Month: February 2019

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New Wine Needs New Wineskins

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Mark 2:18–22 (ESV) 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 the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day. 21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an … Continue reading New Wine Needs New Wineskins

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I Came Not To Call the Righteous

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Mark 2:13–17 (ESV) 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 the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. 15 And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was … Continue reading I Came Not To Call the Righteous

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Authority to Forgive Sins

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Mark 2:1–12 (ESV) 1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 … Continue reading Authority to Forgive Sins

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From Unclean to Clean

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Mark 1:40–45 (ESV) 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 stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” 42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. 43 And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, 44 and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for … Continue reading From Unclean to Clean

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Time Alone

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Luke 4:42–44 (ESV) 42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, 43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea. Parallel Text: Mark 1:35-39 Understanding and Applying the Word With the word of Jesus’ ability to heal and perform miracles spreading, the people … Continue reading Time Alone

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Jesus’ Power to Heal

Tim Farley

Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish devotional material on Sundays, but I include a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along each day. We are reading through the life of Christ in 2019. Reading the Word Luke 4:40–41 (ESV) 40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You … Continue reading Jesus’ Power to Heal

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Called to Serve

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Mark 1:29–31 (ESV) 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 ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 31 And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them. Parallel Texts: Matthew 8:14-15; Luke 4:38-39 Understanding and Applying the Word We read here that Jesus went to the home of Simon and Andrew. He withdrew from the public eye and was in a … Continue reading Called to Serve

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The Authority of Jesus

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Mark 1:21–28 (ESV) 21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24 “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come … Continue reading The Authority of Jesus

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