by Brad Blocksom | Jul 14, 2020 | Biblical Studies, New Testament
Mark 16:1-8 Jesus is Risen Last time Jesus body was laid in the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea, the stone was rolled against the entrance, and the two Marys “saw where he was laid” (Mark 15:46-47). It is now Sunday morning. The sabbath is over and the three...
by Brad Blocksom | Apr 27, 2020 | Biblical Studies, New Testament
Mark 15:42-47 The Burial of Jesus Jesus died on the day before the Sabbath at about 3pm, and evening is approaching (v. 42). If He is going to be buried, and not hang on the cross (bringing desecration to the land, and during the Passover at that) then it needs to...
by Brad Blocksom | Apr 9, 2020 | Biblical Studies, New Testament
Mark 15:33-41 The Death of Jesus The previous passage takes place between 9 AM and 12 noon. It is now high noon (v. 33) and it’s dark for three solid hours (until the moment of Jesus’ death) – a symbol of God’s judgment (Amos 8:9) and...
by Brad Blocksom | Mar 30, 2020 | Biblical Studies, New Testament
Mark 15:21-32 Jesus is Crucified Last time Jesus was mocked by the soldiers of Pilate’s battalion. And now they conscript Simon of Cyrene to carry the crossbeam for the severely weakened and exhausted Jesus (v. 21). His sons, Alexander and Rufus, are mentioned...
by Brad Blocksom | Mar 16, 2020 | Practical Theology
Dear friends, house church leaders, organic church practitioners, and adherents of the simple church model, I am one of you. I left the Institutional Church (IC) in 2016, and have been on the journey with you of exploring what it means to practice Christianity outside...
