"You Are Not Far From the Kingdom of God" and "Givers and Receivers"

from the series Mark: The Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Son of God

Download MP3

To download the MP3, right-click on this button and choose to "Download/Save Linked File" or "Save Link As".
Detail
Scripture
  • Community:
    Vineyard
    By:
    David Gowdey
    Date:
    Scripture:
    Mark 12:34-44

  • Mark 12:34–44

    34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.

    Whose Son Is the Christ?

    35 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?36 David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared,

      “‘The Lord said to my Lord,
      “Sit at my right hand,
        until I put your enemies under your feet.”’

    37 David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly.

    Beware of the Scribes

    38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,40 who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

    The Widow’s Offering

    41 And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”