This text has caused so many issues that the point has been missed. But let's look at "the issues"...
Respect Addicts vs. Humility- Mark 12:41-44
Just this title makes me cringe. Mainly because I, too, crave respect. Disrespect is one of the...
Challenging Them on His Identity – Mark 12:35-40
They didn't believe he was who he said he was. It's why he was regularly challenging them on his...
Why Do You Believe What you Believe? – Mark 12:28-34
It's been a shock to my system if I'm honest. I'm so entrenched in the message of the Bible that...
A Bigger Purpose Even than Heaven – Mark 12:28-34
Heaven is great. So thankful for Jesus who secures this. But there's an even bigger focus for the...
Let’s Trick Him with the Issue of Taxes – Mark 12:13-17
They were trying to draw him into an argument. To catch him in his words. Should taxes be paid to...
They were BADLY mistaken – Mark 12:18-28
The Sadducees did not believe in a resurrection. So their question clearly was a trap from the...
The Owner is Coming Back – Mark 12:1-12
Jesus was talking about them with this parable and they knew it. And yet, paradoxically, they did...
Authority Matters – Mark 11:27-33
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief...
Name it Claim it? – Mark 11: 20-25
Few sections of verses have caused so much distress and heartache from misinterpretation. In the...