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“Be clean!” Mark 1.41 This passage really emphasises the authority of Jesus. We read that Jesus touched the man, said “Be clean!”, and at...

‘Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: “See that you don’t tell this to anyone.” Mark 1.43-44 When we read the story of the...

‘A man with leprosy came to him’ Mark 1.40 One of the assumptions about healing held by many people is that if God knows everything about...

‘A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Filled with compassion, Jesus...

‘My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.’ Psalm 84.2 In all honesty,...

‘And because the gracious hand of my God was on me’ Nehemiah 2.8 The story of Nehemiah is about a man chosen by God to do an...

‘…choose life’ Deuteronomy 30.19 Throughout each day we all make choices. Some are easy and probably not very important, whereas others...

‘Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done’ Ephesians 2.9 (New Living Translation) Of course, we all know this in our...

‘…in every way they will make the teaching about God our Saviour attractive.’ Titus 2.10 At this point in his letter to Titus, Paul...

‘…the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.’ 2 Chronicles 5.14 The Ark of the Covenant (the holy box that contained the tablets of...

‘…he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at...

‘…Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.’ Philippians 2.11 Most Christians are used to the phrase, ‘Jesus is Lord’. It is...

‘I also learned that . . . all the Levites and musicians responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields.’ Nehemiah 13.10...

‘…blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.’ Proverbs 14.21 We are looking at the benefits of us being kind to those in need and have...

‘…blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.’ Proverbs 14.21 This proverb seems to state the obvious; surely it goes without saying...

‘Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said.’ Matthew 28.9 The Living Bible translation is lovely. In it, Jesus says to his...

“But after I have risen . . .” Mark 14.28 The setting for this statement is just after the Last Supper when Jesus was speaking with real...

‘Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb’ Mark 16.2 As we read of the women going...

‘And he broke down and wept.’ Mark 14.72 Failure is something to which many people can relate. For those who stood by and watched the...

‘So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.’ Mark 15.1 These words seem so final. To those who were watching from...