Here is Mark 4

Mark 3 has some great things.    Listen along.   

KP

in Mark 2

enjoy.

kp

read along and dive in with me as we look at Mark 1 this week.

Kevin 

Today we set up the rest of season 2.   

I walk through the symptoms of the world we live in:

1.  Verbal extremism regarding Jesus

2.  Sound bits that keep us scared or overly hopeful through belonging

3.  I know syndrome - keeps us from learning because we already know

4.   We all know something is wrong because we were made in the image of God

 1-3 is signs of The Great Alienation - listen to learn more.

Solution:  own your own story, by reading and understanding God's story. 

Next week we will be looking at Mark chapter 1 if you want to read along.  

See you next week.

Kevin 

in this episode - we will look at the moment we are in and the events of September 10, 2025.

A supernatural question about chasing ghosts and demons.

and then we look at this scripture and ask this question:

What is in your house?  what have you invited in?  is there anything that needs to be kicked out?

Scripture:  

14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. 15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.” 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven. 

17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 

21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder. 

23 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 

24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.” 

 The New International Version (Lk 11:14–26). (2011). Zondervan.

Same passage, Hero’s journey….

Comfort

Conflict

Congruence 

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

 The New International Version (Mk 8:34–37). (2011). Zondervan.

Special Stars Wars/X-Files edition for you today that segue ways into Mark 8:34-36:

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

 The New International Version (Mk 8:34–36). (2011). Zondervan.