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The Real Law Expert (Mark 6:53-7:23)

When we come to church on Sundays, many of us are looking forward to hearing good news. This is good. We want to hear the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ. So, it’s good that our attention is again directed to Mar…
The One whose path led through the sea (Mark 6:45-52)

The main concern of the Gospel According to Mark is the identity of Jesus. Who is he? The gospel begins with a title informing us that he is Jesus Christ the Son of God. In Mark 1:14-20, he is revealed as our chief pr…
The True Shepherd of Israel -- Mark 6:30-44

A man and his wife decided to take a vacation somewhere exotic. Being the independent sort, they didn’t want the guided tour, being on a bus with a bunch of people you don’t know. So, they decided that when they landed…
What Happens to God's Prophets (Mark 6:14-29)

The story of a king with jello legs and a wife with an iron fist is nothing new in the Bible. We read a few moments ago from 1 Kings 21 and there we encountered Ahab and Jezebel. Ahab was an Israelite, but he had marri…
The Lord Jesus sends his messengers with an urgent prophetic task (Mark 6:7-13)

You’re lying in bed. You’ve only been there for a short while. Sleep is slowly starting to take hold of your mind and body – you’re in that twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness. Then all of a sudden you bolt up…
The Scandalous Prophet -- Mark 6:1-6

Some time ago in the news, we heard about a high ranking federal cabinet minister whose career was destroyed because it was revealed that his former girlfriend had connections to a Quebec biker gang. This was big news f…
Jesus Christ: the Hope of the Hopeless (Mark 5:21-43)

The passage we’re looking at today contains two stories. One is the healing of the daughter of a synagogue ruler and the other is the healing of a woman with a gynecological disorder. But when one looks closer, there a…
The woman shaped by wisdom -- Proverbs 31:30

Maybe you’ve seen the ads that recently came out: “Not every suicide note looks like a suicide note.” The ads come from an organization promoting awareness about eating disorders in Canada. Eating disorders are preval…
Living in God's Presence -- Psalm 15

I’m sure that many of you have been to various sports events. During the winter, perhaps you go to see the Canucks. Maybe at other times of the year, it’s the BC Lions. Well, if you go, you know that there is only on…
Jesus Christ revealed as the Lord who shows mercy (Mark 5:1-20)

In the world in which we live, power is limited. No human being or group of human beings has power over the entire globe. Forinstance, our Canadian government has power in Canada, but when itcomes to the United Sta…