Bart Byl on Mark 8:34-9:1.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

Jesus calls disciples to lay everything down before him—even our very selves. For theological confession to mean anything, we must follow Jesus along the way and confess him before those who would shame and kill us.

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Bart Byl on Mark 8:22–33.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

It is a great thing to confess that Jesus is the Christ, but we must go further and confess why he came: to die on the cross for our sins. We need Jesus to open our blind eyes to recognize him, and to give us full sight so we know and embrace his mission.

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Bart Byl on Mark 8:1–21.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

For the second time, Jesus feeds a large crowd—but his thickheaded disciples still don't get it. Miracles aren't enough: we need the Holy Spirit to give us eyes to truly see, ears to truly hear, and a heart that is soft and open to God.

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Bart Byl on Mark 7:31–37.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

Jesus groans over the ravages of sin in all our lives, and he agonizes in battle for our freedom. We all need his fingers to open our ears to hear God, to touch our tongue so we can speak God’s word to our neighbours.

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Bart Byl on Mark 7:24-30.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

A Gentile woman falls before Jesus and refuses to be dissuaded by his seemingly harsh words. If we are God's children, how much more faith should we have!

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Bart Byl on Mark 7:1–23.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

Only an encounter with God through Christ and the Spirit can remove the mask we hold over our faces.

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Bart Byl on Mark 6:31–56.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

Jesus is the true, the good, and the compassionate Shepherd. He feeds, rescues and heals his sheep, not because of how good they are but because of how good he is.

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Bart Byl on Mark 6:1-30.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

The ominous cloud of rejection and crucifixion begins to overshadow Jesus’ mission—something his forerunner shared before him and his disciples will after him.

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Bart Byl on Mark 5:21-43.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

Two sets of eyes are anxiously watching the boat making its way toward them from the eastern side of Galilee: a man with a dying daughter, and a woman with a chronic flow of blood. Death will have the last word—but Christ will have the word after that.

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Bart Byl on Mark 4:21–34.

Series: Jesus in Action (The Gospel of Mark)

God's kingdom contains an expanding power within it that bursts through all barriers. This is due to God's working, not ours. The power of God inaugurated the kingdom, sustains the kingdom, protects the kingdom, and will consummate the kingdom.

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