A study with Gene Pensiero Jr. through the Gospel of Mark where we learn the Messiah has arrived and what it really means to follow Him.
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Running the world’s hardest race requires everything you have, but Jesus promises that enduring life’s ultimate tribulations yields a reward far greater than any earthly finish line. Our text in this study is: Mark 13:9-13 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe […]
Jesus begins one of His most important teachings in Mark: The Olivet Discourse Our text in this study is: Mark 13:1-8 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, video, and text […]
Forget empty pledges and learn what it actually looks like to trust God with your entire life. Our text in this study is: Mark 12:41-44 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find […]
Just as a brilliant physicist simplifies the cosmos, Jesus cuts through religious elitism to reveal a unified theory of love that requires total discipleship over academic approval. Our text in this study is: Mark 12:28-40 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe […]
When critics try to stump Jesus with a bizarre relationship riddle, He flips the script to prove the power of a living God. But did Jesus really mean that we won’t be married in heaven? Our text in this study is: Mark 12:18-27 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find […]
What do a cursed Roman ring that inspired Tolkien and a political trap set for Jesus have in common? Our text in this study is: Mark 12:13-17 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: […]
From Genghis Khan’s vengeance to God’s vineyard. Let’s explore what happens when humanity rejects God’s message of peace and the mind-blowing mercy waiting for those who finally surrender to the King. Our text in this study is: Mark 12:1-12 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the […]
The chief priests, scribes, and elders ambush Jesus, hoping to discredit and destroy Him, but they weren’t ready for Jesus’ counterpunch. Our text in this study is: Mark 11:27-33 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the […]
Discover how to find genuine rest and a joy that outweighs any circumstance by trading your late-night anxieties for the steady faithfulness of God in Psalm 4. Psalm 4 Gene Pensiero Jr Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible […]
Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, this time as Savior and King riding on a donkey. Our text in this study is: Mark 11:1-11 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, video, and […]
See why a blind beggar became the only person in the Gospel of Mark to actually “see” Jesus. Our text in this study is: Mark 10:46-52 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com […]
James and John have a big ask for Jesus, not realizing it’s the last thing they should expect. Our text in this study is: Mark 10:32-45 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com […]
Jesus astonishes the disciples by revealing how impossible it is for man to enter into the Kingdom of heaven on his own merit. Our text in this study is: Mark 10:23-31 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford […]
He was the best player on the field until Jesus called a play he didn’t like. Our text in this study is: Mark 10:17-22 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, […]
The disciples were obsessed with status and gatekeeping, but Jesus reminded us that greatness in His eyes looks a lot more like a child in His arms than a high-achiever on a resume. Our text in this study is: Mark 10:13-16 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest […]
Beyond the Technicalities: Trading a Hard Heart for God’s High Ideal in Marriage Our text in this study is: Mark 10:1-12 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, video, and text […]
Better to Enter Maimed: Deciphering the most terrifying metaphors Jesus ever used to protect the “little ones.” Our text in this study is: Mark 9:42-50 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find […]
While the world argues over who is greatest, Jesus reveals that a simple cup of water can hold the weight of an eternal gold medal. Our text in this study is: Mark 9:38-41 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube […]
Why the disciples were arguing about gold medals while Jesus was talking about the Cross—and what it means for us today. Our text in this study is: Mark 9:30-37 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the […]
All of us live in the tension of belief and unbelief. What difference does true belief make? Our text in this study is: Mark 9:14-29 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find […]
The curtain is pulled back in Mark 9 to reveal that Jesus isn’t a wizard of smoke and mirrors, but the resplendent Son of God. Our text in this study is: Mark 9:1-13 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube […]
The ultimate identity crisis: Why knowing Who Jesus is changes everything about where you’re going. Our text in this study is: Mark 8:27-38 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, video, […]
Beyond the blur: What Jesus’ only two-stage miracle reveals about our own spiritual cataracts. Our text in this study is: Mark 8:22-26 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, video, and […]
The disciples worried about forgetting bread, but Jesus warned them that a hard heart and spiritual blindness were the real forgotten necessities. Our text in this study is: Mark 8:1-21 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/whodoyousay Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read […]
Jesus uses spit and fingers to heal a deaf man, but more than a miracle is happening here: This reveals something Messianic about Jesus and something malicious in our hearts. Our text in this study is: Mark 7:31-37 Series: Who Do You Say That He Is? Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series […]
