Today's Reading: Job 13:1-17:16Throughout this discourse the theology of Job's "friends" is often correct and in other places it is very close to being right. But in spite of that, they aren't really good friends to Job in his time of need. What can we learn from that about how to minister to others in need today?...  Read More

Today's Reading: Job 8:1-12:25Try not to get too caught up in al the details as you read today. Instead try to get an overall feel for the conversation that takes place. Think about what mistaken ideas Job and his friends have about God. Think about how we embrace similar ideas today and what we can do to avoid developing false ideas about who God is....  Read More

Today's Reading: Job2:11-7:21This week is going to be a bit of a challenge, but I am confident that you're up to it! We're going to be reading several - OK - maybe more than several - chapters each day so that we can cover the entire middle section of the book.In this section Job is carrying on a conversation with his three so called "friends". We're going to see that those friends often are quite...  Read More

Today's Reading: Job2:1-10Take a look at Job's response to hi s wife in verses 9-10. How is his response similar to his response in chapter 1? What are some differences from that response and what might that indicate about Job's faith? (Remember what we learned about "God" and "LORD" yesterday....  Read More

Today's Reading: Job 1:1-22For the next five weeks we'll be reading through the book of Job in conjunction with our sermon series. We'll start off with only a chapter a day this week, but then we'll be tackling some larger chunks of text starting next week in order to get through the entire book in five weeks.One of the keys to understanding the book of Job is to look at the use of the words "God"...  Read More

Final overview reflection on MarkWhat were the major themes in Jesus teaching?What charactized the way he interacted with people? Who did he rebuke, and who did he treat gently?What was Jesus like on earth? What stands out about his life and his character?What shows his love for the sinners that we all are?A big thanks to Loren Hawthorne for putting together the reading plan that has taken us thro...  Read More

Mark 16ESV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGESV/MRK/16KJV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGKJV/MRK/16?audio_type=audio_dramaSpanish Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/SPANVI/MRK/16NLT Text and audio:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+16&version=NLTReflection questions:What does it say about God’s regard for women that a woman was the first to see...  Read More

Mark 15:25-47ESV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGESV/MRK/15KJV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGKJV/MRK/15?audio_type=audio_dramaSpanish Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/SPANVI/MRK/15NLT Text and audio:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+15&version=NLTReflection questions:What things from this passage show Jesus is the Son of God?How was Script...  Read More

Mark 15:1-24ESV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGESV/MRK/15KJV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGKJV/MRK/15?audio_type=audio_dramaSpanish Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/SPANVI/MRK/15NLT Text and audio:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+15&version=NLTReflection questions:Think about the love for us that compelled Jesus to endure all this for us...  Read More

Mark 14:53-72ESV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGESV/MRK/14KJV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGKJV/MRK/14?audio_type=audio_dramaSpanish Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/SPANVI/MRK/14NLT Text and audio:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+14&version=NLTReflection questions:How does this passage show the corruption involved in Jesus' trial?How do...  Read More

Mark 14:32-52ESV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGESV/MRK/14KJV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGKJV/MRK/14?audio_type=audio_dramaSpanish Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/SPANVI/MRK/14NLT Text and audio:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+14&version=NLTReflection questions:Reflect on Jesus' mental suffering knowing what was to come and his submi...  Read More

Mark 14:17-31ESV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGESV/MRK/14KJV Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/ENGKJV/MRK/14?audio_type=audio_dramaSpanish Video and text: https://live.bible.is/bible/SPANVI/MRK/14NLT Text and audio:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+14&version=NLTReflection questions:How does this passage make it clear that Jesus laid down his life by his ...  Read More