• CONQUERING POWER. He overcame DISASTER  -  Mar 4:39 We use the term “storms of life” to reference those things that would cause great anxiety and fear in our heart.  Doom and Disaster dog us throughout life.  “Storms of life” often bring the same result in us as they did to the disciples. They feared that this storm was in control.  He overcame DEMONS   -  Mar 5:13 The agents of evil that battle against God’s plan — and God’s people The darkness that attempts to deceive and skew our view of life The force that works to hold people in bondage Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. He overcame DISEASE    -  Mar 5:27, 33 Disease is the physical result of the Fall.  Sin’s consequences are seen in broken bodies.  Jesus has the power to heal.  We’ve been given authority over all the  He overcame DEATH       -  Mar 5:41-42 Hebrews 2:14-16 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. The real battle of faith is this: Recognize who/what is truly in control …  Remember what is most important … (the ‘heaven down’ perspective vs the ‘earth up’ perspective) Resist the urge to believe your senses … we know that we must perceive through the power of the Spirit Readjust your perspective through praise …  Rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ (all the points above - he HAS overcome) (“we see not all things under our feet right now … but we see Jesus - Hebrews 2:8-9
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    2. I was just reading William Barclay - New Daily Study Bible Series. He was likening the 4 gospels to the vision of God. In Mark he's depicted as "the Man" (acquainted with our griefs) - in Matthew he's depicted as "the Lion" (Israel's expected Lion of the tribe of Judah) - in Luke he's depicted as "the Ox" (faithful and obedient) - in John he's depicted as "the Eagle" (showing us a heaven down view). I thought that was an interesting assessment.
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      5. If you're interested take a look at this link http://www.csntm.org ... they are compiling pictures of all 5600 known NT manuscripts. The information is phenomenal and Daniel Wallace is perhaps the most renowned NT Manuscript authority in the world.

        1. We watched a tremendous debate between Daniel Wallace and Bart Ehrman on the topic "Can We Trust the Text of the New Testament"

          1. <NOTE FROM CLASS TODAY> Some Historical Facts About Textual Criticism A Diplomatic edition - reproduces an actual existing manuscript. The default manuscript of the OT is Leningrad Codex. It is the default of Masoretic tradition. An Eclectic edition - a decision of a committee of the closest approximation to the original from using compilations of the best manuscripts.