[Jesus continued teaching the crowd,] “And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?” —Mark 8:36-37 NLT Key Thought So much of life gets lost in the pursuit of things we incorrectly think are important. We trade our time for that …
[Jesus said to the crowd,] “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.” —Mark 8:35 NLT Key Thought So often what we most passionately pursue because of our …
Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, [Jesus] said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” —Mark 8:34 NLT Key Thought For Jesus’ faithful followers, the cross is not a piece of jewelry or even a symbol; it …
Then Jesus began to tell [the disciples] that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead. As he talked about this openly with his disciples, …
Then Jesus began to tell [the disciples] that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead. As he talked about this openly with his disciples, …
Then Jesus began to tell [the disciples] that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead. —Mark 8:31 NLT Key Thought Jesus knew his mission. …
Then [Jesus] asked [the disciples], “But who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.” But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. —Mark 8:29-30 NLT Key Thought Jesus’ warning seems bizarre to many folks today. However, if we follow the story of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, we …
Then [Jesus] asked [the disciples], “But who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.” —Mark 8:29 NLT Key Thought This is the key question that Jesus asks each of us: “Who do you say I am?” Our answer is crucial! Our whole life hangs in the balance as we answer this …
Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.” —Mark 8:27-28 NLT Key Thought …
Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” —Mark 8:27 NLT Key Thought If you ask people today who they think Jesus is, you will get a myriad of answers. Many folks don’t know …