An Advent Devotional Based on Readings from Mark

Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels, but it has important insights on the Advent season. Read more here. Advent: Week 1 Wait Expectantly for the Lord Think About It: Have you ever waited for something to happen? What did you wait for? How did you feel while… Read More

Jesús y desierto

Jesús pasó gran parte de su ministerio en entornos urbanos, sin embargo, muchos de sus momentos más transformadores ocurrieron al aire libre: agua, montañas y desiertos. El desierto de la Biblia es un «espacio liminal», un lugar intermedio donde la vida ordinaria se suspende, hay cambios de identidad y emergen… Read More

Study Series: Mark

A one-page study sheet with discussion questions on the Gospel according to Mark. Download this resource

Salt and Light: Decision-making

Moses’ call to the people of Israel illustrates the need to make a clear decision to stand for truth. Download this resource

Jesus Heals a Man

Three sheets of color illustrations plus a Bible selection on Jesus healing the lame man lowered through a hole in the roof Download this resource

Bible Study Guide: Mark

The gospel is a message of good news. Mark writes his Gospel to inform the world of the good news that Jesus brings salvation and forgiveness of sins. What makes Mark unique? There are several characteristics that make the Gospel of Mark unique. Too often, these special characteristics are… Read More

The Gospels and Acts

The four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) present various accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Acts gives a detailed report of what happened to some of Jesus’ early followers as they carried the message about Jesus from Jerusalem to the other areas of the Roman Empire. Read More

Saved by a Foreigner

Christians often see Jesus in the figure of the merciful Samaritan in Luke’s gospel. Given the hostility between Jews and Samaritans in the first century, it would be ironic indeed if Luke’s Jesus, the ideal Jewish person — were at the same time the ideal, or good, Samaritan. Luke… Read More

Jesus and Wilderness

Jesus performed much of his ministry in urban settings, yet many of his most transformative moments occurred in outdoor settings—bodies of water, mountaintops, and wilderness. Jesus performed much of his ministry in urban settings, yet many of his most transformative moments occurred in outdoor settings—bodies of water, mountaintops,… Read More

Can Anger Motivate Me to Do Good?

The Scriptures remind us over and over again that God gets angry – angry at sin and disobedience and acts of injustice. The same is true about Jesus, God’s own Son. The Scriptures remind us over and over again that God gets angry – angry at sin and disobedience… Read More