ADHD Gospel, Day 47 Teaching. Read Mark 11:12-19. Whenever I have thought of the story of Jesus casting out the money changers from the temple, I have thought more about the physical acts Jesus did. We know he was angry, but this verse reminds us that it wasn’t just about his anger. Jesus used this as an opportunity to teach. He wasn’t just screaming the statements about the house of the Lord being a house of prayer. He was teaching them when we look and think about it from this vantage point. We see that this was not an act of defiant rebellion. This was discipline and correction. Jesus used…

ADHD Gospel, Day 46 He looked around. Read Mark 11:1-11. I don’t think I ever noticed this before. You see, before Jesus goes in and starts throwing out the money changers, he actually has checked out the scene before hand. Jesus didn’t just impulsively react to what he saw in the temple, he realized it was a trend and that it had been happening regularly. Jesus went into the temple the day before. You see, we will see Jesus get angry at the money changers in our verses tomorrow, but today, we see that he saw then at work and knew what was going on. I used to think that…

ADHD Gospel, Day 43 Who can be saved? Read Mark 10:22-31 This can be a hard question to answer, especially if, like the disciples, you have a pre-conceived idea of what the answer to this should be. The disciples thought that the wealthy, who seem to have everything, would have an easier time being made right with God. However, Jesus was trying to help them understand that the wealthy actually have a harder time because they are so used to depending on their own wealth. What are we depending on to get us to heaven? Are we trusting in Jesus and yet still trying to do our own thing? Are…

ADHD Gospel, Day 42 No one is good. Read Mark 10:17-21. So many times we have heard statements about, “Oh, he’s such a good person.” or “We really appreciate how nice that person is”? Yet we read scripture and we see the words of Jesus here. We have to understand that people were calling him good and then he was reminding people that the only reason he was good is because he was God. Only God is good. Only God is the one who is able to carry that title. We spend time doing things and trying our very best. And yet, everything we do and the very best that…

ADHD Gospel, Day 41 Be salty. Read Mark 9:38-50. In the times of Jesus, salt had incredible value and was useful for great many things. Salt preserved things. Salt made things more flavorful. Salt purified things. Salt was even used as a source of money or payment. So when Jesus was telling his people to be salty, this was high and lofty recommendation. Jesus wanted his people to purify each other, and to make sure they were bringing out the best in each other. As we go through the world today, we have an opportunity to impact people. What is that impact going to look like? As we are thinking…

ADHD Gospel, Day 40 Seeking last. Read Mark 9:30-39. I am a competitive person who has enjoyed playing sports and other activities all my life. While many rules are very different from one sport to another, one principle is typically universal. The goal is to be the best. Everyone wants to be the top, the best, the greatest. We are all seeking that and working toward that. Our practices are built around that goal. We coach and play toward that goal. Jesus’s disciples were doing to same thing, thinking about who was going to be the best. Jesus had a different rule for them. Jesus introduced this idea that the…

ADHD Gospel, Day 39 We need God. Read Mark 9:25-29. We are a very independent culture, and we like to do things ourselves. It can be really difficult for us to lean on others for support. And yet, that is exactly what Jesus is reminding us in today’s verses. Jesus heals the boy. He casts out the demon and it leaves and the boy is recovering. Later the disciples come to Jesus and ask him why they couldn’t do what Jesus did. As we saw earlier, Jesus is the one with the authority and the disciples were using Jesus’ authority to do the great work in the first place. However,…