True Cost (Mark 8:31 – 9:1)

No one likes hidden fees and service charges; we like to be told in advance what an item will cost us so we can determine whether it is affordable. Jesus does not try to hide the cost of following Him. In today’s passage, He clearly outlines the cost for Him as the promised Messiah; and […]

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The Servant Tempted (Mark 1:12 – 13)

Today we see the Servant tested and tempted. Jesus faces what you and I face every day, and he does so in the same way that you and I face real situations. Will Jesus prove to be any different from you and I, or will he, too, follow the pattern that repeats itself far too […]

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