{"id":36652,"date":"2025-07-18T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=36652"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:03:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:03:47","slug":"mark-1_21-28-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/mark-1_21-28-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The GOAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark 1:21-28 \u00a0 \u00a0(CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0BIBLE VERSES)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s passage is Mark 1:21-28. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. \u00a0Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? \u00a0After you\u2019ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. \u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Mark 1:21-22 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n21 \u00a0They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
\n22 \u00a0The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 21-22: \u00a0Jesus was far more than just a teacher, but what a teacher he was. \u00a0There was something about Jesus\u2019 teachings that carried weight and authority that other teachers of the time did not have (v22). \u00a0Not only did Jesus amaze people with His teachings when Jesus walked this earth, but two thousand years later no one else\u2019s teachings have ever come close to having the impact that Jesus\u2019 teachings have had and still have. \u00a0 When it comes to our sins, Jesus is our sacrificial lamb, and when it comes to teaching humanity, Jesus is the G.O.A.T., the greatest of all time. \u00a0So when you open your Bible and read Jesus\u2019 teachings, remember that you are reading the most precious, brilliant and powerful teachings that there have ever been spoken. The most important and powerful words you can cling to are Jesus\u2019 words.<\/p>\n

Mark 1:23-28 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n23 \u00a0Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out,
\n24 \u00a0“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”
\n25 \u00a0“Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!”
\n26 \u00a0The evil spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
\n27 \u00a0The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching–and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him.”
\n28 \u00a0News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 23-28: \u00a0 In the middle of Jesus teaching, a man possessed with an evil spirit cries out to Jesus. \u00a0Others may have seen this as an interruption. \u00a0Jesus saw this as an opportunity to display His power. \u00a0He would take this interruption as an opportunity to show that he was more than a teacher with wisdom and authority; Jesus had power and authority over evil spirits. \u00a0He casts the evil spirit out of the man.<\/p>\n

Notice that this demon-possessed man was not found on the outskirts of the city, in some downtown back alley or in a hospital. \u00a0Rather, he was in the synagogue, in \u201cchurch\u201d if you will. \u00a0Jesus didn\u2019t order the man out; instead he ordered the demon out. \u00a0It\u2019s a reminder that the church was never meant to be a place for perfect people, but a place where the bound can find freedom, the broken can find healing, and the hopeless can find hope.<\/p>\n

Are you hurting, broken, oppressed, depressed, or battling a demon? \u00a0Cry out to Jesus. \u00a0He is ready, willing and able to help you.<\/p>\n

Jesus, You are the G.O.A.T. when it comes to teaching, and You are the name that every spirit must bow down to. \u00a0Thank You that You are happy to hear us cry out to You in our brokenness and pain and that when we cry out to You You respond with compassion, love and delivering power. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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copyright \u00a9 2022 Justin Lim. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Mark 1:21-28. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. \u00a0Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? \u00a0After you\u2019ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. \u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Mark 1:21-22 (NIV)
\n21 \u00a0They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
\n22 \u00a0The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.<\/p>\n

On verses 21-22: \u00a0Jesus was far more than just a teacher, but what a teacher he was. \u00a0There was something about Jesus\u2019 teachings that carried weight and authority that other teachers of the time did not have (v22). \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36655,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36652\/revisions\/36655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}