Mark 4

Expository Listening Marks of a Healthy Church 4

How do we listen to sermons? What are the marks of good listening? This article looks at the parable of the sower in Mark 4 to discuss how Christians can train themselves to listen well to the preaching of the Word.

Mark 4:1 – Preaching to the Coast

This article argues that Jesus' preaching to the crowds beside the Sea of Galilee in Mark 4:1 should be seen in the light of references in the Old Testament to the coastlands and to the mixed multitude in Exodus 12:38.

New Testament Miracles and Higher Criticism: Climbing up the Slippery Slope

How does a historian need to view supernatural events or miracles? This article argues for the historicity of the miracles and surveys some of the difficult passages in this regard: Mark 4:35-41, Mark 6:32-44, Mark 11:12-14, and John 2:1-11. Blomberg also asks the question whether Matthew 17:27 functions as a pure metaphor.