Welcome to the “But first, Bible” daily devotional podcast with Dave Miers.
Our readings today as part of our streamlined weekend edition of the podcast are: Leviticus 22-23 and Mark 1:1-22.
For the last 46 days we have been slowing working our way through Matthew’s Gospel… and so today we have moved onto our second New Testament book for the year: The Gospel According to Mark.
Do you have Christian friends you’d like to encourage to read the bible regularly? Today would be a good day to share this podcast and reading plan and encourage them to jump in.
Do you have unbelieving friends you’d like to encourage to read the bible? Mark’s Gospel is a fantastic place to start. You might like to share the podcast with them, or perhaps you could arrange to meet up and read Mark with them.
I’ve got another resource that might help as well: Jesus’ Epic Story. You can find it online at epicstory.net – There are 16 shorts videos produced by The Bible Society where I walk through Mark’s Gospel with some simple insights along the way. These videos have been used by people who have been following Jesus for a long time through to those who are new to Christianity and only just considering his claims. Go to epicstory.net for more info and let me know if you use them! I’d love to pray for any of your friends who may use them too.
It is the weekend, and so here are our four questions that we ask of one of the Bible passages. These will be excellent questions to ask of Mark’s gospel – not just on the weekend!
- What do we learn about GOD?
- What do we learn about PEOPLE?
- What do we learn about God’s plan to save people through JESUS?
- What should be our RESPONSE?
GOD – PEOPLE – JESUS – RESPONSE.
Until tomorrow, keep trusting Jesus.