Follow #34 -- Mark 11:12-26 -- You Are Christ's Temple

November 1, 2020 Nate Holdridge

In the passage before us, Jesus cursed a fig tree and overturned tables. These are abnormal behaviors by Jesus. When we consider the fig tree, we are perplexed. Jesus did not customarily use miraculous power in destructive ways, but in ways that led to healing, feeding, deliverance, and resurrection. Jesus was about giving life.

Follow #33 -- Mark 11:1-11 -- What Kind of King Is Jesus

October 25, 2020 Nate Holdridge

In our last study in Mark, we followed Jesus as he neared his death in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover feast. The disciples were afraid and amazed at Jesus' determination (Mark 10:32). As they traveled with Jesus, so did the crowds. They flocked around Jesus. And the time of Jesus' cross grew near.