Category: Mark

  • A Ransom for Many

    Rev. Randy Martin, Mark 10:32-45 32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, 33 saying, “See, we are going…

  • Response to the Resurrection

    Mark 16:9-20 • Rev. Randy Martin • Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was…

  • More Than A Metaphor

    Mark 16:1-8 • Michael Hudson • When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to…

  • The Burial of Jesus

    Mark 15:40-47 • Rev. Randy Martin • And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the…

  • The Crucifixion of Jesus

    Mark 15:22-41 • Rev. Randy Martin • And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.…

  • Jesus Before Pilate

    Mark 15:1-21 • Rev. Randy Martin • And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And…

  • Peter’s Denial

    Mark 14:66-72 • Rev. Randy Martin • And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you…

  • The Jewish Condemnation of Jesus, Part 2

    Mark 14:53-65 • Rev. Randy Martin • And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at…

  • The Jewish Condemnation of Jesus

    Mark 14:53-65 • Rev. Randy Martin • And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at…

  • The Arrest of Jesus

    Mark 14:43-52 • Rev. Randy Martin • And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the…