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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 )

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

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

Marching into Mark Chapter Five

Marching into Mark Chapter Five

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 72, March 13 )

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

Passage
Mark Chapter Five

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 5 (some cross referencing in Matthew 8 and 9)
    • Mk 5:1-20 Gadarene or Gerasene Demoniac
      • vs 1-2 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] 2 As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him. 
      • Description:
        • 3 He lived in the tombs. 
        • No one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains
        • 4 because snapped off the chains and smashed the shackles.
        • No one was strong enough to subdue him.
        • 5 And always, he was crying
        • out among the tombs and in the mountains
        • and cutting himself with stones.
        • recognized Jesus
        • 8 For He had told him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
        • 7 “What do You have to do with me,[b] Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg[c] You before God, don’t torment me!”
        • named Legion
      • Negotiation
        • begged to be send into a herd of pigs – about 2000
        • Pigs, demon possessed, committed suicide.
      • Results
        • The pig herders ran off and told the town
        • ex-possessed man now dressed and in his right mind, next to Jesus.
        • eyewitnesses repeated the story
        • townsfolk 17 Then they began to beg Him to leave their region.
      • He did not let him, but He said to him, Go home to your people and report them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you. Mark 5:19
      • The rest of the story
        • the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him.
        • given a mission – go back and tell
        • 20 So he went out and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and they were all amazed.
        • Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter 8
    • Mk 5:21-24, 35-42 Jairus’s daughter healed
      • Jairus came and begged Jesus to come and heal his daughter
      • 24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him.
      • “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?”
      • 36 But  Jesus  said, , “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.”
      • 42 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk. (She was 12 years old.) At this they were utterly astounded.
    • Mk 5:24-34 Women that touched His garment
      • 24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him.
      • Woman suffering for 12 years (issue of blood made her unclean)
        • 26 had endured much under many doctors.
        • She had spent everything she had
        • and was not helped at all.
        • On the contrary, she became worse.
      • 28 For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!”
      • Immediately healed
      • 30  Jesus said, “Who touched My robes?”
      • 34 “Daughter,” He said to her, “your faith has made you well.[h] Go in peace and be free[i] from your affliction.”

A 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 5:28
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 28 For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!”
  • IF I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!
  • If I CAN just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!
  • If I can JUST touch His robes, I’ll be made well!
  • If I can just TOUCH His robes, I’ll be made well!

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

He Touched Me – Joey + Rory

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

Coloring pages for Jairus’s daughter story by Connect Us

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 do you think the demons did not want to be sent out of that region?
      1. I didn’t find great references to that, but I found GotQuestions starts by addressing why only one of two(spoken of in Matthew) and if you go to the additional resources, you can find more information about this account.
    2. Why did Jesus know power had gone out of Him?
      1. GotQuestions has  some insight into the Women with the Issue of Blood.

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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 One

Marching into Mark Chapter One

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

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

Passage
Mark Chapter One

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.

  • Mk 1:1 What Mark is talking about
    • The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of GodJesus Christ the Son of God Mark 1:1
  • Mk1:2- 3 John the Baptist – Fulfillment of Prophecy
    • 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:[a]
    • Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You,
      who will prepare Your way.[b]
    • A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
      Prepare the way for the Lord;
      make His paths straight![
  • Mk 1:4-8 What John Did
    • 4 John came baptizing[d] in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance[e] for the forgiveness of sins.
    • 6 John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist
    • and ate locusts and wild honey. 
    • 7 He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals. 
    • 8 I have baptized you with[f] water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
  • Mk 1:9- 11 John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan
  • He will Baptize you with the Holy Spirit
    • Heavens open,  spirit like a dove
    • A voice from heaven said:
    • You are My beloved Son;
      I take delight in You!
  • Mk 1:12-13 Temptation in the Wilderness
    • 12 Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. 
    • 13 He was in the wilderness 40 days, being tempted by Satan. 
    • He was with the wild animals, and the angels began to serve Him.
  • Mk 1:14 Jesus to Galilee and John to Prison
    • 14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news[h][i] of God:
  • Mk 1:15 FULFILLED
    • 15 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”
  • Mk1:16-20 Calling the Disciples
    • Simon and Andrew, James and John
    • immediately left their ships
  • Mk 1:21-21 Taught in the Synagogue
    • 22 They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority.
  • Mk 1:23-28 Dealing with an Unclean Spirit
    • 24 “What do You have to do with us,[m] Jesus—Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
    • Jesus said “Be quiet,[n] and come out of him!”  and he did.
    • 27 Then they were all amazed,
    • 28 News about Him then spread throughout the entire vicinity of Galilee.
  • Mk 1:29-31 Healed Simon Peter’s Mother-in-law
  • Mk 1:32- 34 many delivered from unclean spirits, healed from diseases
    • But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
  • Mk 1:35-39 After praying, went to all of Galilee preaching
  • Mk 1:40-44 Jesus heals the man with skin disease (leprosy in other versions)
    • 42 Immediately the disease left him, and he was healed.
    • Tell no one, go, give the offering to the priests
  • Mk 1:45 He(the healed man) wasn’t silent
    • 45 Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.
  • the time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God is here. Repent and Believe the Gospel
  • Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 3 or MMM3
  • MMM4

Mindful Meditating

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

example:

  • 15 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near.
  • THE time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near.
  • The TIME is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near.
  • The time IS fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near.
  • The time is FULFILLED, and the kingdom of God has come near.

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 us 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 in the Desert Coloring page by Drawn and Creative

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

  1. Who is the voice of one crying in the Wilderness?
    1. Got Questions discusses this from Isaiah and how it applies to our lives today.
  2. Why did Jesus tell the unclean spirits to keep silent?
    1. The Gospel Coalition goes into great depth about the whole concept of Jesus revealing AND concealing Himself.

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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.

Bible open to Matthew

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew chapter 12 or MMM12

 

(C) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 43, Feb 12)

Passage
Matthew 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.

  • Matthew 12
    • Mt 12:1-8 Lord of the Sabbath
      • 6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here! 7 If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice,[c] you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
        • 1 Sam 15:22,Heb 10:6, Ps 40:6
        • Mark 12:33
          • To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
        • Ps 51:16-17
          • You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
                you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
            17 My sacrifice, O God, is[b] a broken spirit;
                a broken and contrite heart
                you, God, will not despise.
    • Mt 12:9-14 Lawful to heal on the Sabbath
          • 12 A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”
    • Mt 12:15-21  Fulfilled
      • Here is My Servant whom I have chosen,
        My beloved in whom My soul delights;
        I will put My Spirit on Him,
        and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
        19 He will not argue or shout,
        and no one will hear His voice in the streets.
        20 He will not break a bruised reed,
        and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
        until He has led justice to victory.[f]
        21 The nations will put their hope in His name.[g]
    • Mt 12:22-30House Divided
      • 28 If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
      • 30 Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters.
      • Luke 11:23
    • Mt 12:31-32 Respect the Holy Spirit
      • 31 Because of this, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against[i] the Spirit will not be forgiven.[j] 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the one to come.
    • Mt 12:33-35, tree and it’s fruit
    • Mt 12:36-37 judged by your words
      • 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.[m] 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
    • Mt 12:38-42 Sign of Jonah
      • 40 For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
    • Mt 12:43- 45 The return of an unclean sprit
      • 44 Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order.
    • Mt 12:46-50 Eternal Relationships

      • https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Matthew/12

        48 But He replied to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person 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: Matt 12:12
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 12 A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”
  • A MAN is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.
  • A man IS worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.
  • SO it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath..
  • so IT is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath
  • so it IS lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.

…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.

A Matthew Coloring Page by Ministry to Children  – though it can be good for adult meditating.

A coloring page of Hope from a collection, scroll down for Matt 12:21

 

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

  1. Who is the servant of the Lord?
    1. Got Answers says it this way  about the Servant of the Lord in general.  Who do you think it is in THIS passage?
  2. What do you think Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is?
    1. Got Questions explains it thus.
    2. Do you agree or disagree?

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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.