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(First 100 days of 2023, day 82, March 23 )

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Passage
Mark Chapter Twelve

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

• Mark 12 (parallel stories in Matthew 21 and 22)
  • Mk 12:1-12  The Vineyard Owner and Tenants
  • Mk 12⁷ “But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’
  • Mk 12⁹ “Therefore, what will the owner^[c] of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
  • 
  • The Stone the Builders Rejected
    • The stone that the builders rejected
      has become the cornerstone.^[
    • This came from the Lord
      and is wonderful in our eyes?”
  • Mk 12¹² Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.
  • Mk 12:13-17 God and Taxes
  • Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? ¹⁵ Should we pay, or should we not pay?”
  • Mk 12¹⁶ So they brought one. “Whose image and inscription is this?” He asked them.
  • Caesar’s
  • Mk 12¹⁷ Then Jesus told them, “Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him.
  • Mk 12:18- 27 Resurrection? Yes or No?
  • Mk 12¹⁸ Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and questioned Him:
  • Man had a wife and died, brother married her, no offspring
  • Times seven brothers
  • Woman died
  • Whose wife is she in the resurrection?
  • Mk 12²⁵ For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven. (-Jesus said)
  • Mk 12²⁶ Now concerning the dead being raised…
  • Mk 12²⁷ He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”
  • Mk 12: 28-34 Greatest Commandments
  • 
  • Mk 12²⁸ One of the scribes approached. … he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”
  • Mk 12³⁰ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
  • Mk 12 “The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself.^[r] There is no other command greater than these.”
  • Scribe replied
  • Mk 12³³ And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding,^[s] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
  • Jesus said
  • Mk 12:34 “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
  • Mk 12: 35-37 David’s son the Messiah?
  • Mk 12:38- 40 Beware of the Scribes
  • Mk 12⁴⁰ They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”
  • Mk 12:41-44 The Widows Gift
  • Mk 12⁴³ Summoning His disciples, He said to them, “I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. ⁴⁴ For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed—all she had to live on.”

More discussion about these stories in Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 21 and MMM22

A good place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Mark 12:34
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• Mk 12:34 “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
• YOU are not far from the kingdom of God.
• You ARE not far from the kingdom of God.
• You are NOT far from the kingdom of God.
• You are not FAR from the kingdom of God.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

The Greatest Commandment – Integrity Worship

Greatest Commandment – Seeds Family Worship

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

No coloring page for the Greatest Commandment, I’m sorry.

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

1. What is up with the Sadducees and the resurrection? Who are they?
   1. Crosswalk has an article, 8 things to know about the Sadducees – it’s very interesting.
2. How do you feel about God and paying taxes?
   1. GotQuestions has some input on what Jesus meant when he said this.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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