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As Jesus was leaving the Temple that day, one of his disciples said, "Teacher, look at these magnificent buildings! Look at the impressive stones in the walls." Jesus replied, "Yes, look at these great buildings. But they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of...

Jesus replied, "Yes, look at these great buildings. But they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!" Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him, "Tell us...

Jesus replied, "Don't let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many." —Mark 13:5-6 NLT Key Thought False messiahs will be plentiful! That's Jesus' message. Even more frightening than counterfeit messiahs, many people will be...

Jesus replied, "Don't let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many." —Mark 13:5-6 NLT Key Thought Jesus was concerned that his precious followers could be led astray. He still is today. As Jesus' followers, it is not enough for...

Jesus replied, "Don't let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many." —Mark 13:5-6 NLT Key Thought Jesus was concerned that his precious followers could be led astray. He still is today. As Jesus' followers, it is not enough for...

"Be quiet!" many of the people yelled at [the blind man begging for mercy]. But he only shouted louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" —Mark 10:48 NLT Key Thought While we are not told to be quiet as Jesus physically passes by us, peer pressure and social agendas antagonistic to faith...

The disciples were astounded. "Then who in the world can be saved?" they asked. Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God." —Mark 10:26-27 NLT Key Thought Jesus' assertion is true, or our faith is really...

[Jesus said,] "Anyone who is not against us is for us." —Mark 9:40 NLT Key Thought Christianity faces enough opposition in the world without Christians fighting and devouring each other because they think of each other as enemies. Jesus' words here are powerfully universal and clear — notice...

"What do you mean, 'If I can'?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes." —Mark 9:23 NLT Key Thought "Anything is possible ...!" 'Nuff said, let's choose to believe! Today's Prayer Forgive me, forgive us, O God for doubting your power and might. In Jesus' name. Amen...

Then [Jesus] asked [the disciples], "But who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah." But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. —Mark 8:29-30 NLT Key Thought Jesus' warning seems bizarre to many folks today. However, if we follow the story of Jesus in the Gospel...

[After the disciples distributed the seven loaves of bread and the few fish to people in the crowd, they] ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. There were about 4,000 men in the crowd that day, and Jesus sent them home after they had...