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MARK 11:28 (NKJV) “And they said to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?"

Although they question Jesus, Jesus turns this question around, "I also will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me." (Mk. 11:29, 30). 

The religious leaders do not provide an answer to Jesus' question. They are in a bit of a trap. If they were to say John's baptism was from heaven, then the obvious question would be, "Why then did you not believe him?" (ref. Mk. 11:31). If they were to say John's baptism was from man, not from God's authority or heaven, they feared what the people might do because they saw John as a prophet of God. So, they do not answer Jesus' question.

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Through Mark’s gospel one of the themes introduced is the kingdom of God (ref. Mk. 1:1; 14). Part of understanding Mark’s account is understanding the good news of the kingdom: God’s rule and reign on the earth. However, as we move along in the narrative, we begin to see that Jesus’ view and understanding of God’s kingdom is not what many understood or expected God’s kingdom to be. Many had expected God’s Messiah (Jesus) to overthrow political systems and deliver an oppressed people from the Roman rule of the first century.

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Today Makes A Difference - Today makes a difference! What can we do today that will help us in maintaining and reaching our goal as Christians? How can we run the race faithfully so that we can hear the words "Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.” (ref. Matt. 25: 23).

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In Mark 11, Jesus curses a fig tree. What is this all about and what lessons can we learn from a fig tree? 

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Join us today as we consider three keys to the kingdom of God from Mark 10.

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In America, we have an economy based on healthy competition. An economy that competes to design, manufacture, and bring to market a better “widget.” If you can get to market a better widget at a more affordable price than your competition, more than likely, you will be successful. How did Jesus understand success? In today’s episode, we consider Mark 9 as Jesus talks to His disciples about success.

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Who is Jesus? This is a question many people have asked. As we have studied the Gospel of Mark, we have made mention several times that Jesus is just not what people were expecting. The kingdom of God, the kingdom that Jesus establishes, is not what people were expecting. In fact who Jesus is and what Jesus is doing seems to be completely different from what many expected.

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Have you ever walked into a room and just felt the tension? We may have heard the expression, "The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife." In Mark 8 we really feel the tension that is developing between competing views of God's kingdom and the kingdoms of the world. In this chapter is the account of Jesus feeding the four thousand. However, this account is connected to the larger narrative that we find in Mark's Gospel.

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Jesus has just finished teaching about what truly makes a person unclean. It is not what is on the outside that makes a person unclean, but it is the heart that defiles a person (ref. Mk. 7:15). In an area where He should have found faith, Jesus saw those who honor him in word only, and their hearts were far from Jesus. (ref. Mk. 7:6). However, it is in this Gentile region that Jesus finds people of great faith. A woman whose daughter has an unclean spirit and a man who is deaf and mute. Could it be that Jesus is providing a valuable, practical, hands-on lesson for His disciples about the kingdom of God? I can only join others in speculating. I do believe there is a connection, and a reason Mark is pointing us to these accounts. 

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