2023/2025 for Day 1, January 1

Hey, January is going to be easy to label the day of the year for the first 100 days.

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One of the things that I am trying to do to keep me accountable and to have others join me is a live video each day at The WildBerry Patch facebook page. We are doing 5 psalms and 1 proverb each day for a month. Trying to build a habit. I’m also trying to write something for each of the firsts 100 days.

Here’s Day 2

For Copyright reasons, I use – Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved. for copyright reasons – they have the best copyright agreements with independent authors.  If I were with one of the big publishing houses, those copyrights are all approved.  There’s the legalize.

Today was Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121 and Prov 1.

As I read Psalm 1, I am reminded of a song we used to sing many years ago.  We sang the KJV version.

Psalm 1

  • 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scronful.
  • 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
  • 3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

This explains to me a very simple way of making God happy, and dwelling in His blessing. The rest of the Psalm talks about the consequences of NOT following the previous practices. Psalm 1 ends with a summary.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 31 As I read Psalm 31, There is a cry for refuge. Based on Psalm 1, and the relationship with the Lord, we can reach out to Him in times of trouble.

Psalm 31:1-5

1 Lord, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. Save me by Your righteousness.

2 Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me.

3 For You are my rock and my fortress; You lead and guide me because of Your name.

4 You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for You are my refuge.

5 Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You redeem[a] me, Lord, God of truth.

  • Refuge
  • Save
  • Rescue
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and the verse 5 – Into your hand I entrust my spirit – this is what Jesus said as He bowed His head and died. If Jesus felt this was a Psalm worth holding onto, I think we can, too.

This Psalm is for anyone with Loss. Verse 7 is a confession of faith

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love because You have seen my affliction. You have known the troubles of my life

Verse 9 is a plea – a prayer

Be gracious to me, Lord, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow— my whole being[c] as well.

If you are dealing with any loss – person, place or thing – read this Psalm and make it yours. Within it are all the points of prayer – including confession of sin in verse 10. Feeling like you are attacked from every side? Verses 11-13 Psalm 31 verses 14-24 completes the worship with declaring victory. The end is verses 23-24

23 Love the Lord, all His faithful ones. The Lord protects the loyal, but fully repays the arrogant.

24 Be strong[i] and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord.

Psalm 61 is much shorter. This seems to go with Psalm 31, but a more focused prayer for help, and declaration of victory when your heart is troubled. An easy one to memorize for times of trouble. Verses 1-4 are even a song in King James’ version.

1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

Song – Psalm 61:1-4 hear my Cry Oh Lord by Esther Mui by Verse 8 states our responsibility –

8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 91 – the Psalm for Protection and Shelter. This one is even more detailed of a prayer and confession of faith than Psalm 61. It also is a great Psalm if you are going through the season of life that Psalm 31 discusses. The well known first two verses say so much:

1 The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say[a] to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

This is another great passage to memorize for times of distress, discomfort, or loss. The whole psalm is great for comfort – culminating in this summary of God’s statement:

14 Because he is lovingly devoted to Me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows My name.

15 When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will rescue him and give him honor.

16 I will satisfy him with a long life and show him My salvation.

This summary hearkens back to Psalm 1.   

Psalm 121 goes hand in hand with all of the psalms we have looked at today.

1 I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from?

2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.

4 Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.

This whole psalm is a profession, or confession or declaration of God’s commitment to us to protect us as His children.

Now we take a quick look at Proverb 1. Proverb 1 starts with the reason for writing Proverbs. This helps with how to read it.

1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

2 For learning what wisdom and discipline are; for understanding insightful sayings;

3 for receiving wise instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity;

4 for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,[a] knowledge and discretion to a young man—

5 a wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

6 for understanding a proverb or a parable,[b] the words of the wise, and their riddles.

Proverb 1:7 is a clear statement to us:

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverb 1:8-19 gives us instruction on choosing wise counsel. Proverb 1:20-33 tells us that Wisdom is calling to us, and has a promise for us. Watch in Proverbs how Wisdom sounds very much like the working of the Holy Spirit. The promise of proverb 1, via Wisdom is verse 33

But whoever listens to me will live securely and be free from the fear of danger.”

Worship Options

    • Psalm 1 –

Everything He does Shall Prosper by Psalms Project

The Two Ways – Jason Silver

Word for Word Scripture Song

Psalm 61 by Matthew Ward

    • Psalm 121 –

He will Keep You – by Sovereign Grace Music

I lift my Eyes Written by Kristyn Getty, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, and Matt Papa

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Hi! My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links.

Thanks for joining me in this journey, In His hands and under His wings, ~Christi Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

M. Christine Wildman“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear. If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation. If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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In my devotional time this morning, I was going over some of the things that the Lord has asked me to do. And some other, seemingly less important things the Lord has led me to do. And some other even less important things that I just hear a small whisper to do.

Let me tell you what happens to me if I say “no” to my Lord’s leading, guidance, nudging, telling, whispering.

1. Instant consequence – like thinking of a jacket over and over, and just think about needing to put it somewhere…then leaving and being caught in a rain storm parking a way out from the grocery doors. Why do I believe it was the Lord? I hate coats to go indoors. Thinking about a jacket so many times as I get ready for the grocery is unlike me. Also, it wasn’t cold or raining at my house.

2. Later consequences – being reminded that cheese causes phlegm, sugar causes pain, and others with food. Why do I believe it’s my Lord? I don’t think before indulging!

3. Much later consequences – also called lessons from disobedience. When I take something into my own hands, I work the problem, I get the anxiety, fear, depression, despair and if not caught, I have been known to spiral down. I’m not saying every problem in our lives are from disobedience, but disobedience often leads to problems.

4. Consistently saying no- I want it my way. This is the most sad. I stop hearing God guiding me with his still small voice. I realize the closeness I love with Jesus has been distanced by distractions that turn my heart and face away. I am distanced from God and I don’t even know it.

5. I know the theology of once saved always saved, but there’s a set of verses that say if you once knew the closeness and the power of God and turn from it, there is no more repentance of sin. There are the five sleepy virgins that didn’t prepare with enough oil, and they missed going in with the bridegroom.

This is why I try to keep my accounts with God short and in the positive.
This is why I say yes, through the fleshly battle to go my own way.i desire a closeness with a Holy God, by the blood of Jesus, empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit, so I MUST bring my fleshly desires that are contrary to His to the cross.

Hebrews 10:26-31
New International Version
26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a] and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[b] 31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Parable of the 10 virgins – Matthew 25
the Key section:

10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

I don’t know if I can lose my salvation – which if it’s based on my choices, did I really lose it? Didn’t I just choose to throw it away?

It’s all about choices.

Several years ago, I started 100 Spiritual Walking Steps.
Step #37 is about Choices.

In this context, CHANGES could be replaced with CHOICES.
We have a CHOICE about how we react or respond to CHANGE.

A Lent Devotional talks about it being our choice to stay engrafted into THE VINE.

Once we are engrafted into the Vine or tree, it is our responsibility to remain in the vine/tree. IT IS OUR CHOICE!

I’m going to share a 2023 blog where I realized that I was still struggling with suicidal ideations and had to make a choice.

I have to make a choice. A deep down in my heart choice.

Let Go Let God illustration

In Summary:
If God says go, I need to immediately go.
If God says no, I need to let it go.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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My Bible thoughts for 11Sep24

Exodus 14:14

In The Bible Hub, you have easy access to multiple versions, and can read the verse with slight variances.

KJV – The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
NIV – The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
NLT – The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
ESV – The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

The Amplified combines them:
The LORD will fight for you while you [only need to] keep silent and remain calm.”

Yahweh will fight for me, if and when I –
Hold my peace
be still
stay calm
be silent

1 Peter 5:6-7 – after some admonitions to everyone in the church, and before more admonitions to everyone in the church, Peter says this:
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

My battles are often with anxiety.

I wrote a series, or I started a series, about Giants in my Land.

I haven’t written about the giant anxiety.

Today, I was asking the Lord why I was just feeling off.
Because I have things I’m worrying about, that are not things that I can do anything about.

I AM WORRYING ABOUT THINGS THAT I CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT.

These are the battles that I need the Lord to fight in my place.
These are the battles where I need to apply my faith.
These are the battles where I need to fall upon grace.
These are the the battles where I need to be still and know HE is God.

I’ve written about faith – In Advent day 18 – but it’s needed all the time.

I’ve written about grace – so much about grace – but here’s one from a study for Lent – Lent day 20. Grace has been a concept that a friend of mine has pointed out to me for many many (decades?) years.

I’ve written about ‘be still’ – in Be still – wait upon the Lord and in my Marching into Mark – chapter 4

Why do I still need reminded? Because I am human.
The more often that I remind myself, the more often it comes naturally.
I am building habits of taking thoughts captive.

2 Corinthians verse about taking thoughts captive (https://biblehub.com/2_corinthians/10-5.htm) follows this one:
2 Cor 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

I am starting to think about the angels given charge over us to guard us in all of our ways! Psalm 91:11

I’m reminded of the prophet Elisha, in 2 Kings 6 – when his servant was worried.
“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

So, as I think on these battles with anxiety that I am having – I will meditate on Ex 14:14 – The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
and
Romans 8:31 – What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

And if that’s not enough – we always have Psalm 23 and Jesus’ words – Peace I leave with you – John 14:27.

May I be able to remember to be calm, quiet, and at peace while I allow God to fight my battles – and calm me in the storm.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

Marching into Mark, Passage, Meditation, Coloring, Music and Video

Marching into Mark Chapter Sixteen

Marching into Mark Chapter Sixteen

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 90, March 31 )

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Sixteen

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 16 (cross referenced with Matthew 28 and Luke 24)
    • then the looked up, they saw that the stone was already rolled back, for it was very large, and they were utterly amazed.
    • Mk 16:1-8 Mary, Mary and Salome at the Tomb
      • Mk 16:1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him. 2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise. 
      • They got there, and the stone was moved
      • a young was there in the tomb, they were alarmed
      • Mk 166 “Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there just as He told you.’”
      • Mk 168 So they went out and started running from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone, since they were afraid.
      • THEY SAID NOTHING????
    • Mk 16:9-11 Mary Magdalene meets Jesus
      • Mk 169 Early on the first day of the week, after He had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had driven seven demons. 10 She went and reported to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping. 11 Yet, when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.
    • Mk 16:12-13 Men on a country road meet Jesus
      • Mk 1612 Then after this, He appeared in a different form to two of them walking on their way into the country. 13 And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either.
    • Mk 16:14 Jesus Appeared to the Eleven
      • Mk 1614 Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected.
    • Mk 16:15 Great Commission
      • Mk 1615 Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
    • Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, whoever does not believe will be condemned. Mark 16:16
    • Mk 16:16-18 The Christian Life Evidenced
      • Mk 1616 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 
        • John 316 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
        • John 318 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
      • 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; 
      • 18 they will pick up snakes;[b] if they should drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”
    • Mk 16:19 Jesus Ascends
      • Mk 1619 Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
    • Mk 16:20 The Apostles’ Ministry Walk
      • Mk 1620 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the accompanying signs.

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating in Matthew Chapter 28.

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 16:16
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • Mk 1616 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 
  • WHOEVER believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  • Whoever BELIEVES and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

The Easter Song – Keith Green

Then Came the Morning – Sandi Patty and Larnelle Harris

Was It a Morning Like This? – Sandi Patty

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. What are you going to do with Jesus Resurrected?
    1. Answers in Genesis discusses infallible proofs.
    2. Crossway discusses this from various other scholars.
    3. ReasonstoBelieve discusses a dozen proofs.

Choose to Believe!

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

Marching into Mark, Passage, Meditation, Coloring, Music and Video

Marching into Mark Chapter Fifteen

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 89, March 30 )

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Fifteen

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 15 ( Cross Referenced with Matthew 27, Luke 23 and John 18 & 19)
    • Mk 15:1- 15 Before Pilate and the crowd
    • Mk 1:As soon as it was morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin. After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
    • Lent Day 31 – Court Affairs 
    • Pilate – ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS?
    • Jesus – You have said it.
    • Accusations
    • Mk 155 But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed.
    • For Passover, Pilate releases one prisoner
    • Mk159 So Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?”
    • Pilate knew it was a trumped up charge
    • Mk 1511 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
    • Mk 1512 Pilate asked them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
    • Mk 1513 Again they shouted, “Crucify Him!”
    • Pilate – WHY?
    •  Mk 15:14 But they shouted, “Crucify Him!” all the more.
    • Mk 1515 Then, willing to gratify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. And after having Jesus flogged,[b] he handed Him over to be crucified.
    • Crowd bowed to Chief Priests, Pilate bowed to crowd, all for false accusations.
    • Mk 15:16-20 The Soldiers
    • Lent Day 30 – Mocked and Beaten
    • Mk 1516 Then the soldiers led Him away into the courtyard (that is, headquarters) and called the whole company together.
    • They dressed him up, crafted a crown of thorns, hit him, mocked him.
    • Mk 1520 When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the purple robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
    • Mk 15:21- 32 Crucifixion
    • Mk 1521 They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’ cross. He was Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus.
    • Watch the Lamb – Ray Boltz
    • Golgotha
    • Mk 1524 Then they crucified Him and divided His clothes, casting lots for them to decide what each would get.
    • NINE am
    • The King of the Jews
    • 2nd Sunday of Lent – Today in Paradise
    • Crucified Between Two Criminals
    • Mocked
    • Mk 1532 Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him were taunting Him.
    • Mk 15:33-39 Jesus’ Death
    • NOON to THREE
    • Mk 1533 When it was noon,[h] darkness came over the whole land[i] until three in the afternoon.[j]
    • THREE
    • My God My God why have you forsaken me with a sunset, and a cross with the image of a man on it.
    • Mk 1534 And at three[k] Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemá[l] sabachtháni?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”[m]
    • 3rd Sunday of Lent – Father why hast thou forsaken me
    • 1st Sunday of Lent – Father Forgive Them
    • 4th Sunday of Lent – I thirst
    • Mk 1537 But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
    • Temple Veil torn from the TOP to the bottom
    • Mk 1539 When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He[o] breathed His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”[p]
    • Lent Day 8 – Believe
    • Mk 15:40-41 The Women
    • Mk 1540 There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41 When He was in Galilee, they would follow Him and help Him. Many other women had come up with Him to Jerusalem.
    • Mary that Annoints – Lent day 3
    • Mary the Mother of Jesus – Advent Day 19
    • Mk 15:42-47 The Burial
    • Evening of the Preparation Day – Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the Body
    • Wrapped him in fine linen and put him in a cut rock grave.
    • He rolled the rock over it
    • Mk 1547 Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where He was placed.
    • Lent Day 39 – Good Friday
    • Lent Day 40 Holy Saturday

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter 27

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 15:39
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • Mk 1539 When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He[o] breathed His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”[p]
  • THIS man really was God’s Son!
  • This MAN really was God’s Son!
  • This man REALLY was God’s Son!
  • This man really WAS God’s Son!

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

Then Came the Morning – Sandi Patty and Larnelle Harris

Broken and Spilled out – Steve Green

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Jesus on the Cross by Super Coloring

Jesus on the Cross Coloring pages by ColoringHome

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. Who was Pontius Pilate?
    1. Crosswalk goes into all of the history of this man, at this time in Christ’s life.
  2. What was crucifixion like? Where did it come from?
    1. GotQuestions goes into the details of this horrific death.
  3. What of the Women of the Cross – who were they?
    1. Cross Walk discusses the women, Faithful to the end.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

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M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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Marching into Mark Chapter Fourteen

Marching into Mark chapter Fourteen

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 87, March 28 )

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Fourteen

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 14 ( Cross Referencing with Matt 26 and Luke 22)
    • Mk 14:1-2 Timing
    • Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 26
    • Mk 14:1  After two days it was the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a treacherous way to arrest and kill Him. 2 “Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting among the people.”
    • Mk 14:3-9 Anointed
    • Mk 143 While He was in Bethany at the house of Simon who had a serious skin disease, as He was reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of pure and expensive fragrant oil of nard. She broke the jar and poured it on His head.
    • Why wasn’t that sold?
    • Mk 146 Then Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing for Me. 7 You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have Me. 8 She has done what she could; she has anointed My body in advance for burial. 9 I assure you: Wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”
    • Lent Day 3 Mary Annoints Jesus’ Feet
    • Mk 14:10-11 Judas decides to Betray Christ
    • Lent Day 9 Judas
    • Mk 14:12-16 Preparation for Passover
    • Mk 1413 So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him. 14 Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room for Me to eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ 15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.” 16 So the disciples went out, entered the city, and found it just as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
    • Just like with the donkey and colt!
    • Lent Day 10 – Upper Room Prepared
    • Mk 14:17-20 BETRAYAL
    • Mk 1420 He said to them, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping bread with Me in the bowl. 21 For the Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”
    • Lent Day 15 Declaration of Judas’ Betrayal
    • Mk 14:22-26 The First Lord’s Supper
    • Mk 1422 As they were eating, He took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it;[b] this is My body.”
    • Mk 1423 Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks, He gave it to them, and so they all drank from it. 24 He said to them, “This is My blood that establishes the covenant;[c] it is shed for many. 
    • Lent Day 11 – Remember
    • Lent Day 12 – New Covenant
    • Lent Day 13 – The Bread and the Cup
    • Mk 14:27-31 Denials Prophesied
    • Mk 1430 “I assure you,” Jesus said to him, “today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times!”
    • Mk 1431 But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with You, I will never deny You!” And they all said the same thing.
    • Mk 14:32-42 Prayer in the Garden
    • Most of the disciples are told to pray but left in one spot
    • Peter, James and John taken further up, told to pray and stay awake
    • Mk 1435 Then He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
    • One: Mk 1437 Then He came and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you sleeping?” He asked Peter. “Couldn’t you stay awake one hour?
    • Two: Mk 1440 And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.[j] They did not know what to say to Him.
    • Three: Mk 1441 Then He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting?
    • Mk 1442 Get up; let’s go! See—My betrayer is near.”
    • Mk 14:43-50 Judas kisses, everyone else runs away.
    • Mk 1443 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. With him was a mob, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.
    • Judas kisses him to identify him
    • Arrested
    • Mk14 50 Then they all deserted Him and ran away.
    • Lent Day 15 – Judas’ Betrayal
    • Mk 14:53-65 Courts and Trials
    • Mk 1455 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none.
    • Mk 1459 Yet their testimony did not agree even on this.
    • Mk 1461 But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
    • Mk 1462 “I am,” said Jesus, “and all of you[o] will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
    • Mk 1464 You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.
    • Then he was beaten and mocked
    • Lent Day 30 – Mocked and Beaten
    • Lent Day 31 – Courts and Trials
    • Mk 14:66-72 Peter’s denial
    • Mk 1466 While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the high priest’s servants came.
    • ONE- Mk 1468 But he denied it: “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the entryway, and a rooster crowed.[r]
    • TWO – Mk 1470 But again he denied it.
    • THREE – Mk 1471 Then he started to curse[t] and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”
    • Cock Crowed
    • Peter wept
    • Lent Day 16 – Dear Peter

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 26

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 14:36
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • Mk 14:36 Nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”
  • NEVERTHELESS, not what I will, but what YOU will.
  • Nevertheless, NOT what I will, but what You will.
  • Nevertheless, not WHAT I will, but what You will.
  • Nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

Broken and Spilled out – Steve Green

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Last Supper Coloring Page – ColoringHome

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. What did the woman spilling all of her expensive oil represent?
    1. Got Questions brings together all four gospels to discuss this.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

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M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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Marching into Mark Chapter 13

Marching into Mark Chapter Thirteen

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 86, March 27 )

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Thirteen

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 13 (Parallel Stories in Matthew 24)
    • Mk 13:1-2 The Temple
    •  As He was going out of the temple complex, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look! What massive stones! What impressive buildings!”
    • Mk 132 Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”
    • Mk 13:3-13 The End Times
      • Mk 136 Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and they will deceive many.
      •  Mk 138 For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines.[a] These are the beginning of birth pains.
      • 9 “But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins,[b] and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.
      •  11 So when they arrest you and hand you over, don’t worry beforehand what you will say. On the contrary, whatever is given to you in that hour—say it. For it isn’t you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
      • 13 And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
    • Mk 13:14-22 Great Tribulation
    • Mk 13 14 “When you see the abomination that causes desolation[e] standing where it should not” (let the reader understand[f]), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! 15 A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house. 16 And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes. 17 Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days! 
    • Mk 1319 For those will be days of tribulation, the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning of the world,[h] which God created, until now and never will be again!
    • Mk 1320 Unless the Lord limited those days, no one would survive.[i] But He limited those days because of the elect, whom He chose.
    • Mk 1322 For false messiahs[j] and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
    • Mk 13:24-27 AFTER THE TRIBULATION
    • Mk 1324 “But in those days, after that tribulation:
    • Mk 13:24 The sun will be darkened,
      and the moon will not shed its light;
    • Mk 13:25 the stars will be falling from the sky,
      and the celestial powers will be shaken.
    • But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven nor the Son, but only the Father. Mark 13:32
    • Mk 1326 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
    • Mk 13 27 He will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.
    • Mk 13:28-31 Parable of the Fig Tree
    • Mk 1329 In the same way, when you see these things happening, know[k] that He[l] is near—at the door!
    • Mk 1331 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
    • Mk 13:32-37 No One Knows
    • Mk 1332 “Now concerning that day or hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son—except the Father. 
    • Mk 1333 Watch! Be alert![m] For you don’t know when the time is coming.
    • Mk 1335 Therefore be alert, since you don’t know when the master of the house is coming—whether in the evening or at midnight or at the crowing of the rooster or early in the morning. 36 Otherwise, he might come suddenly and find you sleeping. (Remember the 10 Virgin Parable)
    • Mk 1337 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert!”
    • WATCH AND BE ALERT!

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 24.

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 13:33
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • Mk 1333 Watch! Be alert![m] For you don’t know when the time is coming.
  • WATCH! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.
  • Watch! BE ALERT! For you don’t know when the time is coming.
  • Watch! Be alert! FOR you don’t know when the time is coming.
  • Watch! Be alert! For YOU don’t know when the time is coming.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

I wish we’d all been Ready – Larry Norman

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Jesus Returns in the Clouds – Sermons4Kids

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. What does this discussion about the tribulation and collecting of the chosen tell us about the end?
    1. NeverThirsty gives a few views on the Rapture and Tribulation. They maintain a PreTribulation Rapture.
    2. GotQuestions discusses the aspects of MidTribulation Rapture
    3. GotQuestions goes over a general understanding of the four views of when the Rapture happens.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

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Marching into Mark Chapter Twelve

Marching into Mark Chapter Twelve

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 82, March 23 )

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Twelve

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 12 (parallel stories in Matthew 21 and 22)
    • Mk 12:1-12  The Vineyard Owner and Tenants
    • Mk 127 “But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’
    • Mk 129 “Therefore, what will the owner[c] of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
    • Have you not read the scripture, the stone the builders rejected, this became the Chief Corner Stone.
    • The Stone the Builders Rejected
      • The stone that the builders rejected
        has become the cornerstone.[
      • This came from the Lord
        and is wonderful in our eyes?”
    • Mk 1212 Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.
    • Mk 12:13-17 God and Taxes
    • Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay, or should we not pay?”
    • Mk 1216 So they brought one. “Whose image and inscription is this?” He asked them.
    • Caesar’s
    • Mk 1217 Then Jesus told them, “Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him.
    • Mk 12:18- 27 Resurrection? Yes or No?
    • Mk 1218 Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and questioned Him:
    • Man had a wife and died, brother married her, no offspring
    • Times seven brothers
    • Woman died
    • Whose wife is she in the resurrection?
    • Mk 1225 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven. (-Jesus said)
    • Mk 1226 Now concerning the dead being raised…
    • Mk 1227 He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”
    • Mk 12: 28-34 Greatest Commandments
    • You shall love the Lord your God with all your Heart and with all Your Soul and with all your Mind and with all Your Strength. Mark 12:30
    • Mk 1228 One of the scribes approached. … he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”
    • Mk 1230 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
    • Mk 12 “The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself.[r] There is no other command greater than these.”
    • Scribe replied
    • Mk 1233 And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding,[s] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
    • Jesus said
    • Mk 12:34 “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
    • Mk 12: 35-37 David’s son the Messiah?
    • Mk 12:38- 40 Beware of the Scribes
    • Mk 1240 They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”
    • Mk 12:41-44 The Widows Gift
    • Mk 1243 Summoning His disciples, He said to them, “I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. 44 For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed—all she had to live on.”

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 21 and MMM22

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 12:34
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • Mk 12:34 “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
  • YOU are not far from the kingdom of God.
  • You ARE not far from the kingdom of God.
  • You are NOT far from the kingdom of God.
  • You are not FAR from the kingdom of God.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

The Greatest Commandment – Integrity Worship

Greatest Commandment – Seeds Family Worship

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

No coloring page for the Greatest Commandment, I’m sorry.

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. What is up with the Sadducees and the resurrection? Who are they?
    1. Crosswalk has an article, 8 things to know about the Sadducees – it’s very interesting.
  2. How do you feel about God and paying taxes?
    1. GotQuestions has some input on what Jesus meant when he said this.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

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Marching into Mark Chapter 11

Marching into Mark Chapter Eleven

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 82, March 23 )

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Eleven

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 11
    • Mk 11:1-11 Triumphal Entry
    • Mk 112 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
    • and they did
    • Mk 11 7 Then they brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their robes on it, and He sat on it.
    • Hosanna, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord
    • Mk 119 Then those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting:
      • Hosanna!
        He who comes in the name
        of the Lord is the blessed One![b]
      • The coming kingdom
        of our father David is blessed!
        Hosanna in the highest heaven!
    • Mk 1111 And He went into Jerusalem and into the temple complex. After looking around at everything, since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
    • Mk 11:12-14 Cursing the Fig Tree
    • Mk 1114 He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples heard it.
    • Mk 11:15-19 Tables Turned
    • Mk 1117 Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations?[c] But you have made it a den of thieves!”
    • Mk 11:20-26 Two Lessons from the Fig Tree
    • Have Faith
    • Mk 1120 Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.
    • Mk 1122 Jesus replied to them, “Have faith in God.
    • Mk 1124 Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for—believe that you have received[e] them, and you will have them.
    • Forgive and be forgiven
    • Mk 1125 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing. [26 But if you don’t forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your wrongdoing.]”[f][g]
    • Mk 11: 27- 33 By Whose Authority
    • Priests, Scribes and Elders ask – by what Authority
    • Jesus asks “by what authority did John baptize?”
    • Priests, Scribes and Elders fear the people – “we don’t know.”
    • Mk 11:33 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 21

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 11:24
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • Mk 1124 Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for—believe that you have received[e] them, and you will have them.
  • THEREFORE I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for – believe that you have received them and you will have them.
  • Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for – believe that you have received them, and you will have them.
  • Therefore I TELL you, all the things you pray and ask for – believe that you have received them, and you will have them.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Jesus cleansing the Temple Coloring Page – SuperColoring

Jesus Clears the Temple – ColoringHome

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. Why did people put branches and stuff on the path before Jesus as he entered Jerusalem?
    1.  GotQuestions talks about the significance of the triumphal entry.
  2. What is the point about cursing the fig tree?
    1. The Gospel Coalition has a great explanation about what we can learn from the fig tree.

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Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

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“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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Marching into Mark Chapter 10

Marching into Mark chapter 10

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 80, March 21 )

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Passage
Mark Chapter Ten

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 10(cross referencing – Matthew 19)
    • Mk10:1He set out from there and went to the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Then crowds converged on Him again and, as He usually did, He began teaching them once more.
    • Mk 10:2-12 Jesus’s opinion on Divorce
    • Mk 10:2 Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
    • 6 But from the beginning of creation God[a] made them male and female.
      • For this reason a man will leave
        his father and mother
        [and be joined to his wife],
      • and the two will become one flesh.
      • So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
    • 9 Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
    • 11 And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 
    • 12 Also, if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
    • Mk 10:13 -16 Welcome the Children
    • Mk 1014 When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
    • Mk 1015 I assure you: Whoever does not welcome[e] the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
    • 16 After taking them in His arms, He laid His hands on them and blessed them.
    • Mk 10:17-22 The Rich Young Ruler
    • Mk 1017 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
    • Jesus – Why do you call me Good? And Keep the commandments
    • 20 He said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.”
    • Jesus – You must go and sell all and give to the poor.
    • Mk 1022 But he was stunned[h] at this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
    • Mk10:23-31 The continuation of Riches
    • Mk 1023 Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”
    • Stunned the disciples –
    • Mk 10:24…Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is[i] to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
    • The Who Can be Saved????
    • Mk 1027 Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, because all things are possible with God.”
    • But we’ve left all to follow you!
    • Mk1029 “I assure you,” Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house, brothers or sisters, mother or father,[j] children, or fields because of Me and the gospel, 30 who will not receive 100 times more, now at this time—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and eternal life in the age to come. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
    • Mk 10:32-34 Jesus Tells of His Death a Third time
    • Mk 10:35-45 James and John ask to sit at Christ’s Right Hand
    • Mk 1043 But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”[l]
    • Mk 10:46-52 Blind Bartimaeus
    • Mk 10:51 Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
    • “Rabbouni,”[m] the blind man told Him, “I want to see!”
    • 52 “Go your way,” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.” Immediately he could see and began to follow Him on the road.

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 19

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 10:31
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  •  31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
  • BUT many who are first will be last, and the last first.
  • But MANY who are first will be last, and the last first.
  • But many WHO are first will be last, and the last first.
  • But many who ARE first will be last, and the last first.

or

  • 52 “Go your way,” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.”
  • GO your way, Jesus told him. Your faith has healed you.
  • Go your way, Jesus told him. YOUR faith has healed you.
  • Go your way, Jesus told him. Your FAITH has healed you.
  • Go your way, Jesus told him. Your faith HAS healed you.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Jesus heals the Blind man – Super Coloring

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. What does Jesus mean by the first shall be last and the last shall be first?
    1. Got Questions explains this from Matthew’s Gospel.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.