Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000367
00:17 Hi, I'm Kelly Mowrer and thank you for joining me today
00:20 for His Words are Life. Today we are going to be reading 00:23 some of the most beautiful words about the incredible gift 00:26 of eternal life that God has made possible to us and then 00:30 how we should conduct ourselves and behave, 00:33 knowing that we have been given this gift 00:35 that we are so unworthy of. But before we read these words, 00:38 let's go to him in prayer. Oh, heavenly Father thank you 00:42 for sending us your son. Thank you, Jesus, for dying for us and 00:47 for making it possible for all who believe in you 00:50 to be with you forever. Please send your Holy Spirit to bless 00:55 us as we read these words. May we not only hear them: 00:58 but may they bear fruit in our lives, to your honor 01:01 and glory. We love you. Amen I'm reading today from the 01:06 King James version, the book of Mark, chapter 9 and beginning 01:10 with verse 49. - For everyone shall be salted with fire, and 01:15 every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good: but if 01:19 the salt have lost his saltiness wherewith will ye season it? 01:23 Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. 01:28 This is Mark, chapter 10. - And he arose from thence, 01:34 and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of 01:37 Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and as he was 01:41 wont, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came to him, 01:44 and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? 01:48 tempting him. And he answered and said unto them, 01:52 What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses suffered 01:57 to write a bill of divorcement and to put her away. 02:00 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness 02:04 of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning 02:07 of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause 02:12 shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to 02:15 his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are 02:20 no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined 02:25 together, let not man put asunder. And in the house 02:29 his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith 02:33 unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, 02:37 committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put 02:41 away her husband, and be married to another, 02:44 she committeth adultery. And they brought young children 02:47 to him that he should touch them: and his disciples 02:51 rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was 02:55 much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children 02:59 to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom 03:03 of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive 03:08 the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter 03:11 therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon 03:16 them and blessed them. And when he was gone forth into the way, 03:20 there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him. 03:23 Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 03:28 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? 03:33 there is none good but one, that is, God. 03:36 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not 03:40 kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, 03:45 Honor thy father and mother. And he answered and said 03:49 unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 03:52 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, 03:58 One thing thou lackest; go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, 04:04 and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: 04:08 and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad 04:13 at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great 04:17 possessions. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his 04:21 disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter 04:25 into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished 04:28 at his words. But Jesus answereth again, 04:31 and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them 04:34 that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God. 04:38 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, 04:42 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 04:45 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves 04:50 Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them saith, 04:55 With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God 05:00 all things are possible. Then Peter began to say unto him, 05:05 Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 05:09 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is 05:14 no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, 05:18 or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, 05:23 and the gospel's, but he shall receive and hundredfold now 05:26 in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, 05:29 and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; 05:32 and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first 05:38 shall be last; and the last first. 05:40 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went 05:45 before: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were 05:48 afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them 05:52 what things should happen unto him, saying, Behold, we go up to 05:56 Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the 06:00 chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn 06:03 him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: And they 06:06 shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit 06:09 upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall 06:12 rise again. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, 06:17 come unto them, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest 06:21 do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them, 06:25 What would ye that I should do for you? They said unto him, 06:30 Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, 06:34 and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said 06:41 unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup 06:45 that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism 06:48 that I am baptized with? And they said unto him, 06:51 We can. And Jesus said unto them 06:54 Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the 06:59 baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized 07:02 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine 07:06 give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 07:10 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased 07:16 with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith 07:20 unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule 07:25 over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; 07:28 and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 07:31 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great 07:36 among you shall be your minister: And whosoever 07:41 of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. 07:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but 07:50 to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 07:54 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho 07:58 with his disciples and a great number of people, 08:01 blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway 08:05 beside begging. And when he head that it was Jesus 08:09 of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus thou son of David 08:13 have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should 08:17 hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, 08:20 Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, 08:25 and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, 08:28 saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise: he calleth thee. 08:32 And he, casting away his garment rose, and came to Jesus. 08:36 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou 08:40 that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, 08:43 Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, 08:48 Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately 08:53 he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. 08:56 I'm reading from the book of Mark, chapter eleven. 08:59 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage 09:04 and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two 09:07 of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the 09:11 village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it 09:15 ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; 09:19 loose him, and bring him. And if any man say unto you, Why do 09:24 ye this, say ye that the Lord hath need of him; 09:28 and straightway he will send him hither. And they went 09:32 their way and found the colt tied by the door 09:35 without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 09:38 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, 09:41 What do ye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them 09:45 even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. And they 09:49 brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; 09:52 and he sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way 09:56 and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them 09:59 in the way. And they that went before, and they that followed, 10:03 cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name 10:07 of the Lord: Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, 10:11 that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 10:14 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem and into the temple: and when he 10:19 had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide 10:22 was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. 10:25 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, 10:29 he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves; 10:33 he came if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he 10:38 came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs 10:41 was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, 10:45 No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. 10:49 And his disciples heard it. And they come to Jerusalem: 10:54 and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them 10:57 that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew 11:00 the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them 11:03 that sold doves; And would not suffer that any man should 11:06 carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, saying 11:10 unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called 11:13 of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it 11:17 a den of thieves. And the scribes and chief priests 11:21 heard it and sought how they might destroy him: for they 11:25 feared him, because all the people were astonished 11:27 at his doctrine. And when even was come, he went 11:30 out of the city. And in the morning, as they passed by, 11:34 they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 11:38 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, 11:43 the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 11:46 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 11:51 For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this 11:55 mountain, Be thou removed, and be cast into the sea; 11:59 and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe 12:02 that those things which he saith shall come to pass; 12:05 he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, 12:10 What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye 12:15 receive them and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, 12:19 forgive if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which 12:24 is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 12:27 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father 12:31 which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. And they come again 12:35 to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, 12:37 there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, 12:40 and the elders, and say unto him, By what authority 12:44 doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority 12:47 to do these things? And Jesus answered and said unto them, 12:51 I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, 12:56 and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 12:58 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 13:03 Answer me. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, 13:07 If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye 13:11 not believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; 13:14 they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was 13:18 a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, 13:21 We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, 13:25 Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. 13:29 I'm reading from the book of Mark, chapter twelve. 13:33 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man 13:37 planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a 13:41 place for the winevat, and built a tower, and let it out 13:44 to husbandmen, and went into a far country. And at the season 13:48 he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive 13:51 from the husbandmen the fruit of the vineyard. 13:53 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 13:57 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him 14:01 they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him 14:04 away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; 14:09 and him they killed, and many others; beating some, 14:12 and killing some. Having yet therefore one son, 14:17 his well beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, 14:21 They will reverence my son. - Thank you again for joining me 14:27 today to read His Words are Life. 14:29 Until we're together again, May God bless you 14:32 and keep you in his care. Goodbye. |
Revised 2014-12-17