Christian Owner’s Manual: Advice from and Acts of Jesus

Mark Chapter 10

Mark Chapter 10Anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it.” Mark 10:17

Jesus looked at the rich man and loved him. Mark 10:21

Jesus found nothing but leaves on the fig tree because it was not the season for figs. “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” The next morning the fig tree was withered from the roots. “Have faith in God! I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go! Throw yourself into the sea.’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.” Mark 10:13-14 and 20-23.

Christian Owner’s Manual: Advice from and Acts of Jesus

Mark Chapter 9

Mark Chapter 9After six days Jesus went up on a high mountain. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. There appeared with Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. A voice came from within the cloud, “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” Mark 9:2,3,7

Jesus gave the disciples orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until he had risen from the dead. Mark 9:9

“How long shall I stay with you?” Mark 9:23

“How long shall I put up with you?” Mark 9:23

“Everything is possible for him who believes.” Mark 9:23

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me.” Mark 9:37

“No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me. Whoever is not against us is for us.” Mark 9:39-40

“In hell their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. Everyone will be salted with fire. Have salt in yourself and be at peace with each other.” Mark 9:48-50

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Mark Chapter 8

Mark Chapter 8Jesus gave thanks for the seven loaves. Mark 8:6

Jesus gave thanks for the few small fish. Mark 8:7

Afterward the disciples picked up seven baskets of broken pieces. Mark 8:8

Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees.” Mark 8:15

Do you still not see?” Mark 8:17

Do you still not understand?” Mark 8:21

Are your hearts hardened?” Mark 8:21

Do your ears fail to hear?” Mark 8:21

Don’t you remember?” Mark 8:21

Get behind me Satan! You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” Mark 8:33

Whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.” Mark 8:35

What can a man give in exchange for his soul?” Mark 8:37

If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Adam will be ashamed of him.” Mark 8:38

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Mark Chapter 7

Mark Chapter 7You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men.” Mark 7:8

You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions.” Mark 7:9

Nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him ‘unclean.'” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods “clean.”) Mark 7:18-19

What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’ For from within a man’s heart comes evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from inside a man and make him ‘unclean.'” Mark 7:20-23

Jesus entered a house and did not want anyone to know it. Yet, he could not keep his presence a secret. Mark 7:24

The mother of a girl possessed by an evil spirit begged Jesus to drive out the demon. Mark 7:25-26 “For such a reply,” said Jesus, “you may go. The demon has left your daughter.” The woman went home and the demon was gone. Mark 7:29-30

Jesus put his fingers into the ears of a deaf man. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. Jesus looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh, said, “Be opened!” And the man’s ears were opened. His tongue was loosened. Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about him. Mark 7:33-37

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Mark Chapter 6

Mark Chapter 6“Only in his hometown, among his relatives and his own house, is a prophet without honor.” Mark 6: 4

Because of the unbelief in his hometown, Jesus could not do any miracles there, except to lay hands on a few of the sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. Mark 6: 5-6

If any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave as a testimony against them.” Mark 6: 11

His disciples went out and preached that people should repent. Mark 6: 2

Christian Owner’s Manual: Advice from and Acts of Jesus

Matthew Chapter 19

Matthew Chapter 19At the beginning the Creator made them male and female. For this reason they became one flesh. They are no longer two, but one.” Matthew 19: 4-6

Your hearts are hard. Divorce was not the way from the beginning.” Matthew 19:8

The one who can accept this should accept it.” Matthew 19:12

People brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. Matthew 19:13

The Kingdom of heaven belongs to little children such as these.” Matthew 19:14

If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.” Matthew 19:17

It is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:23

With God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26

Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters of father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.” Matthew 19:29

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Matthew Chapter 18

Matthew Chapter 18Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:4

But if anyone encourages these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and drowned in the depths of the sea.” Matthew 18:6

Woe to the man through whom come the things that cause people to sin!” Matthew 18:7

It is better to be maimed or crippled than to be thrown into the eternal fire of hell.” Matthew 18:8-9

See that you do not look down on these little ones. Their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” Matthew 18:10-11

Your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matthew 18:14

If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you.” Matthew 18:15

If your brother will not listen, take one or two others along so that the matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he refuses still, even to listen to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or tax collector.” Matthew 18:16-18

Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. Whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 18:18

You should have been filled with grief and have put out of your fellowship the immoral man. I have already passed judgement on the one who did this.” 1 Corinthians 5:23 (Apostle Paul)

I have written to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.” 1 Corinthians 5:9 (Apostle Paul) “You must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral. With such a man do not even eat.” 1 Corinthians 5:10-11 (Apostle Paul) “Expel the wicked man from among you!” 1 Corinthians 5:13 (Apostle Paul)

Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow man just as I have on you?” Matthew 18:33

With torture my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.” Matthew 18:35