We make a pass through Mark 6, covering Jesus’s rejection in Nazareth, the commissioning of the apostles, and what we learn from the confrontation with Herod. The book discussed by D.A. Carson is How Long O Lord: Reflections on Suffering and Evil Nicene Creed We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of […]…

In this episode we cover the end of Mark 4 and make it through Mark 5. We covered Isa 64, Lev. 15, as far as other verses.anthony.navarro@gmail.com

Mark 4 – we dive into the parables, a very important study since this is the main bulk of Jesus’s teaching in the book of Mark. I mistakingly said that this was episode 13, it isn’t. Show Notes: Robert Farrar Capon’s books on the parables: Parable of the Kingdom Parable of Grace Parable of Judgment […]…

In this episode we have a special guest, Anthony Navarro, as Lee and Michael, all discuss the distinctive features of Presbyterian government. We also highlights from our summer Presbytery meeting as well as our General Synod. The book that we recommended on the show was Sean Michael Lewis On Being Presbyterian. The Westminster Confession of […]…

We cover the rest of Mark 3, Jesus’s healings, the re-constitution of Israel as Jesus calls his disciples, the Beelzebub controversy, and finally Jesus’s explanation of his new family in the Kingdom of God. Some great stuff in here. On Demons: See 1 Cor. 10:20; Deut. 32:18; Ps. 106:36-37 Wisdom in Isaiah: Isa. 19:3 Maccabees On […]…

This is part 2, and our final discussion on the Sabbath. We covered a whirlwind overview of the Bible. This discussion is meant to be a starting point for further study. Verses covered: Genesis 1:31-2:3 Sabbath at creation Exodus 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12 – the 4th Commandment Exodus 31:12-13, 17 – The Sabbath as a “sign” […]…

We are back! This is Part 1 of our Sabbath discussion as it relates to Mark 2:32-3:6. Look for a part 2 coming soon (and maybe even a part 3!). Grammatical Historical Method [wikipedia] Westminster Confession of Faith 21.7, 8 7. As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of […]anthony.navarro@gmail.com

We cover Mark 3:1-6 as we move through Mark. I think Jesus is alluding to Deut 30:15-20 which on the episode I was reading from the NETS (not to be confused with the NET) translation [New English Translation of the Septuagint].anthony.navarro@gmail.com

We did a whirl-winded tour covering Mark 1:37 all the way to Mark 3:6. We didn’t quite address the Sabbath issue but will in an upcoming special podcast. For more information on the beginning of Mark 2, see Lee’s sermon, the power to forgive. For the story of the leper see my blog post: Mark […]anthony.navarro@gmail.com

Show Notes Doctrine of the Christian Life – John Frame From Paul and First Century Letter Writing by E. Randolph Richards, he conservatively estimates the cost of materials and labor in today’s dollars for Romans as $2,200 approximately, for two copies, one for dispatch and one to keep. There are a lot of factors that […]…