Matthew 19.22-24 | It is hard for a rich man

It does not take long before a Christian realizes that a large portion of the Bible has to do with money. There are more verses devoted to money than to faith and prayer combined. Jesus spoke more about money than both heaven and hell. In fact, fifteen percent of the...

Matthew 19.30 | Many who are first will be last

The OT prophets looked forward to the time when God would establish his kingship on the world. Their hope was a hope for a divine revolution. Jesus announced the coming of this great revolution when he told people in Mark 1.15 that The time is fulfilled, and the...

Mark 10.32-45 | Whoever desires to become great

In the last two lessons, we looked at the meaning of Jesus’ teaching concerning the first-and-last principle. In Matthew 19.30 and 20.16, He said that the last shall be first and the first shall be last. Today we will continue to examine this principle and we...

Mark 10.46-52 | Your faith has made you well

In the previous lesson, we were studying the words of the Lord Jesus in Mark 10.32-45, a passage in which Jesus revealed to His disciples that He was about to be put to death. This was actually the third time He told them that He would suffer and die, and that He...