April 2024

READ: Mark. 16:15-20: And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. … Amen. Jesus breaks through the unbelief of His disciples and their hardness of heart. They must now, as His apostles, proclaim everywhere that He had to suffer and die to be raised again. For the salvation of […]

READ: Mark. 16:9-14: … And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe …. and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.  Mark now mentions that Jesus appeared to people. The

READ: Mark. 16:1-8: …He is risen! He is not here….  But go, tell His disciples and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.  they went out quickly … The mentioned women followed Jesus during His life. They served, especially in His final phase. While the

READ: Mark 15:42-47: And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door … Joseph of Arimathea sees better than the disciples what is needed now. He is a “prominent council member.” He can arrange something regarding the burial. It’s noteworthy that Jesus

READ: Mark. 15:37-41: … And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. … Then the veil … was torn in two from top to bottom.  Before Jesus dies, He cries out with a loud voice. He is active in this: He does not passively face death. Jesus suffered on the cross, but

READ: Mark 15:33-36: Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, … “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Jesus is abandoned by His people and deserted by His followers. This means a

READ: Mark. 15:21-32 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! … save Yourself, and come down from the cross!” … “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. – Mark 15:29-31 The Lord Jesus hangs on the cross on Golgotha outside the gates of Jerusalem between two criminals. He hangs between heaven and earth,

READ: Mark 15:16-20:  Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, … And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they struck Him … spat on Him; and worshiped Him … had mocked Him, …. led

READ: Mark 15:1–15:  … Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.” … But Jesus still answered nothing, … Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” So they cried

READ: Mark 14:66-72: Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak!” A second time the rooster crowed. … And when he thought about it, he wept. Peter seems like a courageous man. He has just drawn his sword. But when he does not follow Jesus as his Lord,