Can you imagine what the leper of the end of Mark 1 must have felt when Jesus cleansed him of this horrible, deadly disease? I get pretty excited about getting over a cold, but this former leper's whole life had changed. What unmatchable joy! Yet, Jesus gave some unusual instruction, at least seemingly unusual to us, to tell no one of the experience. I don't know that I could contain such an experience, and the former leper struggled with that also. He told everyone! Can you blame him? Jesus' instructions does perhaps at first glance seem contrary to His purpose, but it is always right to obey God. What we can learn from this passage is that God's truth is always more important than experience.

Today's episode comes from Mark chapters 1 and 2.

This episode kicks off a new series that will connect with a challenge for the Calvary Baptist Church family and all of our friends who might like to join with us. We are challenged to read and study the Bible together following a specific plan. To finish the year, we are challenging ourselves to read the entire New Testament in 11 weeks. The plan follows a five-day-a-week schedule, as explained in this episode. Each episode in this series will be from the reading of that particular day, or a day close to it. Today's introduction highlights Jesus' preaching in Mark 1. The disciples were astonished at the doctrine of Jesus, as He taught with authority, unlike the scribes. There is much teaching about the Bible today, but it lacks the authority from God's Word. We need to be under the true and powerful teachings of Jesus directly from His Word. I hope I can help you with that.
This week's Bible Reading Schedule:

Day 1: Mark 1-2; Acts 1-3
Day 2: Mark 3-4; Acts 4-6
Day 3: Mark 5-6; Acts 7-9
Day 4: Mark 7-8; Acts 10-12
Day 5: Mark 9-10; Acts 13-15

This is the audio from the Wednesday Evening Service on June 04, 2025, at Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk, www.calvarybaptistnorfolk.org. Due to renovations in the auditorium, we will not be able to live stream some services. They instead will be posted here.

In this episode, we will look at the power of God's Word in regards to the proper posture of our hearts to God's Word and, in turn, what God's Word will do for your heart. We open in discussion that though some harm us "without cause," there is nothing God ever does without a purpose. God can use the evil others intend for good. They may have no good purpose, but God's purpose is always good.

On Wednesday nights, we have been studying Psalm 119 together to learn of the power of God's Word, the Bible. Each service covers one of the eight verse sections that are separated under the label of the various Hebrew letters. This week's study cover the section Schin.