Four Johns but One Mark In “Another Man with Two Names” we talked about a guy known as John Mark. Although no one knows why he’s called John Mark, it does distinguish him from other men in the Bible named John. John In addition...
Discover the Comeback of John Mark A person who keeps resurfacing in the Bible is a man with two names. Sometimes he is Mark, and sometimes he is John. For clarity, Luke often refers to him as “John, also called Mark“; John Mark for...
Another Man With Two Names Last week we talked about Simon Peter, a guy with two names. Another man with two names is John Mark. Unlike Abraham and Sarah who received new identities from God and Peter who got his second name from Jesus, the...
Demas, the Deserter Whereas John-Mark had an early collapse and then made a comeback, Demas started strong but ended in failure. Demas began well. In Paul’s letter to Philemon, Demas is called a co-worker and in Paul’s letter to the...
Lessons from the Life of John Mark There is an interesting story that begins in Acts 13. God tells the church to commission and send out Barnabas and Paul to other cities, telling the people they meet about Jesus. They do this, taking with them...
