the baptism with the baptism I am baptized with.

But to sit at my right or left it's not for me to grant.

These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my father.

When the ten heard about this, they became very angry with James and John.

Jesus called them together and said, you know that those who are regarded

as ruins, as the gentiles lorded over them, and their high officials exercise

authority over them, not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become

great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first,

must be slave of all. For even the son of Man did not come

to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a

ransom for many. Blind Bartomius receives his sight. Bardemius receives a sight.

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with the

large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man Bartemius, that is,

the son of Tamius, was sitting by the roadside begging. When he

heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth. He began to shout, Jesus,

son of David, have mercy on me. Many rebuked them and told to

be quiet. He shouted all the more, son of David, have mercy

on me. Jesus stopped and said, call him. So they called to

the blind man, cher up on your feet, he's calling you. Throwing

his cloak aside. He jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. What

do you want me to do for you, Jesus asked him. The blind

man said, Rabbi want to see God, said Jesus, your faith has

healed you. Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

Yes, yes, y'all. So that is the Book of Mark, chapter

ten, reading all right, and it goes more further than the detail of

let's see the divorce. Jesus discussing about divorces, an adultery, the children,

the little children of Jesus coming to Jesus for a prayer and wanting to

be blessed, and Jesus saying, you have to walk into the kingdom as

a child. Jesus also using that parable against the young rich man a right,

talking about how art is for a rich man, and into the Kingdom

of God. Writing, and Jesus also predicts his death, his death again

and James, Jesus also dealing with James and John, how the disciples were

all angry at them for that question, and things of that nature. And

Jesus reminding us that he came to serve, all right, So we're here

to serve people here to serve, not be served, right, And Jesus

also blessing a blind person and making that person see amen. Yes, yes,

So that's the Book of Mark chapter ten. Before I go into the

Book of Mark chapter eleven, I would like to read the commentary that's included

within these pages. At an advance on today's Bible reading Mark chapter ten,

verses thirty five through forty five. Recommended reading the Book of Joshua chapter twenty

four, verses fourteen through twenty seven, The Book of Matthew chapter six,

Versus nineteen through twenty four, the Book of Ephesians chapter six, verses five

through nine. First serve, When was the last time you volunteered to do

something to service to another person. If you're a father, you've probably done

something selfless already to serve your child or children a day. If you're a

husband, chances are you can remember the last time you served your wife without

her asking. But if you're a single guy in your first job, scrapping

together a living and trying to make ends meet, it's possible that it's been

a while. Most of us know that, most of us know we should

serve others, but we don't really know how. Talking about serving is a

lot easier than actually doing it. Jesus served throughout his ministry. When he

served others, the act often involved a self sacrifice. Ultimately, he sacrifices

his life for our sins. When we serve others he especially those who have

no way of repaying us, we imitate Jesus. We represent Christ to those

we serve. Kenneth Leach writes, Christian spirituality is the spirituality of the poor

man of Nazareth, who took upon himself the form of a servant to follow

the way of the kingdom is there for to follow him who fed the hungry,

healed the sick, befriended the outcast, and bless the peacemakers. Even

with Jesus living and serving right in front of them, the disciples didn't seem

to get it. They wondered how could how they could be great? But

Jesus answered, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first, must be slave of all. That's the

paradox of serving. When we give ourselves away in service, we find ourselves

when we empty ourselves in service, we find fulfillment. A lot of people

search for identity and self fulfillment. Most look for it in repeated highs of

promotions, exotic vacations, or endless paradi of worldly possessions. But real fulfillment

comes from serving God by serving others. When we give ourselves away in service

to others, we find meaning and joy in life. That selfishness can never

equal things to take away? What opportunities do What opportunities do you have to

serve others, even people who can't ever repay you. What small and practical

acts of service can you do at work or in your neighborhood to serve others?

What steps can you take to cultivate a selfless and humble heart of service?

In other words, I would never want to reach out to someday with

a soft, uncolloused hand, a hand never dirtied by serving, and shake

the nail pierced hand of Jesus. Bill Hybels powerful, powerful commentary. Right

there got to be serving, y'all. Serving. A lot of people have

that entitlement and become a narcissist and always have that what's in it for me?

And why I gotta do this? Why I gotta do that. Actually,

people who are stuck in their ways have that mindset and approach. That's

why people with that attitude can't serve God thoroughly. The Prophets, Christ Disciples,

the Apostles, they were all serving people. They were all serving all

throughout their life. Even when sometimes it didn't makes sense to add up,

they still did it. You know, you gotta understand the things that all

these men of the Lord been through to lead to where we are today.

Amen. Jesus said he came to serve. Yes, yes, So do

not walk around being haughty and bigheaded. There's no room for that in the

kingdom. Amen, Yes, yes, y'are yes, yes, So that

is the Book of Mark chapter ten reading all right now before our going to

Mark eleven, just had to repeat the book the commentary the Book of Mark

chapter ten, verse forty five. Jesus came to serve for eating. Even

the son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and

to give his life as a ransom for many. Let's always remind ourselves to

serve man, right, yes, yes, y'all. So now let's get

into the Book of Mark chapter eleven. The Triumphal entry. As they approached

Jerusalem and came to beth beth Age and Bethany at the amount of Olives,

Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, go to the village

ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a

colt tied there which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it

here. If anyone asks you why you're doing is, tell them the Lord

needs it, and they will send it back here. Shortly they went and

found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they

untied it, some people standing there asked, what are you doing or tiring

that colt? They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people

let them go. When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks

over it, he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the

road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. Those who

went ahead and those who followed shouted, Hosanna, Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father

David Hosanna in the highest Jesus entered the Jerusalem and went to the temple.

He went to the temple, he looked around at everything, but since it

was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve Jesus clears the

temple. The next day, as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.

Seeing in the distance of fig tree and leaf, he went to find

out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing

but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said

to the tree, may no one ever eat fruit from you again? And

his disciples heard him say it. On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple

area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned

the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and

would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he

taught them, he said, is it not written my house will be called

a house of prayer for all nations, But you have made it a den

of robbers. The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and

began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him because the

whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. When evening came, they went out

of the city the withered fig tree. In the morning, as they went

along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered it,

said to Jesus, Rabbi, look, the fig tree you cursed has

withered half faith in God. Jesus answered, I tell you the truth.

If anyone says to this mountain, go through yourself or to the sea,

and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will

happened, it will be done for him. Therefore, I tell you,

whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and

it will be yours. And when you stand in prayer, if you hold

anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in Heaven may forgive

you your sins. The authority of Jesus questions. They arrived in Jerusalem,

and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priest, the

teachers of the law, and the eldest came to him. By what authority

are you doing these things? They asked, who gave you authority to do

this? Jesus replied, I will ask you one question, answer me,

and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. John's

baptism was it from heaven or from men? Tell me? They discussed it

among themselves and said, if we say from heaven, He asked them,

why didn't you believe him? But if we say from men, they will.

They feared the people for everyone hell that John really was a prophet,

So they answered Jesus, we don't know that. Jesus said, neither,

will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things? Yes,

yes, that's the Book of Mark chapter eleven. Yes, yes, got

a humble people, amen, those scoffers and sarcastic people, and you know,

you know you gotta humble them, right. So when we review,

when we review the Book of Mark, chapter eleven, it talks about Jesus

pulling up the Jerusalem. He pulled up on the donkey on the colt and

I'm tired in things of that nature, and they praising him, having a

celebration feast over it. And then it discusses more about Jesus clearing the temple

and flipping the tables and what have you, and his anger being showed because

the house will be a house of prayer for all nations. It shouldn't be

a place of dens of robbers. So Jesus was very angry about that,

and how they were going about things all right, and Jesus also going about

the wier the fig tree and things of that nature. Jesus reminding us to

always have that faith, strong faith. Amen. And he says that whatever

you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will

be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone,

forgive him so that your Father in Heaven may forgive you your sins.

It's very important, man, because I speak for myself too and anybody listening.

Man, we could not hold grudges man while we praying. Cannot walk

around with that resentment and bitterness while we praying to God for things, because

if you don't forgive others, God will shut out what you're praying for.

So stop having offenses against people and hold of stuff towards them. Man,

gotta let it go, people, Let it go, like go and let

God. Okay, let it go people, all right. And it goes

more further than Mark eleven, where Jesus been dealing with the Pharisees and what

have you. He just putting them in a place. Yeah, all right,

So before we go into the Book of Mark chapter twelve, I want

to read this commentary that was included within these pages. Okay, here we

go, brother at Penn Luke. Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated

everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly

account for you, most excellent Theophilis Luke, Chapter one, verse three.

Good morning, doctor Luke. You were instrumental and write a two of the

New Testament books. Can you tell us about that? I'd be glad to.

As I mentioned at the beginning of my gospel account, I tracked down

many eyewitnesses and firsthand accounts about jesus life. Then I wrote a biography of

Jesus in much the same way I would have recorded the case of one of

my medical patients. I followed the same approach for acts, only with that

valume, I included many of my own observations and experiences. Everyone wants to

know about Theophilis. Who was he? If you don't mind, I'll opt

to leave that a mystery. I need only tell you that the name of

Theophilis. Theophillis means a friend of God. That also means that anyone who

wants to be a friend of God can consider my books to be addressed to

him or her. That gives us some idea of your audience and your method.

But please tell us why you wrote one of Jesus biographies as well as

your biography of the Early Church. I liked that Biography of the Early Church.

That second book was a condensation of my journal entries while I was traveling

with the apostle Paul, as well as material from other observations and interviews with

early church leaders. I wrote The Gospel as my own humble contribution alongside several

other biographies of Jesus that were already available. I had wondered whether there were

aspects of jesus life that had been left out of the others. It turns

out I found several. Can you tell us about one of those? Well,

imagine the experience of sitting down to talk with the Mother of Jesus and

Mary. Give. Mary gave me some background on Jesus that she had.

How did she put it? Treasured in her heart for decades? Her memories

were sharp and priceless. It was such an honor to spend those hours with

jesus mother. She had suffered such losses, and yet that fred woman's face

was illuminated with joy as she spoke about her son's birth, death, and

resurrection. She gave me a seamless outline of her son's life. We're all

grateful you were able to record Mary's memories for generations of believers to come.

Any last words for your audience, For our audience, I know that many

of you have wondered why Acts ended so abruptly. That wasn't my plan,

But now I think that was exactly the way God meant the book to end.

Essentially without an ending, the acts of Jesus followers were meant to go

on spreading the word and filling the word, filling the world with the Gospel

until Jesus returns. I trust your readers are doing just that. Back to

the future, what would you want to know if you were able to ask

Luke a question? Why? How important is the biography of Jesus to you?

What can you do to develop a greater love for God's word? What

events from your life as a follower of Jesus might be included in the modern

Acts of Jesus Disciples. Read Luke's story to appreciate Luse's contribution. Read his

gospel in the Book of Acts. Alrighty, alrighty. So that is the

reading commentary within the Book of Mark, chapter eleven, just discussing Luke.

This was like an interview type, like question answer type of thing regarding the

Gospel and things of Jesus in that ancient time. All right. So this

is a nice commentary. Gives you a perspective and a feel for how a

life be if you was there to ask all those questions and take account of

those things, you know. So it's always amazing to understand how things were

in that time period and how it played out. But and this goes into

people who always wondering question about the Word of God and how it was written

in the Bible and things of that nature. This is the thing like the

New Testament is like letters and accounts and recordings. The Old Testament, plenty

of things were written through scrolls, and things just passed down generation and generation.

Because God's word is eternal, it's forever. So God's word doesn't just

state in one era of life. God's word is forever, and his angels,

his prophets, his priests, his disciples, his people always passed down

the Word always, always through inspiration, and it's also always through dreams that

visits. How God's always just gets passed down and man can take it and

put it in a writing form and pass it on, you know. So

the Word of God kept passing through generation and generation. That's how powerful the

word is. You know. People try to translate the Bible so much times

or what have you, But no matter how much you reworded or translated,

the concept is still the same. I could still get the Ten Commandments,

I could still get the Gospel, I could still get the New Covenant.

I could still read the book Revelation, you see. So don't get so

hung up on like certain words or letterings. That's a bit offul We have

your misplaced don't get so hung up on that. Then day we need to

know the Lord for ourselves, and we need to have that discernment and really

be led by the Spirit when we go about things. Amen. So it's

a very good commentary. Okay, Now let us get into the Book of

Mark chapter twelve. All right, Mark, chapter twelve, Here we go.

The parable of the tenants. He then began to speak to them in

the parables. A man planted the vineyard, he put a wall around it,

dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watch tower.

Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey.

At Harvard time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them

some of the fruit of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him,

and sent him away empty handed. Then he sent another servant to them.

They struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. He sent

still another, and that one day killed. He sent many others. Some

of them they beat, others they killed. He had one left to send,

a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all,

saying, they will respect my son. But the tenants said to one another,

this is the heir. Come, let's kill him. An inheritance will

be ours. So they took him and killed him and threw him out of

the vineyard. What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will

come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. Haven't you read

the scripture? The stone to build is rejected has become the capstone. The

Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. Then they

looked for a way to arrest them, because they knew he had spoken of

the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they

let him and went away paying taxes to Caesar. Later, they sent some

of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They

came to him and said, a teacher, we know you are a man

of integrity. You aren't swayed by men because you pay no teacher to who

they are, but you teach the way of God and accordance with the truth.

Is the right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay?

Or shouldn't we? But Jesus knew their hypocrisy, the hypocrisy, their

hypocrisy. Why are you trying to trap me? He asked, bring me

a denarius and let me look at it. They brought the coin, and

he asked them whose portrait is this and whose inscription Caesar's? They replied.

Then Jesus said to them, give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God

what is God's. And they were amazed at him. Marriage at the resurrection.

When the Stattissees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him

with the question, Teacher, they said, Moses wrote for us that if

a man's brother dies and leave a wife but no children, the man must

marry the widow and have children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers.

The first one married and died without leaving any children. The second one

married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was

the same with the third. In fact, none of the seven left any

children. Last of all, the woman died too at the resurrection. Whose

wife will she be? Since the seven were married to her? Jesus replied,

are you not in erab because you do not know the scriptures or the

power of God. When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be

given in marriage. They will be like angels in heaven. Now about the

dead rising, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the

account of the Bush, how God said to him, I am the God

of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He

is not the god of the dead, but of the living. You were

badly mistaken the greatest commandment, one of the teachers of the Law came and

heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he

asked him, of all the commandments, which is the most important. The

most important one, answered Jesus, is this here o Israel, the Lord,

our God. The Lord is one. Love the Lord your God,

with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your

mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, love your

neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these, Well said teacher.

The man replied, you are right in saying that God is one,

and there is no other but him. To love him with all your heart,

with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love

your neighbor as yourself, is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.

When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, you

were not far from the Kingdom of God. And from then on no one

dared ask him any more questions. Whose son is the Christ? While Jesus

was teaching can attempt of courts, he asked, how is it that the

teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David? David

himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared the Lord said to my Lord

said at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.

David calls himself Lord, how then can he be his son? The large

crowd lesson some with delight. As he taught, Jesus said, watch out

for the teachers of the law. They liked to walk around and flowing robes,

and be greeted in the market place. In the marketplaces, and have

the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor. At banquets.

They devour widows houses, and for a show, make lengthy prayers.

Such men will be punished most severely mm the widows offering. Jesus sat down

opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money

into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts, but a

poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins worth only a fraction

of a penny. Calling his ship was to him, Jesus said, I

tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than

all the others. They all gave out of their wealth, but she out

of her poverty put in everything all she had to live on. That's the

Book of Mark chapter twelve, reading right there, very amazing, read,

very powerful right there, and it continues to go on about the parable of

the tenants marriage at the resurrection. The Greatest Commandment also touches based on whose

son is the Christ and the widow's offering. I love how she's allowed.

Jesus said that, He said, I tell you the truth is, poor

widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave

out of their wealth, but she, out of her poverty, put in

everything all she had to live on. That's an amazing type of giving right

there, beyond cheerful giving, beyond everything right give, give give people.

Okay, what I like to do before for our get to the Book of

Mark chapter thirteen. I would like to read the commentary that's included within these

pages and continued further. So here we go today's Bible reading the Book of

Mark chapter twelve, verses twenty eight through thirty four. Recommended reading the Book

of Matthew chapter twenty seven, verses forty five through fifty six. The Book

of Mark chapter fifteen, verses thirty three, forty one. The Book of

John, Chapter eleven, verses twenty five through twenty six, also the Book

of John Chapter nineteen, verses twenty eight through thirty seven, and the title

of this commentary is called Falling in Love. I remember the first time I

had feelings for Jesus. It wasn't very long ago. Had gone to a

conference on the coast with some read students, and a man spoke who was

a professor at a local Bible college. He spoke mostly about the Bible,

about how we should read the Bible. He was convincing. He seemed to

have an emotional relationship with the book, emotional relationship with the book. When

we got back from the conference, I felt like my Bible was calling me.

By the time I got to the end of Luke, to the part

where they were going to kill him again, where they were going to stretch

him out on the cross, something shifted within me. I remember it.

It was cold outside, crisp, and the leaves and the trees of the

park across the street were getting tired and dry. And I remember sitting at

my desk and I don't know how, I don't know how what it was

that I read or what Jesus was doing in a book, but I felt

a love for him rushed through me, through my back and until my chest.

I started crying. I remember thinking that I could follow Jesus anywhere,

that it didn't matter what he asked me to do. He could be mean

to me, it didn't matter. I loved him and I was going to

follow him. I think the most important thing that happens within Christian spirituality is

when a person follows in love with Jesus. I know our culture will sometimes

understand a love for Jesus as weakness. There is this life floating around.

I says, I an't supposed to be able to do life alone without any

help, without stopping the worship something bigger than myself. But I actually believe

there is something bigger than me, and I need for there to be something

bigger than me. I need someone to put all inside me. I need

to come second to someone who has everything figured out. If you haven't done

it in a while, pray and talk to Jesus. Ask him to become

real to you. Ask him to forgive you of self addiction. Ask him

to put a song in your heart. Donald Miller things to take away from

this commentary, When was the first time you experienced the love for Christ?

How did this experience change you? How was your love for Christ? Grown?

How has your love for Christ grown since you came to know him?

How can you come to know him better and to love him more? Nice?

Very great reading right there. Falling in love with Jesus, being in

love with the Lord, it's very powerful, very powerful. You know,

we got to really have that love, y'all. Have that love? You

know it's last. When was the first time you truly fell in love with

the Lord and his son and the Holy Spirit in this word? When did

you fall in love with all of it? Right? Gotta love all that,

you know what I mean. The love is what keeps us going.

You know this love is losing in this world. But let us keep them

warm hearts, all right, because we can't be like the rest of the

world and heartless and all that. God loves us heavy, so we got

love him back and love others too. Amen. Yes, yes, y'all.

So that is the commentary within the Book of Mark chapter twelve. Now

let us go into the Book of Mark chapter thirteen. Here we go,

all right, Mark thirteen signs of the end of the age. As he

was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Look,

teacher, what massive stones, what magnificent buildings? Do you see all these

great buildings, reply Jesus, not one stone here would be left on another.

Everyone will be thrown down. As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of

Olives opposite the temple, Peter James, Johns and Andrew asked them privately,

tell us when will these things happen, and what will be the sign that

they are all about to be fulfilled. Jesus said to them, watch out

that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name claiming I am

he and will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars,

do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is

still to come. Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom. There

will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of

birth pains. You must be on your guard. You will be handed over

to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues on account of me. You

will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them, and the gospel must

first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial,

do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given

you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy

Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father as child.

Children will rebel against their parents and have put them to death. All men

will hate you because of me. But he who stands firm to the end

will be saved. When you see the abomination that causes desolation standing where it

does not belong, let the reader understand. Then, Let those who are

in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the roof of his

house go down or into the house to take anything out. Let no one

in the field go back to get his cloak. How dreadful it would be

in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers. Pray that this will not

take place in winter, because those will be the days of distress, unequaled

from the beginning when God created the world until now, and never to be

equaled again. If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one,

no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect whom he

has chosen. He has shortened them. At that time. If anyone says

to you, look here is the Christ, or look there he is,

do not believe it, for false Christs and false prophets. False prophets will

appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect if that were possible.

So be on your guard. I have told you everything ahead of time.

But in those days following that distress, the sun will be darkened, and

the moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time, men will

see the Sun of men coming in clouds with great power and glory, and

He will send his angels and gather his elect from four from the four winds,

from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. Now

learned this lesson from the fig tree. As soon as it twigs get tender,

and as leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even

so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near

right at the door. I tell you the truth. This generation will certainly

not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass

away, but my words will never pass away. The day and hour unknown.

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in

heaven, nor the son, but only the Father. Be on guard,

be alert. You do not know when that time will come. It's like

a man going away. He leaves his house that puts his servants in charge,

each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to

keep watch. Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know when the

owner of the house will come back, whether in the evening or at midnight,

or when the rooster crowds, or at dawn. If he comes suddenly,

do not let him find you sleeping. What I say to you,

I say to everyone watch. Yes, yes, So that's the Book of

Mark, chapter thirteen reading, just going through it, revealing it is also

discussing the signs of the end of age, the signs of the end of

the age. So we're definitely seeing that more than ever today, all his

prophecy is being fulfilled. Things were just popping off, all right. So

the time it's nine people, let us tighten up. Amen, Yes,

yes, y'all. So that's the Book of Mark, chapter thirteen reading.

Now let us go into the Book of Mark chapter fourteen, reading all right,

the Book of Mark, chapter fourteen. Here we go. Jesus anointed

at Bethany. Now the Passover and the feast of unleavened bread were only two

days away, and the chief priest and the teachers of the law, we're

looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him. But not during

the feast, they said, or the people may write. While he was

in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of a man known as

Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar a very expensive perfume

made of pure narge. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his

head. Some of those present were saying angrily, in an angrily manner,

to one another, why doest waste the perfume? It could have been sold

for more than a year's wages and the money. Give it to the poor.

And they rebuked her harshly. Leave her a loan, said Jesus,

why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.

The poor you will always have with you, and you could help them anytime

you want. But you will not always have me. She did what she

could. She poured perfume in my body before hands to prepare for my burial.

I tell you the truth, wherever the Gospel is preached throughout the world,

what she has done will also be told in memory of her. Then

Judas a scariot, a scariot, one of the twelve, went to chief

went to the chief priest to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted to

hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity

to hand him over the Lord's supper. On the first day, at the

feast of unleavened bread, when it was a customary to sacrifice the pass over

lamb, jesus disciples asked him where do you want us to go and make

preparations for you to eat the passover. So he sent his two disciples,

two of his disciples, telling them, go into the city, and a

man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, say to

the owner of the house. He enters, The teacher asked, where's my

guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples. He will show

you a large upper room furnished and ready make preparations for us there excuse me.

The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus

had told them, so they prepared the passover. When evening came, Jesus

arrived with the twelve. While they were reclining at the table eating, he

said, I tell you the truth. One of you will betray me,

one who was eating with me. They were saddened, and one by one

they said to him, surely not I it is one of the twelve.

He replied, one who dips bread into the bull with me. The son

of Man will go just as it is written about him. But will to

that man who betrays the son of Man? It would be better for him

if he had not been born. While they were eating, Jesus took bread,

gave thanks, and broke it and gave and gave it to his disciples,

saying, take it, this is my body. Then he took the

cup, gave thanks, and offered it to them, and they all drank

from it. This is my blood of the Covenant, which has poured out

for many. He said to them, I tell you, though I tell

you the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine

until that day when I drank it anew in the Kingdom of God. When

they had sung in him, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus predicts Peter's denial. You will fall You will all fall away, Jesus

told him, For it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and

the sheep will be scattered. But after I have risen, I will go

ahead of you into GALILEI. Peter declared, even if all fall away,

I will not I tell you the truth. Jesus answered, today, yes,

tonight, before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will disown me three

times. But Peter insisted emphathetic in the sense of even if I have to

emphatically, even if I have to die with you, I will never disown

you. And all the others said the same. Ghetzamane. They went to

a place called Ghetzamane, and Jesus said to his disciples, sit here while

I pray. He took Peter, James, and John along with him,

and he began to deeply be He began to be deeply distressed and troubled.

My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. He said to

them, stay here and keep watch. Going a little farther, he fell

to the ground and prayed that, if possible, the hour might pass from

him. Abba Father, he said, everything is possible for you take this

cup from me, Yet not what I will, but what you will.

Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. Simon, he said

to Peter, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

Watch and pray so that you would not fall into temptation. The spirit

is willing, but the flesh is weak. The body is weak. Once

more, he went away and prayed the same thing. When he came back,

he again found him sleeping. Because their eyes were heavy, they did

not know what to say to him. Returning the third time, he said

to them, are you still sleeping and resting enough? The hour has come.

Look, the son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Rise, let us go here it comes my betrayer. Jesus arrested just as

he was speaking Judas, one of the twelve appeared. With him was a

crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priest, the teachers

of the law, and the elders. Now the betrayer had arranged a signal

with them, the one I kisses the man, arrest him and lead him

away under guard, going at once to Jesus, Judas, said rabbi,

and kissed him. The men seized Jesus and arrested him. That one of

those standing drew his sword and struck the servant of the High Priest, cutting

off his ear. And my leading a rebellion, said Jesus, that you

have come out with swords and clubs to capture me. Every day I was

with you teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me.

But the scriptures must be fulfilled. Then everyone deserted him and fled, deserted

him and fled. A young man wearing nothing but a linen garment was following

Jesus when they seized him. He fled naked, leaving his garment behind before

the san Hedrin. They took Jesus to the High Priest, and all the

chief priests, elders, and teachers of the law came together. Peter followed

him at a distance right into the courtyard of the High Priest. There he

sat with the guards and warned himself. At the fire, the chief Priest

and the whole Saint Hedrod san Hedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that

they could put him to death, But they did not find any. Many

testify falsely against him, but their statements did not agree. Then stood up

and gave this false testimony against him. We heard him say, I will

destroy this man made temple, and in three days will build another not made

by man. Yet even their testimony did not agree. Yet, even then

their testimony did not agree. Then the High Priest stood up before them and

asked, Jesus, are you not going to answer? What is this testimony

that these men are bringing against you? But Jesus remained silent and gave no

answer. Again, the High Priest asked him, are you the one Christ?

Are you the Christ, the son of the blessed One? I am,

said Jesus, and you will see the son of Man sitting at the

right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven. The

High Priest towards closed. Why do we need any more witnesses? He asked,

you have heard to blasphemy. What do you think. They all condemned

him as worthy of death, and some began to spit at him. They

blindfolded him, struck him with their fists and said prophesy, and the guards

took him and beat him. Peter disowns Jesus. While Peter was below in

the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by.

When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him. You also

were with that Nazarene Jesus, she said, But he denied it. I

don't know understand what you're talking about, he said, and went out into

the entryway. When the servant girl saw him there, she said again to

those standing around, this fellow is one of them. Again he denied it.

After a little while, those standing nearest said to Peter, surely you

are one of them. You are a Galilean. He began to call down

curses on himself, and he swore to them, I don't know this man

you're talking about. Immediately, the rooster crowd the second time. Then Peter

remembered the words Jesus has spoken to him before. The rooster crowds twice.

He will disown me three times, and he broke down and wept. Wow.

That is the Book of Mark, chapter fourteen, reading to its emotional

and heavy when you read how it led up to his death. Amen.

The betrayal, the mockery, the harsh words, the abuse, all of

that. It always it always hits, you know, thinking about what he

went through for our sins, all that he went through, just for our

iniquities, our transgressions. He is beyond worthy, he is beyond able.

Amen. Only he's able to do that. Amen. So that's always a

heavy part to read. And I just want to read this in commentary scripture

within Mark fourteen, Mark thirty, Mark chapter thirteen, verse twenty six.

God will return with power. At that time men will see the Son of

Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. I just wanted to read

that commentary in scripture. Okay, alright, alright, So before we get

into the Book of Mark chapter fifteen, I want to read this commentary that

was placed in between these pages, and that will continue further. Okay,

here we go. Today's Bible reading Mark chapter fourteen, verses forty three through

sixty five. Recommended reading the Book of First Samuel chapter sixteen, verses one

through thirteen. The Book of First Corinthians chapter one, verses eighteen through thirty

one also the Book of First Corinthians, Chapter four, verses six through thirteen.

Yes, Yes, and the title of this commentary is called Choosing God's

Will. If you were to consider the desires, motives, thoughts, and

actions of most Christians, I think you would discover that all grown believers want

the same thing. They desire to live in the presence of God. They

long to communicate Jesus Christ in a powerful way, and they seek daily spiritual

renewal. The spiritual renewal we long for is a result of the life of

Jesus at work within us, flowing through us day after day. We Christians

have a treasure within us, nothing less than God himself. Paul says.

This marvelous treasure is contained in clayjars our bodies. Our bodies are so fragile

we have to treat them with great care. Yet God has chosen to dwell

within our humble and perfect human bodies, and our bodies dwell the power and

the glory of the resurrected Christ. Yes, Paul explains when he says,

we always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the

life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. Second Corinthian shap To

four, verse ten. The death of Jesus must be at work in us

before we can see the result of the life of Christ. But how does

the death of Jesus work in us? What does this mean in our daily

lives? Whenever we choose God's will over our own, the death of Jesus

at work in us. In the Garden of Gethsamine, Jesus provided a perfect

example of choosing God's will over our own. Jesus was the perfect man.

He knew God's will for his life and wanted it. Nevertheless, Jesus wasn't

a masochist. Masochist who couldn't wait to be beaten and mocked, who couldn't

wait for the nails to be pounded through his hands. Jesus prayed that he

wouldn't have to drink such a bitter cut. But Jesus knew the will of

the Father and chose God's will over his own, not in resignation resignation,

but in a clear cut, meaningful decision. Jesus choice is an example to

all of us. Whenever we choose God's will over ours, we are dying

an ego, pride, passion, and desire. When we choose God's will

over our own. We become Christ conscious instead of self conscious, and the

life of Jesus begins to flow through us. God then can use us to

bring life to others because He is having his way in our lives. Louis

Palau things to take away from this commentary. Why did Jesus go to the

cross? What does it mean for the death of Jesus to be at work

in our lives? Are you fully submitted to the will of God? How

is the example of Jesus impact the decisions you make. It's a very powerful

commentary right there, choosing God's will over our own will, being Christ conscious

instead of self conscious, powerful, powerful, powerful man. That that really

is it? Right there? Man, When you kill your own ego,

kill your pride, to kill your passion desire, that's how God uses you

better. And that's a daily battle with us. Right We all have our

own little ego, pride and passion desire about things. But then they we

got to ask ourselves, is it's really God's will? Always see God's will?

People always be Christ conscious, say man, always, always, always

yes, yes, y'all. So that is the commentary within the Book of

Mark fourteen, Reading Okay, now we will get into the Book of Mark

chapter fifteen. Reading it right, the Book of Mark, chapter fifteen.

Here we go, all right, Mark fifteen. Jesus before Polate, very

early in the morning, the chief Priest, with the elders, the teachers

of the law, and the whole Saint Hedren, reached a decision. They

bound Jesus, let him away and handed him over to Polate. Are you

the King of the Jews, asked Polti, Polate, Yes, it is

as you say, Jesus replied. The chief priest accused him of many things.

So again Polate asked him, aren't you going to answer? See how

many things they are accusing you of? But Jesus still made no reply,

and Polate Polate was still was amazed. Now it was the custom at the

feast to release a prisoner from the people whom the people requested. A man

called Barabbas. Barabbas was in prison with an ex erectionist who had committed murder

in the uprising. The crowd came up and asked Polai to do for them

what he usually did. Do you want me to release to you, the

King of the Jews asked Polti, knowing It was out of envy that the

chief priest had the Jesus over to him. But the chief priest third up

the crowd to have Polatti least barrow bus instead. What shall I do then,

with the one you call the king of the Jews? Plati asked them

crucify him? They shouted, Why what crime has he committed? Asked Polat,

But they shouted all the louder, crucify him. Wanting to satisfy the

crowd, Polatti released barrew bus to them. He had Jesus flogged and handed

him over to be crucified. The soldiers mocked Jesus. The soldiers led Jesus

away to the palace, that is the Pratorium, and called together the whole

company of soldiers. They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together

a crown of thorns and set it on him, and they began to call

him, call out to him, Hail, King of the Jews. Again

and again. They struck him on the head with a staff and spit on

him, falling on their knees, they paid homage to him, and why

when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his

own clothes on him. Then they laid him. Then they led him out

to crucify him. The crucifixion a certain man from Syrene, Simon, the

father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way and from the

country, and they forced him to carry the cross. They brought Jesus to

the place called Galgatha, which means the place of the skull. Then they

offered him wine mixed with mirror, but he did not take it, and

they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast loss to see what

each would get. It was a third hour when they crucified him. The

written notice of the charge against him read the King of the Jews. They

crucified. They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one

on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their

heads and saying, so, you who are going to destroy the temple and

build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself.

In the same way, the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked

him among themselves. He saved others, they said, but he can't save

himself. Let this Christ, the king, this King of Israel. Come

down now from the cross that we may see and believe. Those crucified with

him also heaped insults on him. The death of Jesus at the sixth hour,

darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, And at the

ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, eloi eloi lama sabashathani,

which means, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me.

When some of those standing near heard this, they said, listen,

he's calling Elijah. One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar,

put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. Now

leave him alone, Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down, he

said, with a loud cry. Jesus's breath breathed his last breath. The

curtain of the temple was torn into from top to bottom. And when the

centurion who stood there in front of Jesus heard his cry and saw how he

had died, he said, surely this man was the son of God.

Some women were watching from a distance. Among them where Mary Magdalene married,

the mother of James the Younger and of Joseph's and Salom in Galilee. These

women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had

come up with him to Jerusalem were also there the bureal of Jesus. It

was preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, so as

even an approach. Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council,

who was himself waiting for the Kingdom of God, went boldly to Polite Polate

and asked for jesus body. Polate was surprised to hear that he was already

dead someone in the centurion. He asked if Jesus had already died. When

he learned from the centurion that it was, so, he gave the body

to Joseph. So Joseph brought some linen cloth clothes, took down the body,

wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in the tomb cut out

of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Josephs saw where he was laid. Okay,

that is the Book of Mark, chapter fifteen. Reading it goes more

faither to detail about the things Jesus endured how he got mocked, how they

made insults at him, they spit on him, disrespected him, blasphemed him,

all that stuff, and it went out that way, right. So

what I would like to do before I get into the Book of Mark chapter

sixteen, I would like to read this commentary within the pages of Mark fifteen.

Okay, So here we go today's Bible reading the Book of Mark chapter

fifteen, Verses sixteen through forty one. Recommended reading the Book of Isaiah chapter

fifty three, verses one through twelve, The Book of Mark chapter eight vers

Thirty one through thirty eight, the Book of Second Corinthians chapter twelve, verses

seventh through ten, the Book of First Peter chapter four, verses twelve through

nineteen. The title of this commentary is called Saturday, okay or Sabbath Day?

What have you? The author and preacher Tony Campolo delivers a stirring sermon

adopted from an elderly black pastor as Church of Philadelphia. It's Friday, but

Sunday's Coming is the title of the sermon. And once you know the title,

you know the whole sermon and the candice that increases in tempo and in

value. Capolo contrasts how the world looked on Friday, when the forces of

evil one over the forces of good, when every friend and disciple fled in

fear when the son of God died on the cross, with how it looked

on Easter Sunday. The disciples who lived through both days Friday and Sunday,

never doubted God again. They had learned that when Odd seems most absent,

he may be closest of all. When God looks most powerless, he may

be most powerful. When God looks most dead, he may be coming back

to life. They had learned never to count God out. Capolo skipped one

day in his sermon, though the other two days have earned names on the

church calendar, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Yet in the real sense,

we live on Saturday, the day with no name. What the Disciples experienced

in a small scale, three days in grief over one man who had died

on the cross we now live lived through. On a cosmic scale, human

history grinds on between the time of promise of fulfillment. Can we trust that

God can make something holy and beautiful and good out of a world that includes

includes Bosnia and Rwanda and inner city ghettos and jammed prisons in the richest nation

on the Earth. It's Saturday on planet Earth. Will Sunday ever come?

That dark galgathin today can only be called good because of what happened on Easter

Sunday, a day which gives a tantalizing clue to the riddle of the universe.

Easter opened up a crack in a universe winding down toward the entropy and

decay, shielding the promise that Sunday God will enlarge the miracle of Easter to

cosmic scale. It is a good thing to remember that in the cosmic drama,

we live out our days on Saturday, the in between day with no

name. I know a woman whose grandmother lies buried under one hundred and fifty

year old live oak trees in the cemetery of an epic Episcopal church in Rule

Louisiana. In accordance with the grandmother's instructions. Only one word is carved on

the tombstone, waiting Philip Yancey. Things to take away from the commentary,

What does it mean for you to live life on Saturday? How would your

life be different if you knew that Sunday was only a day away, how

can you begin to live your life in the light of eternity. So that's

the commentary based around Jesus death and resurrection. With this commentary, it was

a bit mixed with some kind of cardinal pagan views about Easter and all that.

As we know, the holidays of this Gregorian Roman calendar is pagan and

Babylonian what have you. But in within culture, Christianity or what have you,

they used Christ's death and mixed it with Easter and what have you according

to day's times of months. But you can't really do that because there aren't

really too much accurate exact dates and times of all this is coming to pass

and happening, So you can't really mix the Word of God and the scriptures

with pagan things. And that's where a lot of religions have done and this

is a clear example of it. So when I read this commentaries, just's

bear with me, y'all, but just commentaries within this scripture that I have

I write. But all Christ dying for us a coming back three days there's

a powerful eventful things that stick with us to this day, and we should

never lose sight of that. All right, God's Amis is always important and

powerful, Okay, So always keep that in mind, all right. So

that was the commentary of Mark fifteen and the whole reading of it. Now

let us get into the Book of Mark chapter sixteen, all right. So

here we go the Resurrection. When a sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene,

Mary the mother of James, and Salom bought spices so that they might go

to anoint Jesus body. Very early on the first day of the week,

just after the sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb, and

they asked each other, who will roll the stone away from the interest of

the tomb or When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which

was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb,

they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side,

and they were alarmed. Don't be alarmed, he said, you were

looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen. He

is not here see the play where they laid him. But go Tell's disciples

and Peter. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will

see him just as he told you, trembling and bewildered, the women went

out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone because they were

afraid. The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have Mark Chapter

sixteen, verse nine through twenty. When Jesus rose early on the first day

of the week, he appeared first to marry Magdalene, out of whom he

had driven seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him

and who were mourning and weeping when they had when they heard that Jesus was

alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. Afterward,

Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking

in the country. These returned and reported to the rest, but they did

not believe them, neither believe them either. Later, Jesus appeared to the

eleven as they were eating. He rebuked them for their lack of faith in

their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him. After he had risen,

he said to them go into all the world and preached the good news

to all creation. Whoever believes in his baptized will be saved, but whoever

does not believe will be condemned, and these signs will accompany those who believe

in my name. They will drive out demons, they will speak in new

tongues. They will pick up snakes with their hands, and they will drink

deadly poison. It will not hurt them at all. They will place their

hands on sick people, and they will get well. After the Lord Jess

had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven, and he sat

at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere,

and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that

accompanied it. Yes, yes, y'all. So there you have it.

That is the Book of Mark, Chapter sixteen. Reading. That sums up

all the Book of Mark. Okay, the Book of Mark has sixteen chapters,

so that was a pretty shortened chapter. Matthew had twenty eight chapters.

Mark has sixteen chapters. Okay. And this just discussed Jesus coming back.

He has risen, he is alive. We serve one who lives. Amen.

When God said he's a God of Abraham, Isaac Jacob, He's a

true living God. That is a fact, y'all. We serve a living

God. These other nations and other people serve a dead God. We serve

it alive one. Amen, We serve a living, one, true living

God. Amen, Son lives, His son has risen. Hallelujah. Yes,

yes, you should be rejoicing right now, embracing. He gave us

life, y'all. Yes, yes, he gave us his love, His

promises is fulfilling his son, grace, mercy, annointing, blessing, power,

healing, deliverance or pentacy. Gave all of us that, Amen.

Gave us another day to go at it, y'all, another day to get

it aintmen. Gave us another day to keep seeking him and get closer to

him. Hallelujah. Yes, yes, y'all. Beautiful reading right there.

Okay, So Matthew and Mark are similar. The difference is that the Book

of Matthew is a bit more longer and discussing more of the build up of

Christ and also his bloodline. The Book of Mark doesn't include his bloodline,

but it includes a bit more mons, monuscripts, and details about Mary,

Magdalene and Jesus, and it's throwing a few little tweaks to what Matthew already

said. So Matthew and Mark were taking accounts of these things. Okay.

So there you have it. That is the breading right there. Man,

very powerful. Okay, Remember y'all, we have to preach the good news

to everybody, all four corners of the earth. Thing. Man. We

have to, we have to. We have to, Okay, the commission,

y'all. So there you have it. Right. I would love to

do as I close out is give all the praise on it and glory to

the most High God of abrahamas and Jacob. And praise is only begun.

So die for our sins. Amen, Yes, yes, yea. Also

here we go, Yes, yes, y'all. Hallelujah glory. Yes,

yes, y'all, all praise the glory to him. He is the hope

for humanity. Amen. Yes, yes. He is the Adam, the

Second Adam, the Last Adam, the Advocate, the Almighty, True and

Living God, the Alpha and Omega. Amen. He is the Apostle of

our profession, the arm of the Lord, the atonent sacrifice for our sins,

the author and finisher of our faith, the author perfector of our faith,

the author of life, the author of salvation, the beginning and the

end, the beginning, the creation of God, the beloved Son, the

blessing only potent, and the blessing only ruler. The branch, the Bread

of God, the Bread of life, the bridegroom, the capstone, the

Captain of Salvation, the chief Cornerstone, the chief Shepherd, the Christ,

the Christ of God, excuse me, the Consolation of Israel, the Cornerstone,

the counselor wonderful counselor, the Creator, the day Spring, the Deliverer,

the desired, the Nations, the Door, the elect of God,

Emanuel, the eternal Life, the Everlasting Father, the faith and true Witness.

Is faithful and true, the faithful Witness, the First and the Last,

the first Begotten, the first born from the dead, firstborn over all

Creation, the Forerunner, the Gait, the Glory of the Lord God,

the Good Shepherd, the Great High Priest, the Great Shepherd, the Head

of the Church, the Heir of all things, the High Priest, Holy

and True, the Holy One, the Hope, the Hope of Glory,

the Horness Salvation. That I Am, that I Am, that I Am,

the Image of God, Jehovah, Jehovah, Jarrah Jehovah, Shalom,

Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus, the Judge of Israel, the judge, King

Eternum. He is the King of Israel. How Lujah. Amen. He

is the King of Kings Hosanna Hosannah. He's the King of Kings and Lord

of Lords, King of saints, King of the Ages, King of the

Jews, the King, the Lamb, the Lamb of God, the Lamb

without blemish, the last Adam, the law Giver, the leader and commander,

the Life, the life of the world, the lion of the tribe

of Judah, the living One, the living Stone. The Lord. The

Lord is my banner. The Lord is my rock. The Lord is my

salvation. The Lord is my strength. The Lord is my heal of.

The Lord is my redeemed. The Lord's my deliverer. The Lord is my

fortress. The Lord is my strength, everything and above. The Lord,

our Righteousness, the Lord of All. Yes. Yes, he is the

Lord. Yes, Yes, the Lord, our God is one. Yes.

Yes, ya Hui, Yes Shure Yohama Shayah Barakatha Shahwam Shalom, Yes,

Yes, Helohem, Yes, the Consuming Fire Yes, Yes, Yohosha

Yahusha Hawashai. He is all of that, Amen to consuming Fire. Yes.

Yes. The name above all names, the government rest on his shoulders.

How lu y'all praises to the God of Heaven Earth, the God of

Abraham, Isaing and Jacob. Yes, yes, y'all, his sons is

at the right hand of him. Yes, yes, the Lord says between

charibums, hallelujah. Yes, yes, he is by the two witnesses,

sits between his two witnesses. Amen. Yes, yes, y'all. Glory

to the Most High God. Yes, yes, or all praises to him,

y'all. He is the consuming Fire. He definitely is, y'all.

He is a merciful God of gracious God. He is slow to anger.

Hallelujah, Yes he is. He is. He is slow to anger,

very merciful one we serve. Yes, yes he is. He is the

Father of lights, the father of the fatherless, the father of widows,

the Father, the father of mercies. Amen, Yes, yes, y'all,

hallelujah. Yes. He is the God of Heaven Young made everything of

his handiwork Amen. The Lord of All, the Lord of Glory, the

Lord of Lords, the Man from Heaven, the Man of sorrows, the

Great Physician. Can heal all things. The carpet took a fix all things

that is too hard for the Lord with God, all things are possible.

Amen. Yes. The Man from Heaven, a man of sorrows, The

Mediator of the New Covenant, the Mediator the Message of the Covenant, the

Messiah, the Mighty God, the Mighty One, the Morning Star, the

Nazarene, the offspring of David, the only begotten Son of God. Our

Great God has save you. Our holiness, our spiritual Husband, our past

over, our protection, our redemption, our righteousness, our sacrificed pass over,

Lamb, the Power of God, the pressious Cornerstone, the Prince of

Kings, the Prince of Life, the Prince of Peace, the Prophet,

the Redeemer of the Resurrection of Life, the Resurrector, He is the Life,

Hallelujah. The Revelation, the Revelator, the Righteous Branch, the Righteous

One, the radiant One, the perfect Example, the Rock, the Root

of David, the Rose of Sharon, the ruler of God's creation and the

root of the kings of the Earth. The Savior, the Seat of Woman,

the Shepherd, the Bishop of Souls, the Shiloh, the Son of

Abraham, the Son of David, the Son of God, the son of

Man. Some of the Blessed, some of the most High God the source

of return, of salvation for all who obey him, The Son of Righteousness,

the just One, the one Mediator, the stone the builders rejected,

the true Bread, the True God, the true Life, the True Vine.

He is the Truth. Hallelujah. He is the Way. Amen,

he is the Life. Hallelujah. He is the way truth in life,

y'all. The wisdom of God, the Witness, the wonderful counselor of the

Word, the Word of God, the Word of Yahua, the Word of

Elohim, the world of Ya shuahmahiaa Shah yah Yo Shua Yahusha, the word

hiya Shaya. Yes, Yes, yes, Shua. He is the true

Word. We touch and agree, Amen, Yes, Yes, we serve

a awesome creating. The Son is amazing for die for our sins. We

touch and agree. Y'all. Praise the Lord, Glorify his name, Exalt

his name, Lift his name on high, y'all. Boast and the Lord.

Boast and the Lord. Y'all, we serve an amazing one. We

serve a true one. Hallelujah. We serve a true living one. Amen.

We know who we serve. Amen. Yes, Yes, his son

is too awesome for us. His son is just way too amazing. He

shed his blood for our sins. Our transgressions are iniquities, his blood cleaning

up our mess. Hallelujah, Let's get it together, family. His son

is so amazing, proclaiming, boast of the Lord. Proclaim who he is

among everybody, all four quarters of his son is awesome. He is a

seat of Abraham promise, seat of Adam, humanity, set of David,

Kingship's seat of God, dear to, seat of Jacob, nationality, seat

of Judah tribe, seat of sham Race, seat of woman prophecy. Yes,

yes, Amen, and the authority and the power, name of Jesus

Christ. You are healed, renewed, restored, redeemed, forgiving and embraced

and loved, new creature Christ born again forgiving, delivered renewal, transformation,

new mind, new heart, new soul, who has to prosper new footsteps,

new path, new solutions, knew I years, new mind, new

habits, new routines, new life, new seasons, new opportunities, new

open doors, new blessings, new levels, steadfast ability, faith, love,

prosperity, joy, Mary heart. I speak those things over your life.

Double portion, triple portion. I almost said trouble. Double hallelujah.

Whoa double portion, y'all, abundance. I speak those over your life,

Amen, A hundredfold eternal life. I speak those things over your life,

y'all. Let us hear the well done, my servant. When it's all

said and done, y'all, get your names on the Lamb's Book of Life.

Hallelujah. Yes, yes, y'all, get the crowns, get your

trudges in having the crown of life, everything and more, haymen, everlasting

life, eternal life, everlasting joy. Amen. Let's get together, y'all.

Let's get together family. Yes, yes, all right. That is

the word for today. The whole book of Mark reading, okay, all

sixteen chapters. Make sure you always read the Word for yourself and know the

Lord, and get those accounts with the Lord. Man, stay in his

words, stay in aligned, be adu of the Word. Man a great

commission. Every thing Aintmen, gotta spread this gospel to everybody man, all

four corners, everything that has breath, Praise the Lord, hallelujah. Gotta

stay strong for the Lord. People. Gotta hang in there. Man.

There's so much things that are distracted people and throwing people off. Boy,

we gotta stay focused on the Lord. We cannot be sidetracted or distracted or

caught up a nonsense and foolishness and war against fleshers when we don't, we

don't fight against flesh. Man, Stop geting so caught up in flesh and

emotions and people and this and that and the other, and your family,

men being your friend, and you're coworking this, your neighbor and all that.

We don't wrestle gets flesh and blood. People. We're going to get

principalities of the area. Y'all go gets wickedness of high places. Okay,

gotta understand that. Man. Keep on the armor of God. People,

keep on the arm of God. The word is your sword. That's your

weapon. The double edged sword is your weapon. You gotta go slay with

that one, all right. Ain't gotta keep the armor of God on you.

Y'all gotta stay strong God, stay strong people. Amen, We touch

and degree, so there you have it, all right. I pray to

God that whoever listens much, I pray that you a pen to get baptized,

to start your life over for the most high. I pray you stop

backslide of turf for your ways and you stay on that neuro path. You

keep fighting the good fight of faith. You keep your eyes on the priors,

all the goodness of God. I pray that the Lord showers you with

his blessings, his light, his power, his love, his fire.

I pray that you get purified on him. I pray that he refines you

and he molds you into a new creature in Christ. And you just keep

walking by faith. People, You stay obedient, you stay faithful in alignment,

and you help others along the way as well. All right, you

hang in. There are people hanging there. Amen. So what I'll love

to do is our close out is give y'all priestly blessing on the way out.

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his faith shine

upon you, be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon

you, and give you peace. Shalom, Jarvis Kingston, I got much

love for y'all, praying for you all. Love you all. Let's keep

our hands on the plow. Let's keep our feeling the enemy's neck. Amen,

touching degree. Amen, Love you all. Peace. Humber bl