Megan Rawlings

Hi there! You are listening to Bold is… a women’s ministry podcast with the goal of helping you learn the Bible verse-by-verse. Did you know that we turned a year old on Tuesday? It’s true and to celebrate, we’ve decided that all our merch needed to include FREE shipping! This past year has been so exciting. We’ve learned a lot and we are looking forward to stepping up and making this next year even better, but today -- let’s learn a little something about Mark 6, shall we? INTRO If you are new here, welcome to the podcast! Our goal is to walk you through Scripture verse by verse, so we will read a section of the passage and then try to break it down for you. For a recap of what’s happening, please feel free to go back and listen to last week's episode. Groovy -- let’s get started. I am going to be reading from the (ESV) English Standard Version. This is the Word of God and is profitable for you: Jesus Rejected at Nazareth1He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 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 these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. 4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” 5 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching. Okay, Jesus went back to his hometown, which is Nazareth. On the sabbath, which was a Saturday, he went to the synagogue and began teaching. Now, these folks were astonished at what He was saying, but they were also confused. Remember, this was “little Jesus from down the street.” They were not convinced that He was the messiah they had been waiting on. Then, we get a glimpse into His family. We know that He had four brothers and at least two sisters. Which by the way -- although His family mostly thought He was crazy and tried to get Him to quit claiming to be God, two of His brothers ended up writing books in the New Testament. Check me -- Jude (called here Judas) and James. Check out the opening to their letters. So, to reexamine what we just learned -- Jesus was teaching, they weren’t having it, but this did not deter Jesus. He went about among the villages and kept teaching. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. 10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” 12 So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. 13 And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. Jesus gives authority to cast out demons in His name to His disciples. He also tells them t

Hi sweet ladies! You are listening to Bold is… a women’s ministry podcast with the goal of helping you learn the Bible verse-by-verse. This season we are working our way through the Gospel of Mark and before we get to that, I want to let you know that everything we do is 100% free. If you believe in what we are doing and would like to consider helping support out ministry, would you pray about joining us as a sponsor? We would love for you to subscribe to our patreon which is a community of folks just like you with plans ranging from $1/month to $25/month. Your monetary donation gives you access to discounts on our merchandise, additional resources on our website, and early access to all of our content. With your support, you are ensuring that we can effectively deliver daily content to help women better understand their Bible which in turn creates disciples who impact the kingdom in greater ways. We also have merchandise available on our website at www.theboldmovement.com/products. When you receive your new shirts or hat, take a photo and tag us on social media so we can see how great you look in it! If you cannot afford to help, we ask that you send us some love by praying for our ministry! Okay, friend -- are you ready to devour into Mark 5?! INTRO If you are new here, welcome to the podcast! Our goal is to walk you through Scripture verse by verse, so we will read a section of the passage and then try to break it down for you. Just a FYI, it is easy to take Scripture out of context, so make sure when studying you read before this section and after to ensure you are reading it within the correct frame that the original author intended. Ladies, let’s get started. I am going to be reading from the (ESV) English Standard Version. This is the Word of God and is profitable for you: They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. Matthew’s gospel tells us that there are actually two demon possessed men who meet Jesus when He arrives, but Mark and Luke focus on one of them.  3 He lived among the tombs. Here is some food for thought -- did you know that Jews avoided dead people like crazy because it made them unclean? (Numbers 19:11 says, “Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.” For Jesus, a Jew, and His disciples (also Jews) to be near a man who was living in a tomb was in and of itself taboo. However, they were in a heavy gentile populated area.  And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains,  he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.  I don’t know how familiar you are with demonology (which is the study of demons, but I did a little research and wanted to make the following known.), Baker’s dictionary says, “Demons are created beings, personal, immortal, and incapable of reconciliation with God. They have great power as compared with humans, but little power as compared with God. God has given us authority over them, so that in the name of Jesus they must obey God’s people, even as they must obey the Lord himself.”[1] Now, to be fair -- there is nothing in Scripture that discusses explicitly the psychology or physiology of demon possession, but verse five gives us an indication that the demons possessing this m

Hey hey, ladies! You are listening to Bold is… a women’s ministry podcast with the goal of helping you learn the Bible verse-by-verse. We are currently treading through the gospel of Mark and are so excited that you have started on this journey with us! Before we get started, we wanted to let you know that everything we do in this ministry is 100% free with the exception of few incentives for our financial supporters. These include discounts on our merchandise, additional resources on our website, and early access to all of our content. If you believe in what we are doing and would like to consider helping a few girls out, would you pray about joining us as sponsors?! We have plans ranging from $1/month to $25/month. With your donations, you are ensuring that we can give you, among other women, content to help you better understand your Bible. If you cannot afford to help, we can def. Use your prayers! If you have learned anything from us, you will know that ministry is hard… like really really hard, but the blood - sweat- and tears put into is completely disappears when we see women eager to go deeper in their faith and help us change the way the world reads their Bible. Okay, friend -- are you ready to dive into Mark 4?!INTROIf you are new to our podcast, Welcome welcome welcome, sister! You have found your tribe! You will always be welcome here, our safe place to learn and ask quetsions! I will read a passage of Scripture and then we break it down verse by verse. We are going to attempt the entire 4th chapter of Mark today, so hold on tight -- it’s about to get wild. I will be reading from the New American Study Bible (also commonly referred to as the NASB) today if you are interested in following along.This is God breathed and profitable for youHe began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land. 2 And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching, 3 “Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4 as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil. 6 And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. 8 Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.” 9 And He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, [a]let him hear.”So Jesus is teaching by the sea again and there is a crowd begins to gather around Him. The Greek word that John Mark used here refers to a remarkably large crowd.  So large, actually that He had to get into a boat to teach them. They would have stayed on the land He taught from the boat… let that sink in. He starts teaching them in parables again too. Let’s break this illustration down. Luke 8:11 shows us that the seed in this parable is the word of God and the sower is the Christian who spreads the word by sharing it with others. The soil is an 10 As soon as He was alone, [b]His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. 11 And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, 12 so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”Explanation

Friend, let’s be real. Have you ever wondered why Jesus called the twelve disciples -- like what made them special? Why those guys? How about reading through Scripture and seeing that there is an unforgivable sin? Do you ever fear that you have committed it and felt the fear and shame of not knowing if you are “really saved?” Last question: do you feel lonely? Your family and friends might be there, but you still feel the emptiness of --well, life? If you identify with any of these, I am so glad you tuned in because we are going to work through Mark 3:13-35 where we learn that Bold is… trusting Jesus even in strange circumstances.IntroI will never forget the day that I was on the bus in 4th grade. One of the girls I sat near told me that if I ever said that the Holy Spirit did not exist (or even thought it), I was definitely going to hell because that was an unforgivable sin. Talk about gut wrenching. Not something you want to hear as a kid. She meant well, she was passionate and excited, but that it the problem with poor exegesis… that’s not what the verse means.If you have ever thought this, DON’T WORRY! We will clear all this up. Here on the Bold is… podcast, I like to read the passage together then break it down verse by verse. If you are interested in following along with me, I am reading from the New Living Translation today.This is Mark 3:13-3513 Afterward, Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him. 14 Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, 15 giving them authority to cast out demons. 16 These are the twelve he chose:     Simon (whom he named Peter),     17 James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”),     18 Andrew,     Philip,     Bartholomew,     Matthew,     Thomas,     James (son of Alphaeus),     Thaddaeus,     Simon (the zealot),     19 Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). 20 One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat. 21 When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said. 22 But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.” 23 Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. 24 “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. 25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 26 And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. 27 Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. 28 “I tell you the truth, all sin and bla

TranscriptionHey sweet friend, you are listening to Bold Is… you might remember us as The Bold Movement Podcast. This week we are going to continue looking at Mark chapter 3. I hope you’re ready because we have a lot to cover in a little bit of time.INTROOkay, so on our last podcast episode I told you all about the crazy story where the bat was loose in my house while my husband was away. And if you will remember, Dave and I lost the stinker… Tuesday morning, exactly two weeks after losing him, he showed up again. Okay, let’s pause for a second. I want you all to take in the fact that I have been living with another living creature… a vampire as my niece called it, for two weeks. How does that happen?! ANyhoo, my hero and real life batman saved the day and caught him. So, this batty story has come to a close.Before we get started, I wanted to let our listeners know that we will have a booth at this years ICOM in Kansas City, MO on November 14th-17th and if you are going to be there or are from the area, we would LOVE to meet you! We are also going to be releasing some HUGE news at that event so… let the build up begin. That’s right, you heard it hear first.OKay guys,let’s get into the word of God. This is Mark 3:7-21This is Mark chapter 3:7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. 9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, 10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him. 11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.The Twelve Apostles13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 and have authority to cast out demons. 16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name (Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.20 Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. 21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”I am going to drop something kinda heavy on you, and I want you to stay with me. In Deuteronomy 18:15 Moses says, “Moses continued, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.”That prophet is Jesus.Many scholars believe that the gospel of Mark is written in a way that compares the life and ministry of Christ to the exodus of the Israelites (which is where we get the book’s name Exodus).When we start in verse 7, we are actually taking a glimpse into the later part of Jesus

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