Author Archives: Jamie Hicks

Leviticus 19:35-20:21; Mark 9:1-13; Psalms 43:1-4; Proverbs 14:3-4 NT: “After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves to be alone. He was transfigured in front of them, and his clothes became dazzling — extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them. Elijah appeared to themContinue reading “04/25/S – Transfiguration”

Leviticus 19:1-34; Mark 8:27-38; Psalms 42:9-11; Proverbs 14:1-2 NT: “Then he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and rise after three days. He spoke openly about this. Peter took him aside andContinue reading “04/24/F – Take Up Your Cross”

Leviticus 18:1-30; Mark 8:11-26; Psalms 42:1-8; Proverbs 13:24-25 OT: “The Lord spoke to Moses: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the Lord your God. Do not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringingContinue reading “04/23/Th – Be Holy as I Am Holy”

Leviticus 16:29-17:16; Mark 7:24-8:10; Psalms 41:4-13; Proverbs 13:20-23 NT: “Again, leaving the region of Tyre, he went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking and begged Jesus to lay his hand on him. So he tookContinue reading “04/22/W – He has Done Everything Well”

Leviticus 16:1-28; Mark 7:9-23; Psalms 41:1-3; Proverbs 13:17-19 OT: “The Lord said to Moses, “Tell your brother Aaron that he may not come whenever he wants into the holy place behind the curtain in front of the mercy seat on the ark or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above theContinue reading “04/21/T – Sin from Within”

Leviticus 15:1-33; Mark 7:1-8; Psalms 40:14-17; Proverbs 13:15-16 NT: “The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him. They observed that some of his disciples were eating bread with unclean — that is, unwashed — hands. (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands aContinue reading “04/20/M – True Defilement”

Leviticus 14:33-57; Mark 6:45-56; Psalms 40:11-13; Proverbs 13:12-14 NT: “Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After he said good-bye to them, he went away to the mountain to pray. Well into the night, the boat wasContinue reading “04/19/Su – Winds of Resistance”

Leviticus 14:1-32; Mark 6:30-44; Psalms 40:4-10; Proverbs 13:11 NT: “The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even haveContinue reading “04/18/S – Sheep Without a Shepherd”

Leviticus 13:24-59; Mark 6:16-29; Psalms 40:1-3; Proverbs 13:9-10 Psalms: “I waited patiently for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry for help. He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new songContinue reading “04/17/F – A New Song”

Leviticus 13:1-23; Mark 6:1-15; Psalms 39:6-13; Proverbs 13:7-8 NT: “He left there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom that hasContinue reading “04/16/Th – Familiarity”