Day 9 - Mark 3:13-21

13 Afterward, Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to himself the men he wanted to be his close companions, so they went up the mountainside to join him. 14 He appointed the Twelve, whom he named apostles. He wanted them to be continually at his side as his friends, and so that he could send them out to preach 15 and have authority to heal the sick and to cast out demons.

16 He appointed his Twelve and gave Simon the nickname Peter the Rock. 17 And he gave the brothers, Jacob and John, the sons of Zebedee, the nickname Benay-Regah, which means “passionate sons.” 18 The others were Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, Jacob the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Nationalist, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

20 Then Jesus went home, but once again a large crowd gathered around him, which prevented him from even eating a meal. 21 When his own family heard that he was there, they went out to seize him, for they said, “He’s insane!”


Tori's Comments:
With the amount of times Jesus's "quiet time" was interrupted, I probably would have went crazy. But that probably says more about the state of my heart during "quiet time" than I would prefer.


Terrie's Comments:
Even Jesus gave some of his close friends nick names.  I think that is really neat!


Day 14
- Read Luke 1:57-66
- Make and use a Jesse tree during Advent
- Bake cookies for police and fire fighters
- Learn how other countries celebrate Christmas
- Write letters to family you won't see this Christmas
- At a holiday event, indulge in your one favorite food


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