Mark begins his Gospel with the ministry of John the Baptist. After Jesus is baptized by John he moves into his public ministry.
Mark 1 Verse by Verse
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Mark begins his Gospel with the ministry of John the Baptist. After Jesus is baptized by John he moves into his public ministry.
Jesus tells a parable about rewards which leads to some surprises. Then he once again foretells his death and resurrection. He also gives his disciples a lesson on greatness.
Matthew 20.mp3 (Kenny Washington)
Matthew has been hinting at the fact that Jesus is the “prophet like Moses” that was foretold in Deuteronomy 18. In this chapter the Lord begins to do Moses-like works not only for Israel, but also for the Gentiles.
Our passage today will bring up several different types of desires and several types of satisfaction. Some are good, some bad and some neutral.