Welcome to The Berean Post, where we take Bible study seriously — just like the Bereans Paul commended in Acts 17:11. In today’s study, we’re looking at Mark 6:30–44, the miraculous feeding of the five thousand — a moment that reveals Jesus as the true Shepherd who both teaches and provides. Here, we don’t defend denominations — we divide Scripture rightly. We dig into the text the way the first hearers would have understood it, so we can faithfully apply it to our lives today. 🔍 In This Episode: The apostles return from their mission and find rest in Jesus The compassion of Christ for the lost and weary How the miracle points back to Moses and forward to the Messiah What this passage reveals about Jesus’ identity and our faith

Herod threw a banquet meant for celebration… but it ended in tragedy. In this shocking moment from the Gospel of Mark, pride, lust, and fear collide — and a prophet of God loses his life. Yet even in Herod’s dark palace, God’s Kingdom is still quietly advancing.

This is more than just a story of power and corruption — it’s a reminder that truth is costly, courage matters, and God’s justice never sleeps.

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Sent With Nothing but Authority | Mark 6:7–13 | Studies in the Gospel of Mark (Ep. 15) Jesus sends the Twelve into the villages with almost nothing. No bag. No money. No bread. Not even a spare tunic. Just the sandals on their feet, a staff in hand, a jar of oil, and His authority. Mark’s account of this sending raises big questions: Why were they told to travel light? Why does Mark say they could take a staff and sandals, while Matthew and Luke forbid them? What did it mean to shake the dust off their feet? And why would Jesus say it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the judgment than for towns that reject His messengers? In this episode, we’ll step into that moment with the disciples, wrestle with the so-called contradiction between the Gospels, and explore the weight of Jesus’ warning. We’ll also compare His instructions with the Didache — one of the earliest Christian writings — and contrast it with the way many modern “apostles” travel today.

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Do Not Be Afraid, Only Believe | Mark 5:35–43 | Studies in the Gospel of Mark (Ep. 14) The house was chaos. Mourners filled the air with wailing. Neighbors pressed in. Death had taken Jairus’ daughter. But when Jesus walked in, everything changed. In this episode, we continue the story of Jairus, the synagogue ruler who fell at Jesus’ feet begging for his little girl’s life. Too late, the message came: “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” But Jesus answers with words that still echo today: “Do not be afraid. Only believe.” 📖 Anchor Text: Mark 5:35–43 (NKJV)

🔍 Themes Covered: Jesus’ authority over death Fear vs. faith in the face of loss First-century funeral practices and cultural background The power of Jesus’ personal touch and words (“Talitha, cumi”)

✨ Key Takeaways: Faith confronts fear when hope seems gone. Jesus clears away the noise of doubt and mockery. For Him, death is sleep — awaiting His voice. Resurrection is personal: He calls us by name.

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Ep. 13 — Mark 5:25–34 Who Touched Me?

For twelve years she lived with rejection, shame, and pain. No doctor could help. No friend could touch her. She was broke, frail, and forgotten. But in one desperate moment, she pushed through the crowd to touch Jesus — and heard the word she never thought she’d hear again: Daughter.

In this episode, we step into the first-century world of Mark’s Gospel. We’ll see what this story meant for Mark’s first readers, why Jesus’ response shocked the crowd, and how His compassion for a broken reed still speaks today.

Anchor Text: Mark 5:25–34 (NKJV)

Episode 12 — Falling at His Feet: Jairus’ Plea (Mark 5:21–24)

A respected synagogue ruler falls in the dust at Jesus’ feet. His only daughter is dying, and desperation strips him of pride and position. In this episode we step into the shoreline crowd of Mark 5:21–24, where faith meets urgency, authority bows before greater Authority, and Jesus begins the walk toward a dying child.

Faith isn’t only tested in the cry for help. It’s tested in the wait..

Episode 11 — The Call No One Saw Coming (Mark 2:13–17)

Jesus calls a man no rabbi would touch — Levi the tax collector. By nightfall He is eating at Levi’s table, surrounded by outcasts, while the Pharisees look on in shock. For them, holiness meant separation. For Jesus, holiness meant healing.

In this episode, we step into the scandal of Levi’s call, see how Matthew, Mark, and Luke each remember the story, and hear what Mark wanted his first readers to understand before we ever ask what it means for us today.

The kingdom of God is not for the clean and respectable. It is for the ones everyone else has written off.

Title: Breaking Through the Roof: Jesus’ Authority to Forgive and Heal (Mark 2:1–12)

A crowded house in Capernaum. Four friends refuse to give up, tearing open a roof to lower their paralyzed companion before Jesus. Everyone expected a miracle of healing. No one expected forgiveness.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why Jesus spoke forgiveness before healing.
• Why the scribes accused Him of blasphemy.
• What “Son of Man” meant to the first-century Jewish mind.
• How this story still confronts our assumptions today.

The miracle proves it: Jesus doesn’t just heal. He forgives. And He still speaks those words today.

Episode 9 — The Bridegroom, the Fast, and the Wineskins (Mark 2:18–22)

Why weren’t Jesus’ disciples fasting like everyone else? The Pharisees and John’s followers thought devotion meant going without. But Jesus flips the script: this isn’t a funeral — it’s a wedding feast. He calls Himself the Bridegroom, claiming the covenant role of God Himself, and warns that His kingdom isn’t a patch for old religion. It’s new wine that can’t be contained in brittle skins.

In this episode we explore:

• Why fasting mattered so much in the first century.
• What it meant for Jesus to call Himself the Bridegroom.
• The sharp warning of the wineskins parable.
• How this passage still challenges our traditions today.

Jesus doesn’t just fit into our categories — He breaks them. The question is, are we clinging to the old because it feels safe, or stepping into the joy of His kingdom?

Episode Notes The night before, Jesus’ ministry looks unstoppable — crowds pressing, healings flowing, demons shrieking. By any measure, this is “momentum.” But at daybreak, He does something shocking: He walks away.

In Mark 1:35–39, Jesus trades applause for prayer, success for solitude, and momentum for mission. While His disciples chase Him down, urging Him to ride the wave, Jesus refuses. His purpose isn’t to build a brand or pack a synagogue — it’s to preach the kingdom, even in forgotten towns no one bragged about.

This episode confronts our scoreboard obsession. Do we measure ministry by numbers, or by obedience? Jesus shows us that mission matters more than momentum.