Mark 11-14

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

-- Mark 11:24-25

• Parable of the tenant. God owns the place. We only temporarily live here. Do we love him and give back to him what he is entitled to? (12:1-12)

The Greatest Commandment:

Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

-- Mark 12:29-31

• Are you just giving the dibs and dabs to God or are you sincerely relying on God for all your needs and giving it back to Him with your heart? (v41-44)

The signs of the second return of Jesus:

• False prophets (13:6,21-22)
• Wars (v7-8a)
• Earthquakes and Famine (v8b)
• Persecution (v9)
• 'And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.' (13:13)
• So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. (v29)
• No one knows when the time Jesus returns, but it is near (v32)

• "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." (14:36)
• Why did Judas need to kiss Jesus as a sign of betrayal? As Jesus had said, everyone knew him from the many days of preaching (v49)