Devotional Part 13
13 May 2021
Matthew 4:1-11. We return to the scene of Jesus temptation in the wilderness, this time from the recollections of Matthew. Here we have the detail we lacked in Mark’s account, so we can begin to answer that question regarding how Jesus was tempted in the flesh?... continue reading...
Devotional Part 12
05 May 2021
Matthew 1. Here we have the genealogy of Jesus laid out for us. His physical heritage, ancestry, pedigree, call it what you will. But with regards to this study one thing immediately springs to mind and it is this, whatever we mean by ‘the flesh’ it is not simply the body, or the physical self.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 11
28 Apr 2021
Mark 14:32-42. Facing His impending arrest, Jesus commits himself to prayer, and asks the disciples to do the same. However, upon returning to them He finds His disciples asleep. But then He says something that catches my attention.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 10
21 Apr 2021
Mark 14:32-42. How’s your prayer life? How am I praying? The hour of Jesus trial is coming. He doesn’t panic. He doesn’t run off to try and find a place to hide. No. Instead He prays.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 9
14 Apr 2021
Mark 14:26-31. Oh Peter, as I read your statement here I can’t help wondering what on earth you were thinking. But even as I do I have immediately fallen into precisely the same sin that you did - that of spiritual pride and arrogance.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 8
08 Apr 2021
Mark 13:32-37. “S tay awake". Jesus commands us to stay awake, to remain alert. His parable is of a master who has gone on a journey but could return at any moment. His servants are called to be vigilant, ever at the ready, prepared for his return.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 7
30 Mar 2021
Mark 12:23-34. The greatest commandment is love. Love of God with all you are and have Love of neighbour as oneself Notice that on both accounts the love to which we are commanded is an outward love, the love of other.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 6
25 Mar 2021
Mark 9:24. “I believe, help me in my unbelief” The cry of the heart of every disciple, I believe, but there’s a constant battle between my belief and my unbelief, between the flesh and the spirit.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 5
17 Mar 2021
Mark 8:34-9:1. “Take up your cross” We must lose our lives in order to save them. Christ’s call to the disciple is to come and die. Take up your cross… so visual, so visceral.... continue reading...
Devotional Part 4
16 Mar 2021
Mark 7:6-23. Left to his own devices, Man always attempts to worship God out of his own flesh, which always ends up as nothing other than self worship. In setting up doctrines of his own making, Man also creates the god to whom these doctrines are directed and supposed to appease.... continue reading...