March 7 Readings

Try the Three Years in the Bible: Year 1 Law and History; Year 2 Poetry and Prophecy and Year 3 New Testament. You can start with any of the three years and finsh the Bible at a slower pace in three years

You can also check out all these Reading Plans Blogs to go through the Bible in a year from Back to the Bible Reading Lists:the Chronological Reading Plan blog; OT and NT Together blog; Historical Readings blog; Blended Readings blog and Beginning to End blog In addition, there is the Theophilus1 blog in the One Year Bible format

Readings for Year 1 of the Three Years Bible: Genesis thru Esther
Readings for Year 1 of the Three Years Bible: Job thru Malachi
Readings for Year 1 of the Three Years Bible: Matthew thru Revelation


Today's Reading From Mark 10.32-52

The New Testament in One Year Reading Plan


Mark 10.32-52 with Commentaries, verse by verse

Jesus predicted His death again (v. 32-34)on their way to Jerusalem and Jesus said that He would be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law, the will condemn Him and hand over to the Romans where they would scourge Him and kill Him.
James and John came up to Jesus and ask that one sit at his right hand and the other sit on his left. He asked them if they could drink the cup or be baptized the baptism that He was baptized with. They said they could. Jesus said they would drink the cup and be baptized the baptism he was baptized with. He meant that they would go through suffering and death the way he would. But it was God’s decision who would sit at the sides of Jesus. We know that James was martyred by Herod in Acts 2.2 and John the Beloved was exiled on Patmos for his faith. There on Patmos he wrote the book of Revelation. Of course the other apostles were indignant because they were arguing before about who was the greatest. Jesus gave them the paradox, that whoever wants to be great among you must become your servant.
Bartimaeus was begging, he heard Jesus was nearby, so he cried Son of David, have mercy on me! But the crowd told him to be quiet but he shouted even more. Blind Bartimaeus received his sight, because he had faith. What about us are we willing to drink of the cup and be baptized with the baptism that Jesus had? Are we willing to take part in his sufferings and death? Do we have faith like blind Bartimaeus?

More Links in Mark
Dan Hill on Mark
Ray Stedman on Mark
Jeff Miller on Mark
Chadwick on Mark
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Sermons on Mark by Ryle, Spurgeon, and Whitefield
John Piper
Sermon's on Mark

More Links on Commentaries for the Old Testament
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes (for both OT and NT) is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader

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