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Read more about the article Help My Unbelief (Mark 9:14-29)

Help My Unbelief (Mark 9:14-29)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:September 24, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

Fasting is a voluntary death. It is the choice to forego something good and lawful, in order to gain something greater and more glorious.

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Read more about the article The Transfiguration (Mark 9:1-13)

The Transfiguration (Mark 9:1-13)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:September 18, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

The transfiguration of Jesus is a foretaste of the glory that is to be revealed in us.

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Read more about the article The Price of Your Soul (Mark 8:34-38)

The Price of Your Soul (Mark 8:34-38)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:September 11, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

There were roughly seven years that passed between what Paul wrote in Colossians/Philemon (AD 60), and what he wrote in 2 Timothy (AD 67). What happened in those seven years to Demas’ faith?

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Read more about the article Men As Trees Walking (Mark 8:22-33)

Men As Trees Walking (Mark 8:22-33)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:September 4, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

The disciples recognize that Jesus is the Christ, and they see that Jesus is going to die. But their vision is blurry, they see men as trees walking

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Read more about the article Baptismal Homily (Vance Parriott)

Baptismal Homily (Vance Parriott)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:August 28, 2023
  • Post category:Acts/Bible/Matthew

Profession of Faith Baptism August 27th, 2023 John the Baptist declares in Matthew 3:11, “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier…

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Read more about the article A Sign From Heaven (Mark 8:1-21)

A Sign From Heaven (Mark 8:1-21)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:August 28, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

Jesus is the one loaf. He is the bread. He is the multiplier of bread. He is the Creator of bread. And if Jesus is in the boat with us, if the leaven of Christ (the gospel) is in our hearts, then we have food for eternal life.

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Read more about the article Bread For Dogs (Mark 7:14-37)

Bread For Dogs (Mark 7:14-37)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:August 21, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

Jesus shows us that what comes out of him, his word, his spirit, even his spit, can make a man holy.

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Read more about the article Baptismal Homily (Evelyn Robertson and Wesley Hall)

Baptismal Homily (Evelyn Robertson and Wesley Hall)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:August 7, 2023
  • Post category:Romans/Bible

Profession of Faith Baptism August 6th, 2023 According to Holy Scripture, the sacrament of baptism is both a funeral and a birthday. Today we celebrate the death of Evelyn Robertson…

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Read more about the article Secular Pharisees (Mark 6:45-7:13)

Secular Pharisees (Mark 6:45-7:13)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:August 7, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

Washing your hands before you eat is a good and fine tradition, but washing your heart is infinitely more important.

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Read more about the article Like Sheep Without A Shepherd (Mark 6:30-44)

Like Sheep Without A Shepherd (Mark 6:30-44)

  • Post author:Aaron Ventura
  • Post published:July 31, 2023
  • Post category:Mark/Bible

The church fathers saw in these five loaves a reference to the five books of Moses (the Law/Torah). And in the two fishes which make the bread more flavorful, they saw a reference to the Psalms and the Prophets which expound that Law

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