Commentary on the 16th Sunday of the year (B) 19th July 2015
Saturday, 18 July 2015
TEA: Text, Explanation, Application Mark 6: 30–34 TEXT: Mark 6: 30–34 Return of the Twelve Disciples ‘Apostles’ Return from Mission 30 The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. Jesus’ Concern for the Twelve 31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely
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Commentary on the 15th Sunday of the year (B) 12th July 2015
Sunday, 12 July 2015
TEA: Text, Explanation, Application TEXT Mark 6: 7 — 13 The Twelve Sent on Mission Call and Mission 7 And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
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Commentary on the 14th Sunday of the year (B) 5th July 2015
Saturday, 04 July 2015
TEA: Text, Explanation, Application TEXT Mark 6:1–6 Setting 1 He went away from there and came to his own country; and his disciples followed him. Rejection of Jesus 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get all
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Commentary on the 13th Sunday of the year (B) 28th June 2015
Saturday, 27 June 2015
TEA: Text, Explanation, Application TEXT Mark 5: 21–43 Setting 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him; and he was beside the sea. Daughter of Jairus 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Ja’irus by name; and seeing him, he
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Commentary on the 11th Sunday of the year (B) 13th June 2015
Friday, 12 June 2015
TEA; Text, Explanation, Application Mark 4: 26–34 TEXT: TWO PARABLES: The Kingdom of God: (i) seed; (ii) grain of mustard seed Parable of Seed 26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground, 27 and the seed should sprout and grow, he knows not how.
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Commentary on the 3rd Sunday of Easter (B) 19th April 2015
Saturday, 18 April 2015
TEXT: Luke 24: 35–48 Emmaus Disciples Report 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. Jesus Appears 36 As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them and he said to them, “peace be with you”. 37 But they
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Commentary on the 2nd Sunday of Easter (B) 12th April 2015
Thursday, 09 April 2015
TEXT: John 20:19–31 Jesus appears to his disciples 19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he
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Commentary on Easter Vigil (B) 4th April 2015
Thursday, 02 April 2015
TEXT: Mark 16:1–8 The Women Go to the Tomb 1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Mag’dalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salo’me, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun
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Commentary on the 17th Sunday of the year (B) 26th July August 2015