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Exodus 20: 1-17
The Lord who has brought his people out of slavery gives them his commandments
1 Corinthians 1: 22-25
God’s foolishness, the crucified Christ, is wiser than human wisdom.
John 2: 13-25
Jesus replaces the Temple with the temple of his own body.
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Genesis 22: 1-2. 9-13. 15-18
God pours blessings upon those who trust.
Romans 8: 31-34
God holds nothing back in love for us.
Mark 9: 2-10
Jesus appears in glory to Peter, James and John. The disciples do not know what is happening, but Jesus tells them to tell nobody about this until after the Resurrection.
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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.
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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.
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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.