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After [Jesus and his disciples] arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you discussing out on the road?" But they didn't answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. —Mark 9:33-34 NLT Key Thought Sin entered the world...

Leaving that region, [Jesus and the disciples] traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn't want anyone to know he was there, for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed...

Leaving that region, [Jesus and his disciples] traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn't want anyone to know he was there, for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed...

Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, "Why couldn't we cast out that evil spirit?" Jesus replied, "This kind can be cast out only by prayer." —Mark 9:28-29 NLT Key Thought Often, I fear, the reason God's people don't do what they are capable of...

Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, "Why couldn't we cast out that evil spirit?" —Mark 9:28 NLT Key Thought I do believe many of us who seek to minister in the name of Jesus need to ask this question more: "Why couldn't we do it, Lord?" More than...

The father instantly cried out, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!" —Mark 9:24 NLT Key Thought All through this story, each of the people involved is so genuine about his emotions and faith. Rather than pretending he had full faith, the father acknowledged he believed, but...

"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...

So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. "How long has this been happening?" Jesus asked the boy's father. He replied, "Since he was a little boy. The spirit often...

[A man in the crowd said to Jesus,] "... I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn't do it." Jesus said to them, "You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me." —Mark 9:18-19 NLT Key Thought Don't you know...

"What is all this arguing about?" Jesus asked. One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, "Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won't let him talk. And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at...

Then [the three apostles asked Jesus], "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?" Jesus responded, "Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated...

[After the Transfiguration, as Jesus and the three apostles] went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by "rising from the dead."...

[After the Transfiguration, when Peter, James, and John suddenly] looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them. —Mark 9:8 NLT Key Thought If God's message to Jesus' followers in the previous verse (Mark 9:7) about listening to Jesus as their primary source of...

[During the Transfiguration,] a cloud overshadowed [Jesus, Moses, Elijah, and the three apostles], and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him." —Mark 9:7 NLT Key Thought God makes himself very clear to the amazed followers of Jesus. As important as Elijah...

[At the Transfiguration,] Peter exclaimed, "Rabbi, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He said this because he didn't really know what else to say, for they were all terrified. —Mark 9:5-6 NLT Key Thought...

Jesus went on to say, "I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!" —Mark 9:1 NLT Key Thought The Kingdom and the power of heaven belong to the Son. Those who belong to Jesus can experience his power and belong to...

[Jesus continued teaching the crowd,] "If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." —Mark 8:38 NLT Key Thought We live in times when believers are...

[Jesus continued teaching the crowd,] "And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?" —Mark 8:36-37 NLT Key Thought So much of life gets lost in the pursuit of things we incorrectly think are important. We trade our time...

[Jesus said to the crowd,] "If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it." —Mark 8:35 NLT Key Thought So often what we most passionately pursue because of our earthly perspective is what we...

Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, [Jesus] said, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me." —Mark 8:34 NLT Key Thought For Jesus' faithful followers, the cross is not a piece of jewelry or even a symbol; it is a...