SCRIPTURE:"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels." (Mark 8:36-38, NIV)

OBSERVATION:
I asked myself what is the IF-THEN statement I see in v. 38?
IF anyone is (ashamed of me and my words) in this (adulterous and sinful generation)
THEN the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels.

INTERPRETATION:
I asked myself the significance of Jesus making this promise?
Jesus knows that there are people in this world who want to gain the accolades of this world to the extent that they will be ashamed of Jesus and His Words so they can fit in this adulterous and sinful generation. Jesus does not want that to happen to those Jesus is speaking with so Jesus gives them a promise that if they become ashamed of Him and His words then He will become ashamed of them when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels.

The Good News is that when we are not ashamed of Jesus and His Words, we are following after Jesus Christ who will not be ashamed of us. The adulterous and sinful generation is a terminology used to describe gaining the whole world at the expense of losing one's soul. Once that happens there is nothing in this world that can be used in exchange for the soul. Only Jesus Christ can save the soul.

IMPLICATIONS:
I saw important implications for my own life! I should not be ashamed of Jesus Christ and His Words in this adulterous and sinful generation. When I am not ashamed of Jesus and His Words then He will not be ashamed of me when He returns in the Father's glory with His angels.

This means to me that I must be bold to follow after God's own heart taking the Word of God to heart. When people see me they must realize that 'I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power to save'

Only when we are ashamed of someone will we try to hide from them or at worse not want to be seen with them. Sadly there are people who don't want others to know they are followers of Christ because Jesus' teaching is radical and counter-cultural making them ashamed in front of their friends of this world so they keep their faith secret. Many do not even want others to know that they read the Bible and go to church. It is because knowing Jesus becomes counter-productive in their minds when they want to gain the things of this world.

Jesus already knows what goes through people's minds but Jesus does not want anyone to be ashamed of Him and His Word.

For me not being ashamed of Jesus and His Word also means acting upon His Word and making it known to others the decisions I make are a reflection of my absolute belief in His Word. God's Word becomes my Absolute Truth.

There is no reason we should be ashamed of Jesus because Jesus is the Author of our Life and the Author of Creation. Jesus knows what He is talking about and anything Jesus wants us to accomplish or abide by through His Word is for our best.

If we choose to follow after this adulterous and sinful generation, we do put our soul in jeopardy and will become ashamed of Jesus because the world will put thoughts and feelings so that we will do that. Jesus does not want us to be ashamed of Him while we are in this world.

Paul, the apostle also understood that there were people who were being attracted to the world and starting to be ashamed of Jesus because Jesus' standards and the world's standards didn't mix, so Paul made a profound statement to the Romans:

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."(Romans 1:16-17, NIV)

I ask you now dear friend, what are you ashamed of in life?
Dear friend, there are many things in this world we should be ashamed of in life and should not even be engaged in. Jesus called this world an adulterous and sinful generation. What we should never be ashamed of is Jesus and His Words. This world will pollute our minds to be ashamed of Jesus and His Words by telling lies such as this is the 21st century so what is in the Bible does not apply anymore. because times have changed.

Friend, the Bible is the Word of God for "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV)

This means when the Word of God speaks against vices of sins we should not be ashamed of the Word because the world looks funny at us and labels us as intolerant, bigoted, etc.

The buzz phrases such as 'those intolerant and bigoted Christians' are meant to invoke a response to the point that we become ashamed of Jesus and His Words because we are labeled intolerant and bigoted by the world.

It is okay to be labeled and name-called as long as we are following the Word of God and expressing it in love for when we decide not to do that we are ashamed of Jesus and His Word. Let us not be ashamed of Jesus and His Word.

It is okay to speak out against abortion, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, or any other sin that the Bible mentions even if you are name called or ridiculed for it is better for the world to be ashamed of you then Christ to be ashamed of you. The world will be ashamed of those who follow the commands of Christ especially when it puts them in the spotlight but we are called to be the light of the world. This also means to expose the deeds of darkness.

Never let the world's standards keep you away from the Lord Jesus Christ and His standards. Friend, going after the world is not worth it if it means giving up your soul to be accepted by the friends of this world. We need to be a friend of God first before we become a friend of this world.

We are called to be part of this world to engage it in all its ethnic diversity with the Gospel of Jesus Christ but not to take part in the deeds of darkness that this world continues to offer.

This means for me that I have chosen never to vote for a Pro-choice candidate or a candidate who is for the promotion of Gay marriage putting the sanctity of marriage into corruption. God knows what He is doing because He is the creator and decided that man and woman should be married together in Adam and Eve, not Adam & Steve or Eve & Neve.

Not being ashamed of Jesus Christ and His Words for me means to speak out against these issues which are two of many issues but fundamental to morality.

We should never be ashamed to care for the plight of the unborn even if it means having to protest in front of abortion-clinics and voting for a candidate who has a pro-life record.

It also means we should never be ashamed to fight for the sanctity of marriage and vote for a candidate who believes marriage should be between a man and a woman to the point that candidate will ensure that the Defense of Marriage Act will continue to govern the 48 states that the Supreme Court has not addressed except Massachusetts and California.

Right now for me there is only one candidate that is both for the sanctity of life for the unborn who cannot protect themselves and for the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman.

I am not ashamed to speak out against abortion and gay marriage. It has not been easy for me for I have been vilified by many. There was a time when I wrote a column for the Pitt News stating that Jesus can even heal homosexuality just as Jesus has the power to heal any disease. There was such a backlash that I broke the number of letters to the editor for that column and also instead of letters to the editors being published, anti-Ramesh columns were being published in the Pitt News. Eventually, a moratorium on anti-Ramesh columns was instituted by the Pitt News.

Friend, speaking out in favor of Jesus and His Word gave me joy. When there was opposition to what Jesus stood for, it made me only stronger to continue with the Lord's help to address issues such as homosexuality, abortion, etc. It starts with not being ashamed of Jesus Christ.

When we are not ashamed of Jesus Christ and His Word, God can bring something good out of it even through the persecution or ridicule. At the time this was happening, my student leaders of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at that time wanted to have a panel discussion on 'Homosexuality and Christianity, is there a compromise?'

This event was advertised briefly but the room became standing room only where I went up against a Phd candidate in favor of homosexuality. We both were Pitt News columnists at the time and this event was also attended by 7 Pitt News columnists. If anything, the Gospel of Jesus Christ went out in this meeting.

Yes, friend when we stand out against issues that God is against then we will face ridicule but when we are not ashamed and continue to do what we are doing because our focus is on the Word of God, God will take care of the rest. That is how http://www.pittsburghstandard.com was born.

A publisher of a print edition called Pittsburgh Standard had come to Pitt to recruit writers. He had seen my work with the Pitt News and I was recruited as Managing Editor of the newspaper. Eventually, I was able to get the rights to the newspaper and start publishing it online as I became the Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the online newspaper. To this day our paper never shies away from addressing issues of morality, politics, faith, etc as we look to Christ to be our Guiding Light. There are those that have tried to stifle the paper because of our views and publications but we are not ashamed of Jesus Christ and His Words. Our paper addresses a lot of issues in the hopes of drawing people to Christ through the newspaper too.

Friend, when you are not ashamed of Jesus and His Word you will face opposition and ridicule. You will be called intolerant and bigoted but don't let those words stop you from obeying the Word of God. It is okay to be labeled many names as long as you are following the manual of life God has given us for our life.

There was a student who stood up to oppose his professor because the professor spoke out against Jesus but the student believed Jesus is God. The outcome is amazing.

The first day of philosophy class of 300, a professor told the class that he does not believe there is a God and that he dares anyone to challenge him by getting up from their seat and standing up. At the time there was a pin drop silence and would have been an ample time for anyone who had faith in Jesus Christ to be ashamed and continue to sit down because they don't want to be ridiculed by the professor or the classmates but one student started to get up and stood up.

The professor started to mock the student in front of his classmates and said, 'If there is a God let us see if he can stop the chalk that I am going to throw on the floor from breaking into two pieces'

While he was still talking the chalk slipped from his hands rolled down his pants and rolled away without breaking. The students were amazed and the professor was put in his place. The student that had stood up had the opportunity to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who wanted to listen.

Friend, this election year there will be those that will try to make you feel ashamed for voting for a sanctity of life and marriage candidate but from the beginning of Genesis 1 we see the importance of these two issues:

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it." (Genesis 1:27-28, NIV)

Let us not be ashamed of Jesus or His Words. By not being ashamed of Jesus and His Words, we will want to introduce Jesus and His Words to others even if they ridicule us.

Friend, more than anything we should not be ashamed of Jesus and what He came to accomplish. For in Christ alone is our Salvation for our souls. To this day, Scripture has always Messiah's emancipation delivered.

While we were yet sinners, Jesus went to the cross to die for our sins by shedding His precious cleansing blood that we can have Eternal Life when we turn to Him. His blood became the antidote for the virus known as sin. Only His blood could cleanse us of all our unrighteousness and make us right with God as we yield our lives to Him.

You and I can do that by giving our lives to Jesus and what He has to offer. When we do that we are proclaiming by our surrender that we are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of Christ alone to save us and deliver us. Only when we are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ can revival in this land begin again.

May we never be ashamed of Jesus and His Words for He has paid the ransom for our sins that we can become right with God! Amen!

"Ashamed? Scripture Has Always Messiah's Emancipation Delivered!"/"What are you A.S.H.A.M.E.D of in life?"

Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much for loving us so much and dying for our sin on the cross. You shed your precious cleansing blood for us that we can have new life when we turn to you. Thank you so much Jesus. Thank you for your wonderful love. Help us never to be ashamed of you and your Words. Help us to always turn to you and be willing to speak for you and let others know that we are your followers. Oh Lord protect us from the enemy and the lies that are perpetuated by Satan. We need your help. Lord, we pray this election year you will let us know the issues that are so important to you and will make our vote based on those issues. Oh Lord help us to promote candidate who are for the sanctity of life and sanctity of marriage without forgetting other issues. Thank you so much Jesus. Thank you for hearing our prayers and answering us. Hear us and guide us Oh Lord for the honor and glory of your Name. Thank you so much for not abandoning us. We are so sorry for our sin and confess our sins to you. Lead us by your Light for your Word is Truth and you proclaim to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life too. Thank you so much Jesus. Thank you for hearing us and answering us! In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!

Jesus has been working in my life to transform and change me. Jesus will do that for you too no matter where you are. So, please come to Him as you are and allow Him to work in your life and transform you. Pray this prayer to the Lord and mean it in your heart to be saved.

Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much that you came for hardened hearts to soften them and transform them. I know Lord you continue to do that in my life. Thank you Lord I did not choose you first but you chose me when you came into this world to die for those around you and those that would be born so their wickedness can be taken away when they turn to you. You have provided so many ways for people to come to know you as their Lord and Personal Savior. I thank you Lord for that but you will not force yourself into our lives unless we open the door of our heart. You stand at the door and knock and since you are knocking we thank you that you have chosen us. Now Oh Lord help us to choose you always knowing you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through you. Thank you for working in my life and giving me an opportunity to come to you. Help me to always remember the price you paid to set me free and give me new life. You paid it with your own blood for me so my heart does not have to stay hardened. Oh Lord Jesus, God of our Salvation please help us so we do not get hardened. We know when we take our mind of you, it will happen. But we thank you too that when we came to you, you saved us for eternity and you who began a good work in us will continue to do that . Thank you that we always have your blood covering over us. When we go our own way and sin we do that because we do not focus on you but on ourselves. Thank you when we turn to you, you forgive us. We give our life to you and ask you to be Lord and Savior of our lives. Thank you Jesus! Please come into my heart and make my heart your home. Live in me Jesus and I will live for you and serve you the rest of the days of my life. Thank you Jesus for being my Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you Jesus you have heard my prayer and answered me. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!!

Friend, if you have prayed this prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave you nor forsake you! Amen!

Spend time in His word and let the Lord speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through. Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in Bible Live Eternally!

Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-720-4579

"This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)

Love in Christ,
Ramesh

Express Your View

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' I AM ' Series Archives:

What kind of L.I.G.H.T do you follow? (Dec 13, 07, 10:09 a.m.)

Gospel of Mark Archives:

Mark 1:1: "What does the G.O.S.P.E.L mean to you?" (Jan 15, 08, 1:15 p.m.)

Mark 1:1-4: "How seriously do you T.E.S.T.I.F.Y about prophesy?" (Jan 12, 08, 11:18 p.m.)

Mark 1:5-8: "Who do you P.O.I.N.T to?" (Jan 16, 08, 8:48 a.m.)

Mark 1:9: How will you take a S.T.A.N.D? (Jan 17, 08, 11:21 a.m.)

Mark 1:9-11: "How is your loving P.R.A.I.S.E?" (Jan 18, 08, 8:53 a.m.)

Mark 1:12-13: "How do you handle T.E.M.P.T.A.T.I.O.N?" (Jan 19, 08, 12:27 p.m.)

Mark 1:14-15: How do you handle T.I.M.E given to you? (Jan 21, 08, 1:31 p.m.)

Mark 1:16-18: "What kind of P.R.O.F.E.S.S.I.O.N are you in?" (Jan 26, 08, 10:22 a.m.)

Mark 1:19-20: "Without having to P.R.O.C.R.A.S.T.I.N.A.T.E, what should you do?" (Jan 29, 08, 10:44 a.m.)

Mark 1:20-22: "How do you rate in the B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S of Jesus?" (Jan 30, 08, 11:29 a.m.)

Mark 1:20-22: "Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S do you follow?" (Jan 31, 08, 11:52 a.m.)

Mark 1:23-28: "What C.A.P.T.I.V.I.T.Y are you facing today?" (Feb 01, 08, 10:35 a.m.)

Mark 4:3-20: "What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L?" (Feb 02, 08, 10:35 a.m.)

Mark 1:29-31: "Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G?" (Feb 05, 08, 11:44 a.m.)

Mark 1:32-34: "Where do you need an A.N.S.W.E.R?" (Feb 06, 08, 11:16 a.m.)

Mark 1:35-39: "Where do you give your S.O.L.I.T.A.R.Y time to the Lord?" (Feb 07, 08, 11:41 a.m.)

Mark 1:40-42: "Where do you need to be C.L.E.A.N?" (Feb 09, 08, 11:00 a.m.)

Mark 1:43-45: "What do your actions C.A.U.S.E?" (Feb 11, 08, 9:23 a.m.)

MARK CHAPTER 2:

Mark 2:1-2: "What do you do with your P.O.P.U.L.A.R.I.T.Y?" (Feb 12, 08, 9:52 a.m.)

Mark 2:2-5: "What kind of F.R.I.E.N.D are you?" (Feb 13, 08, 11:49 a.m.)

Mark 2:5-12: "Where does P.A.R.A.L.Y.S.I.S take hold of you?" (Feb 15, 08, 7:42 a.m.)

Mark 2:5-12: "What are you thinking in your M.I.N.D?" (Feb 16, 08, 11:08 a.m.)

Mark 2:5-12: "What do you represent by your A.C.T.I.O.N.S?" (Feb 18, 08, 8:23 a.m.)

Mark 2:13-15: "Where are you looking for A.C.C.E.P.T.A.N.C.E?" (Feb 19, 08, 11:22 a.m.)

Mark 2:15-17: "Who do you I.N.V.I.T.E to Jesus?" (Feb 20, 08, 9:57 a.m.)

Mark 2:18-20: "When do you F.A.S.T?" (Feb 21, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Mark 2:21-22: "How do you see your L.I.F.E?" (Feb 22, 08, 9:56 a.m.)

Mark 2:23-28: "What kind of L.E.A.D.E.R will you be? (Feb 23, 08, 10:46 a.m.)

Mark 2:23-28: "What does the S.A.B.B.A.T.H mean to you?" (Feb 25, 08, 10:46 a.m.)

CHAPTER 3:

Mark 3:1-6:"Whose N.E.E.D.S do you meet?" (Feb 26, 08, 9:54 a.m.)

Mark 3:7-8: "What is your I.M.P.A.C.T?" (Feb 27, 08, 8:17 a.m.)

Mark 3:9-11: "What S.P.A.C.E do you give yourself?" (Feb 28, 08, 9:38 a.m.)

Mark 3:11-12: "How do you fight E.V.I.L?" (Feb 29, 08, 9:11 a.m.)

Mark 3:13-16: "What emphasis do you put on your R.E.L.A.T.I.O.N.S.H.I.P with Jesus?" (March 01, 08, 9:29 a.m.)

Mark 3:17-19: "Where do you have your A.P.P.O.I.N.T.M.E.N.T in?" (March 03, 08, 9:49 a.m.)

Mark 3:20: "Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R?" (March 04, 08, 12:07 p.m.)

Mark 3:21: "How are your actions seen by your F.A.M.I.L.Y?" (March 05, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 3:22-27: "How do you handle S.L.A.N.D.E.R?" (March 06, 08, 7:57 a.m.)

Mark 3:28-30: "What is your V.I.E.W of Jesus?" (March 07, 08, 8:18 a.m.)

Mark 3:31-34: "What do you do with God's Will?" (March 08, 08, 8:45 a.m.)

CHAPTER 4:
Mark 4:1-20: "What do P.A.R.A.B.L.E.S mean to you?" (March 10, 08, 7:15 a.m.)

Mark 4:1-20: "What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L?" (Feb 02, 08, 10:35 a.m.)

Mark 4:1-20: "Where are you in your W.A.L.K with the Lord?" (March 11, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Audio: "Where are you in your W.A.L.K with the Lord?" (March 11, 08, 11:05 a.m.)

Mark 4:21-23: "What kind of L.A.M.P will you be?" (March 12, 08, 9:40 a.m.)

Audio: "What do you C.O.N.C.E.A.L?" (March 14, 08, 10:11 a.m.)

"What do you C.O.N.C.E.A.L?" (March 14, 08, 8:52 a.m.)

John 12:12-15: "How can you B.L.E.S.S the Lord?" (March 17, 08, 1:25 a.m.)

Philippians 2:8: "What does the C.R.O.S.S mean to you?" (March 20, 08, 1:16 p.m.)

"How do you handle D.O.U.B.T.S?" (March 25, 08, 12:36 p.m.)

Mark 4:24-25: "What do you do with what you H.E.A.R?" (March 31, 08, 8:39 a.m.)

Mark 4:26-29: "What do you do with the W.O.R.D of God?" (April 05, 08, 10:18 a.m.)

Mark 4:30-34: "What do you do with the S.E.E.D?" (April 07, 08, 11:48 a.m.)

Mark 4:35-41: "What are the S.T.O.R.M.S in your life?" (April 08, 08, 11:52 a.m.)

CHAPTER 5:

Mark 5:1-13: "Where is your T.O.R.M.E.N.T coming from?" (April 09, 08, 11:50 a.m.)

Mark 5:14-17: "Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G?" (April 11, 08, 11:46 a.m.)

Mark 5:14-17: "What do people R.E.P.O.R.T about you?" (April 12, 08, 11:00 a.m.)

Mark 5:18-19: "What makes you A.F.R.A.I.D of Jesus?" (April 14, 08, 10:40 a.m.)

Mark 5:18-19: "Will you T.E.L.L others about Jesus?" (April 15, 08, 11:32 a.m.)

Mark 5:20: "What do you do with your T.E.S.T.I.M.O.N.Y?" (April 16, 08, 12:03 p.m.)

Proverbs 17:4: "What does G.O.S.S.I.P do to you?" (April 17, 08, 6:52 p.m.)

Exodus 12:5,7,11,13-14: "How do you know judgment will P.A.S.S.O.V.E.R you?" (April 24, 08, 9:26 a.m.)

Mark 5:21: "Why will you G.A.T.H.E.R before Jesus?" (April 28, 08, 9:36 a.m.)

Mark 5:22-24: "What place do you give P.R.A.Y.E.R in your life?" (April 29, 08, 7:51 a.m.)

Mark 5:24b-29: “Unclean Now? Christ’s Leading Everyday Always Nurtures! (U.N.C.L.E.A.N)" (May 05, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 5:30-34: “Forever, Redeemer Everyday Excitingly Delivers Omnipotent Message!(F.R.E.E.D.O.M)” (May 05, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 5:35-37: “Timing Is Messiah’s Involvement Nurturing Graciously! (T.I.M.I.N.G)” (May 07, 08, 10:07 a.m.)

Mark 5:35-42: "What place do you give G.O.D.S W.I.L.L in your life?" (May 08, 08, 9:33 a.m.)

CHAPTER 6:

Mark 6:1-2:"Where do you seek W.I.S.D.O.M for your life?" (May 09, 08, 10:31 a.m.)

Mark 6:2-3:"What do you do with your C.A.L.L.I.N.G in life?" (May 10, 08, 9:43 a.m.)

Mark 6:2-3: "Who/Where is your I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y found in?" (May 12, 08, 8:45 a.m.)

Mark 6:4: "When do you feel A.C.C.E.P.T.E.D in your life" (May 13, 08, 8:21 a.m.)

Mark 6:4-6: "How is your F.A.I.T.H in the Lord?" (May 14, 08, 8:01 a.m.)

Mark 6:6-7:"What do you T.E.A.C.H by your life?" (May 15, 08, 10:34 a.m.)

Mark 6:6-7:"Who are you S.E.N.T by?" (May 16, 08, 6:49 a.m.)

Mark 6:7-11:"Where are you S.T.A.Y.I.N.G in your life?" (May 17, 08, 8:38 a.m.)

Mark 6:12-13: "How is your spiritual H.E.A.L.T.H in your life?" (May 20, 08, 7:41 a.m.)

Mark 6:12-14: "What have people H.E.A.R.D about Jesus through you?" (May 21, 08, 8:36 a.m.)

Mark 6:14-16: "What do you T.H.I.N.K about Jesus?" (May 22, 08, 10:02 a.m.)

Mark 6:16-17: "How do you handle D.O.U.B.T.S in your life?" (May 23, 08, 9:05 a.m.)

Mark 6:17-20: "When do you S.P.E.A.K out?" (May 24, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Philippians 4:9: "What kind of S.O.L.D.I.E.R will you be?" (May 26, 08, 9:55 a.m.)

Mark 6:21-25: "What has the T.O.N.G.U.E done in your life?" (May 27, 08, 8:27 a.m.)

Mark 6:25-29: "What has P.R.I.D.E done in your life?" (May 28, 08, 8:25 a.m.)

Mark 6:30: "What is your M.I.S.S.I.O.N you have been called to?" (May 29, 08, 8:19 a.m.)

Mark 6:31-32: "Where do you find R.E.S.T in your life?" (May 30, 08, 8:04 a.m.)

Mark 6:33-34: "Who have you made the S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D of your life?" (May 31, 08, 8:37 a.m.)

Mark 6:35-44: "What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat?" (June 02, 08, 8:34 a.m.)

Mark 6:45: "Whose C.A.R.E are you really in?" (June 03, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Mark 6:46: "When do you P.R.A.Y in your life?" (June 03, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Mark 6:46-48b:"What T.R.O.U.B.L.E are you facing in your life?" (June 05, 08, 9:53 a.m.)

Mark 6:48-50: "What is the F.E.A.R you are facing in life?" (June 06, 08, 9:23 a.m.)

Mark 6:51-52: "How have you H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?" (June 07, 08, 9:09 a.m.)

Mark 6:53-54: "What are you R.E.C.O.G.N.I.Z.E.D for in your life?" (June 09, 08, 9:37 a.m.)

Mark 6:55-56: "Who do you I.N.T.R.O.D.U.C.E to Jesus in your life?" (June 10, 08, 10:50 a.m.)

CHAPTER 7:

Mark 7:1-8: "How do you view H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y in your life?" (June 11, 08, 6:11 a.m.)

Mark 7:1-8: "How does the Lord view your W.O.R.S.H.I.P in life?" (June 12, 08, 9:24 a.m.)

Mark 7:1-8: "Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S do you follow in life?" (June 13, 08, 8:12 a.m.)

Mark 7:9-13: "How do you honor your P.A.R.E.N.T.S in life?" (June 14, 08, 9:16 a.m.)

Philippians 4:20-23: "What have you done for your F.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (June 15, 08, 5:40 p.m.)

Mark 7:14-19: "How do you C.L.E.A.N your life?" (June 17, 08, 9:26 p.m.)

Mark 7:20-23: "When are you getting a H.E.A.R.T transplant?" (June 18, 08, 7:36 a.m.)

Mark 7:24: "Why not take the C.R.E.D.I.T offered to you in life?" (June 19, 08, 10:12 a.m.)

Mark 7:25-26: "How often do you ask Jesus to S.A.V.E your loved ones in life?" (June 20, 08, 9:45 a.m.)

Mark 7:27-30: "What A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y are you facing in life?" (June 21, 08, 10:38 a.m.)

Mark 7:31-32:"Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (June 23, 08, 9:50 a.m.)

Mark 7:33-34: "Where do you want the Lord to W.O.R.K in your life?" (June 24, 08, 10:12 a.m.)

Mark 7:35-36: "What do you need W.E.L.L done in your life?" (June 25, 08, 10:10 a.m.)

CHAPTER 8

Mark 8:1a:"Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (June 26, 08, 10:11 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3:"Who needs your C.O.M.P.A.S.S.I.O.N this week?" (June 27, 08, 10:16 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What place do you give a R.E.T.R.E.A.T in your life?" (June 30, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What do you E.A.T in life?" (July 01, 08, 10:27 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What are you H.U.N.G.R.Y for in life?" (July 02, 08, 10:15 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What D.I.S.T.A.N.C.E will you go to meet Jesus?" (July 03, 08, 10:06 a.m.)

Mark 8:4: "What do you F.O.R.G.E.T in life?" (July 07, 08, 11:04 a.m.)

Mark 8:4-7: "How do you handle P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S in your life?" (July 08, 08, 10:14 a.m.)

Mark 8:8a: "What are you T.H.A.N.K.F.U.L for in your life?" (July 09, 08, 10:05 a.m.)

Mark 8:8b: "What has being G.E.N.E.R.O.U.S done to you?" (July 12, 08, 9:05 a.m.)

Mark 8:9-10: "Where has the Lord placed you to C.A.R.E in life?" (July 15, 08, 11:29 a.m.)

Mark 8:9-10: "Who do you let M.O.L.D your life?" (July 16, 08, 11:19 a.m.)

Mark 8:11-13: "Who have you T.E.S.T.E.D in life?" (July 21, 08, 11:04 a.m.)

Mark 8:11-13: "What does J.E.S.U.S mean to you?" (July 22, 08, 10:59 a.m.)

Mark 8:14-15: "Who do you W.A.S.T.E your time with?" (July 23, 08, 9:49 a.m.).

Mark 8:14-16: "Where is your F.O.C.U.S in life?" (July 24, 08, 10:12 a.m.)

Mark 8:14-16: "What is Jesus A.W.A.R.E of in your life?" (July 26, 08, 9:05 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-17: "What do you M.I.S.S to see in your life?" (July 28, 08, 9:52 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-21: "When have you H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?" (July 29, 08, 10:45 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-21: "What do you fail to S.E.E or H.E.A.R in life?" (July 30, 08, 8:44 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-21: "What do you R.E.M.E.M.B.E.R in life?" (July 31, 08, 7:53 a.m.)

AUGUST 2008

Mark 8:22-26: "Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (August 01, 08, 9:07 a.m.)

Mark 8:22-26: "Whose life are you I.N.V.O.L.V.E.D in?" (August 02, 08, 9:48 a.m.)

Mark 8:22-26: "Should you take M.E.D.I.C.I.N.E in life?" (August 04, 08, 8:49 a.m.)

Mark 8:22-26: "What does R.E.S.T.O.R.A.T.I.O.N make you do?" (August 05, 08, 9:43 a.m.)

Mark 8:27-30: "Who do you say Jesus is P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y to you?" (August 06, 08, 9:48 a.m.)

Mark 8:31-33: "Who are you O.P.E.N with in life?" (August 08, 08, 9:50 a.m.)

Mark 8:31-33: "Whose L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N theology do you follow in life?" (August 11, 08, 1:40 p.m.)

Mark 8:33-34: "What do you D.E.N.Y yourself in life?" (Aug 12, 08, 7:38 a.m.)

Mark 8:33-34: "When have you carried your C.R.O.S.S in life?" (Aug 14, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 8:33-34: "What does it mean to F.O.L.L.O.W Jesus Christ?"(Aug 15, 08, 11:32 a.m.)

Mark 8:33-34: "What does your V.O.T.E show?"(Aug 19, 08, 9:26 a.m.)

Mark 8:35-38: "What does your L.I.F.E. mean to you?"(Aug 22, 08, 9:52 a.m.)

Mark 8:36-38: "What have you done with your S.O.U.L in life?"(Aug 25, 08, 12:02 p.m.)

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