O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:34 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Monday October 19 > Day 292 > > Mark 1-3 (The Message) > > Mark 1 > John the Baptizer > > 1-3The good news of Jesus Christ-the Message!-begins here, following to > the letter the scroll of > the prophet Isaiah. > > Watch closely: I'm sending my preacher ahead of you; > He'll make the road smooth for you. > Thunder in the desert! > Prepare for God's arrival! > Make the road smooth and straight! > 4-6John the Baptizer appeared in the wild, preaching a baptism of > life-change that leads to > forgiveness of sins. People thronged to him from Judea and Jerusalem and, > as they confessed their > sins, were baptized by him in the Jordan River into a changed life. John > wore a camel-hair habit, > tied at the waist with a leather belt. He ate locusts and wild field > honey. > > 7-8As he preached he said, "The real action comes next: The star in this > drama, to whom I'm a mere > stagehand, will change your life. I'm baptizing you here in the river, > turning your old life in for > a kingdom life. His baptism-a holy baptism by the Holy Spirit-will change > you from the inside out." > > 9-11At this time, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by > John in the Jordan. The > moment he came out of the water, he saw the sky split open and God's > Spirit, looking like a dove, > come down on him. Along with the Spirit, a voice: "You are my Son, chosen > and marked by my love, > pride of my life." > > God's Kingdom Is Here > 12-13At once, this same Spirit pushed Jesus out into the wild. For forty > wilderness days and nights > he was tested by Satan. Wild animals were his companions, and angels took > care of him. > 14-15After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the Message > of God: "Time's up! God's > kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message." > > 16-18Passing along the beach of Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother > Andrew net-fishing. > Fishing was their regular work. Jesus said to them, "Come with me. I'll > make a new kind of fisherman > out of you. I'll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and > bass." They didn't ask > questions. They dropped their nets and followed. > > 19-20A dozen yards or so down the beach, he saw the brothers James and > John, Zebedee's sons. They > were in the boat, mending their fishnets. Right off, he made the same > offer. Immediately, they left > their father Zebedee, the boat, and the hired hands, and followed. > > Confident Teaching > 21-22Then they entered Capernaum. When the Sabbath arrived, Jesus lost no > time in getting to the > meeting place. He spent the day there teaching. They were surprised at his > teaching-so forthright, > so confident-not quibbling and quoting like the religion scholars. > 23-24Suddenly, while still in the meeting place, he was interrupted by a > man who was deeply > disturbed and yelling out, "What business do you have here with us, Jesus? > Nazarene! I know what > you're up to! You're the Holy One of God, and you've come to destroy us!" > > 25-26Jesus shut him up: "Quiet! Get out of him!" The afflicting spirit > threw the man into spasms, > protesting loudly-and got out. > > 27-28Everyone there was incredulous, buzzing with curiosity. "What's going > on here? A new teaching > that does what it says? He shuts up defiling, demonic spirits and sends > them packing!" News of this > traveled fast and was soon all over Galilee. > > 29-31Directly on leaving the meeting place, they came to Simon and > Andrew's house, accompanied by > James and John. Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed, burning up with > fever. They told Jesus. He > went to her, took her hand, and raised her up. No sooner had the fever > left than she was up fixing > dinner for them. > > 32-34That evening, after the sun was down, they brought sick and > evil-afflicted people to him, the > whole city lined up at his door! He cured their sick bodies and tormented > spirits. Because the > demons knew his true identity, he didn't let them say a word. > > The Leper > 35-37While it was still night, way before dawn, he got up and went out to > a secluded spot and > prayed. Simon and those with him went looking for him. They found him and > said, "Everybody's looking > for you." > 38-39Jesus said, "Let's go to the rest of the villages so I can preach > there also. This is why I've > come." He went to their meeting places all through Galilee, preaching and > throwing out the demons. > > 40A leper came to him, begging on his knees, "If you want to, you can > cleanse me." > > 41-45Deeply moved, Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, "I want > to. Be clean." Then and > there the leprosy was gone, his skin smooth and healthy. Jesus dismissed > him with strict orders: > "Say nothing to anyone. Take the offering for cleansing that Moses > prescribed and present yourself > to the priest. This will validate your healing to the people." But as soon > as the man was out of > earshot, he told everyone he met what had happened, spreading the news all > over town. So Jesus kept > to out-of-the-way places, no longer able to move freely in and out of the > city. But people found > him, and came from all over. > > Mark 2 > A Paraplegic > 1-5 After a few days, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and word got around > that he was back home. A > crowd gathered, jamming the entrance so no one could get in or out. He was > teaching the Word. They > brought a paraplegic to him, carried by four men. When they weren't able > to get in because of the > crowd, they removed part of the roof and lowered the paraplegic on his > stretcher. Impressed by their > bold belief, Jesus said to the paraplegic, "Son, I forgive your sins." > 6-7Some religion scholars sitting there started whispering among > themselves, "He can't talk that > way! That's blasphemy! God and only God can forgive sins." > > 8-12Jesus knew right away what they were thinking, and said, "Why are you > so skeptical? Which is > simpler: to say to the paraplegic, 'I forgive your sins,' or say, 'Get up, > take your stretcher, and > start walking'? Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and > authorized to do either, or > both . . ." (he looked now at the paraplegic), "Get up. Pick up your > stretcher and go home." And the > man did it-got up, grabbed his stretcher, and walked out, with everyone > there watching him. They > rubbed their eyes, incredulous-and then praised God, saying, "We've never > seen anything like this!" > > The Tax Collector > 13-14Then Jesus went again to walk alongside the lake. Again a crowd came > to him, and he taught > them. Strolling along, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, at his work > collecting taxes. Jesus said, "Come > along with me." He came. > 15-16Later Jesus and his disciples were at home having supper with a > collection of disreputable > guests. Unlikely as it seems, more than a few of them had become > followers. The religion scholars > and Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company and lit into his > disciples: "What kind of example > is this, acting cozy with the riffraff?" > > 17Jesus, overhearing, shot back, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the > sick? I'm here inviting > the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit." > > Feasting or Fasting? > 18The disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees made a practice > of fasting. Some people > confronted Jesus: "Why do the followers of John and the Pharisees take on > the discipline of fasting, > but your followers don't?" > 19-20Jesus said, "When you're celebrating a wedding, you don't skimp on > the cake and wine. You > feast. Later you may need to pull in your belt, but not now. As long as > the bride and groom are with > you, you have a good time. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. > This is Kingdom Come!" > > 21-22He went on, "No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work > clothes; you want fabrics that > match. And you don't put your wine in cracked bottles." > > 23-24One Sabbath day he was walking through a field of ripe grain. As his > disciples made a path, > they pulled off heads of grain. The Pharisees told on them to Jesus: > "Look, your disciples are > breaking Sabbath rules!" > > 25-28Jesus said, "Really? Haven't you ever read what David did when he was > hungry, along with those > who were with him? How he entered the sanctuary and ate fresh bread off > the altar, with the Chief > Priest Abiathar right there watching-holy bread that no one but priests > were allowed to eat-and > handed it out to his companions?" Then Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made > to serve us; we weren't > made to serve the Sabbath. The Son of Man is no lackey to the Sabbath. > He's in charge!" > > Mark 3 > Doing Good on the Sabbath > 1-3 Then he went back in the meeting place where he found a man with a > crippled hand. The Pharisees > had their eyes on Jesus to see if he would heal him, hoping to catch him > in a Sabbath infraction. He > said to the man with the crippled hand, "Stand here where we can see you." > 4Then he spoke to the people: "What kind of action suits the Sabbath best? > Doing good or doing > evil? Helping people or leaving them helpless?" No one said a word. > > 5-6He looked them in the eye, one after another, angry now, furious at > their hard-nosed religion. > He said to the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out-it was as good as > new! The Pharisees got > out as fast as they could, sputtering about how they would join forces > with Herod's followers and > ruin him. > > The Twelve Apostles > 7-10Jesus went off with his disciples to the sea to get away. But a huge > crowd from Galilee trailed > after them-also from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, across the Jordan, and > around Tyre and Sidon-swarms > of people who had heard the reports and had come to see for themselves. He > told his disciples to get > a boat ready so he wouldn't be trampled by the crowd. He had healed many > people, and now everyone > who had something wrong was pushing and shoving to get near and touch him. > 11-12Evil spirits, when they recognized him, fell down and cried out, "You > are the Son of God!" But > Jesus would have none of it. He shut them up, forbidding them to identify > him in public. > > 13-19He climbed a mountain and invited those he wanted with him. They > climbed together. He settled > on twelve, and designated them apostles. The plan was that they would be > with him, and he would send > them out to proclaim the Word and give them authority to banish demons. > These are the Twelve: > > Simon (Jesus later named him Peter, meaning "Rock"), > James, son of Zebedee, > John, brother of James (Jesus nicknamed the Zebedee brothers Boanerges, > meaning "Sons of > Thunder"), > Andrew, > Philip, > Bartholomew, > Matthew, > Thomas, > James, son of Alphaeus, > Thaddaeus, > Simon the Canaanite, > Judas Iscariot (who betrayed him). > > Satan Fighting Satan? > 20-21Jesus came home and, as usual, a crowd gathered-so many making > demands on him that there > wasn't even time to eat. His friends heard what was going on and went to > rescue him, by force if > necessary. They suspected he was getting carried away with himself. > 22-27The religion scholars from Jerusalem came down spreading rumors that > he was working black > magic, using devil tricks to impress them with spiritual power. Jesus > confronted their slander with > a story: "Does it make sense to send a devil to catch a devil, to use > Satan to get rid of Satan? A > constantly squabbling family disintegrates. If Satan were fighting Satan, > there soon wouldn't be any > Satan left. Do you think it's possible in broad daylight to enter the > house of an awake, able-bodied > man, and walk off with his possessions unless you tie him up first? Tie > him up, though, and you can > clean him out. > > 28-30"Listen to this carefully. I'm warning you. There's nothing done or > said that can't be > forgiven. But if you persist in your slanders against God's Holy Spirit, > you are repudiating the > very One who forgives, sawing off the branch on which you're sitting, > severing by your own > perversity all connection with the One who forgives." He gave this warning > because they were > accusing him of being in league with Evil. > > Jesus' Mother and Brothers > 31-32Just then his mother and brothers showed up. Standing outside, they > relayed a message that > they wanted a word with him. He was surrounded by the crowd when he was > given the message, "Your > mother and brothers and sisters are outside looking for you." > 33-35Jesus responded, "Who do you think are my mother and brothers?" > Looking around, taking in > everyone seated around him, he said, "Right here, right in front of you-my > mother and my brothers. > Obedience is thicker than blood. The person who obeys God's will is my > brother and sister and > mother." > > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dbilg?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
