Genesis 9: 8-15
God tells Noah of a covenant, a binding agreement that will exist between God and Noah – and Noah’s descendants.

1 Peter 3: 18-22
At the start of Lent we are reminded that the innocent Christ died for the guilty, to lead us to God.  This passage links the waters of the flood in Noah’s time to the waters of baptism by which we come to life in Christ who died for us.

Mark 1: 12-15
This experience undergone by Jesus after his baptism is not so much a temptation as a time of ‘testing’.  Unlike Matthew and Luke, Mark does not describe the testings.

Leviticus 13: 1-2. 44-46
Separation from the community is a rule laid down for those with a contagious disease.

1 Corinthians 10: 31-11:1
Christ Jesus is the true model of life.

Mark 1: 40-45
Jesus heals a leper and finds he has to stay outside.

Jonah 3: 1-5. 10
At Jonah’s preaching the people of Nineveh repent and the Lord withdraws the punishment he had threatened.

1 Corinthians 7: 29-31
The world is passing away, time is short; Paul tells us to get our priorities right.

Mark 1: 14-20
The heart of Jesus’ preaching – the kingdom of God and the call to repentance and belief – and his first disciples.

Deuteronomy 18: 15-20
The Lord will raise up a great prophet; we are to listen to his words.

1 Corinthians 7: 32-35

Paul expects Christ’s return soon so urges his congregation to give their undivided attention to the Lord.

Mark 1: 21-28
Jesus exorcises a demon in the synagogue as part of his campaign to overcome the kingdom of Satan.

1 Samuel 3: 3-10, 19
The Lord calls Samuel to be his faithful servant.

1 Corinthians 6: 13-15, 17-20
Our bodies are members making up the body of Christ.

John 1: 35-42
Jesus calls his first disciples.