The Calling of the Apostles
In the tenth mile of our Mark Marathon, Ian Davis thinks about the calling of the disciples, and considers how a seemingly poor choice of men became the founders of the Christian church.
The Crowds Flock to Christ
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.
The Rulers Gather Against Christ
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters."
Healing on the Sabbath
Then Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent.
The Lord of the Sabbath
So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.
The Lord of the Sabbath
In the ninth mile of our Mark Marathon, Katie Wright looks at the attitude of the Pharisees and of Jesus to the Sabbath, and says that we should relax about the Sabbath, and rest in the presence of God.
The Challenge of Christ
Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
Mercy over tradition
So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence that had been removed from before the LORD and replaced by hot bread on the day it was taken away.
The Importance of Rest
"Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the ploughing season and harvest you must rest.”
Traditions and Laws
During the next mile of our Mark Marathon, Matthew Dawkins considers whether there is a difference between traditions and laws, and asks how rigidly we should adhere to them.
