Daily Lesson for Tuesday 27th of August 2024 Read Mark 11:27-33. What challenge did the religious leaders bring to Jesus, and how did He respond? The day after Jesus cleanses the temple, the religious leaders confront Him in the temple courts, asking by what authority He acted the day before. They are not seeking truth … Continue reading –>
Coming from Bethany towards Jerusalem, Jesus saw a fig tree in full leaf, and approached it, hoping to find some figs. Finding none, He cursed the tree, and by the next day, it had withered and died! (See Mark 11:12-26.) What a strange story this appears to be – a contrast to the loving acts … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 26th of August 2024 Read Mark 11:12-26. What is the significance of the events depicted here? In the morning, coming from Bethany, only about two miles (a little more than three kilometers) from Jerusalem, Jesus was hungry. Seeing a fig tree in leaf, He went to it to find perhaps some … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 25th of August 2024 Read Mark 11:1-11 and Zechariah 9:9-10. What’s happening here? Half of this story involves Jesus sending two disciples to a nearby village to retrieve a donkey for Him to ride on into Jerusalem. Why is so much time spent on this account? The answer is twofold. First, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath Afternoon 24th of August 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 11:1-33; 1 Kings 1:32-48; Zechariah 9:9-10; Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11; Mark 12:1-34. Memory Text: “ ‘And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses’ ” … Continue reading –>
