John Bryant
Mark 3:13-19: A Man and His Boombox
13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also...
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John Bryant
Nov 15, 20203 min read
Mark 3: 7-12: The Time Pain Takes
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many...
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John Bryant
Nov 7, 20202 min read
Mark 3:1-6: "John," he said. "Your hands are cold."
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they watched Jesus to see whether he would heal him on...
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John Bryant
Oct 30, 20203 min read
Mark 2:23-28: A Sabbath of Small, Particular Interventions
23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the...
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John Bryant
Oct 24, 20203 min read
Mark 2:18-22: The Best Feasts Make Us Fast
18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of...
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John Bryant
Oct 16, 20203 min read
Mark 2:13-17--To Serve is to Withhold Oneself
13 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi...
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John Bryant
Oct 9, 20202 min read
Mark 2:5-12: I Would Rather There Was Some Other Way
Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can...
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John Bryant
Oct 2, 20204 min read
1 Peter 2:1-10: What Kind of Stone and What Kind of House
1So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk,...
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John Bryant
Sep 25, 20202 min read
Mark 2:1-4: The Glory of Christ is Only for Sinners
2 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there...
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John Bryant
Sep 11, 20202 min read
Mark 1:40-45: The Rest of Us Are Out of Luck
40 And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.”41 Moved with pity, he...
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John Bryant
Sep 4, 20203 min read
1 Peter 1:22-25: A Creative, Wild, and Fierce Dependence
22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,...
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John Bryant
Aug 21, 20203 min read
1 Peter 1:17-21: The Bloody Lamb Has My Attention
17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the...
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John Bryant
Aug 3, 20203 min read
Mark 1: 35-39: When Jesus Says No
35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. 36...
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John Bryant
Jul 19, 20203 min read
Mark 1: 29-34: A Life in Christ for the Mentally Ill
29 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon's mother-in-law lay...
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John Bryant
Jul 11, 20204 min read
1 Peter 1:14-16: Can the Cross Makes Us Holy Again
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in...
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John Bryant
Jun 26, 20203 min read
Mark 1: 21-28: The Demon and Me
21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at...
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John Bryant
Jun 20, 20203 min read
1 Peter 1:13: Day to Day Living
Therefore, preparing your minds for action,and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the...
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John Bryant
Jun 14, 20204 min read
Mark 1:16-20: Surely When I am Bored I am with the Risen Christ
Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen....
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John Bryant
Jun 5, 20203 min read
1 Peter 1:11-12: The Angels Lean in to Hear the Stoop People
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring...
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John Bryant
May 25, 20204 min read
Mark 1: 14-15 To Only Say One Thing For Two Thousand Years
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom...
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