Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 65, March 6)

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Passage
Mark Chapter Three

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 3
  • Mk 3:1-6 Healing on the Sabbath and the consequences
    •  ⁴ Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do what is good or to do what is evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
    • Hand is Healed
    • ⁶ Immediately the Pharisees went out and started plotting with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.
      • Matthew 12
  • Mk 3:7-12 Ministering from a boat
    • ¹⁰ Since He had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch Him.
    • ¹¹ Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, those possessed fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
  • Mk 3:13- 19 the 12 apostles
    • ¹⁴ He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles^[b]—to be with Him, to send them out to preach,
    • ¹⁵ and to have authority to^[c] drive out demons.
    • names all twelve
      • Matthew 10
      • MMM10
  • Mk 3:20-21 Family opinion
    • ²¹ When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”
  • Mk 3:22 – 26 Casting out Demons
    • ²² The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul in Him!” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”
    • ²⁵ If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
  • Mk 3:27 – 30  Blaspheming the Holy Spirit
    • ²⁹ But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”^[j]—
      • Matthew 12
  • Mk 3:31-35 Finishes the topic about his family
    • ³¹ Then His mother and His brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.
      • Remember – ²¹ When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”
    • True Family of God
      • ³³ He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 
      • ³⁴ And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 
      • ³⁵ Whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

 

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Mark 3:35
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• ³⁵ Whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
• WHOEVER does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.
• Whoever DOES the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.
• Whoever does THE will of God is My brother and sister and mother.
• Whoever does the WILL of God is My brother and sister and mother.

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 Family God – Bill Gaither

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 other coloring pages, 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 was so important about healing on the sabbath?
   1. GotQuestions has an excellent discussion on this.
2. Why did Jesus tell demons to be silent?
   1. No one really knows, but there are some great discussions on Biblical Heremuetics
   2. I refer to Mark 1:45 as a reason.
3. What was Jesus saying about family when He pointed to everyone around Him?
   1. There is a great, deeper dive into this at Understanding that will enlighten and challenge you.

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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:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

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

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.

• Naomi’s Heart Ministries
• Obed’s House Ministries
• The son of a friend will be interning with CRU – previously known as Campus Crusades for Christ. If you’d like to support someone I can vouch for in this area, please consider going to Matthew Plant’s donation page.