Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

What do you want most from Jesus? Are you asking for comfort, success, or something deeper? Can you see your sin clearly? In today’s episode, Tanya shares how Mark 10:32–52 uses the story of Bartimaeus to show us that spiritual blindness often keeps us asking for lesser things, while Jesus invites us to receive true sight and lasting healing.

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Passage: Mark 10:32–52

What does it really mean to inherit eternal life? What stands in the way of entering God’s kingdom? Is following Jesus worth the cost? In today’s episode, Keith shares how Mark 10:17–31, through the story of the rich young ruler, reminds us that the rewards of following Jesus far outweigh anything we leave behind. 

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Passage: Mark 10: 17-31

Are you trying to control Jesus or follow him? Does commitment to God actually restrict your freedom? And why does Jesus point to children as the model of faith? In today’s episode, Jeff shares how Mark 10:1–16 challenges our consumeristic view of freedom and shows us that true life is found in wholehearted commitment and childlike dependence on Jesus.

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Passages: Mark 10:1–16

How do you measure greatness: like the world or like Jesus? What does it look like to live last in a first-place world? And can we trust Jesus’s way of life? In today’s episode, Patrick shares how Mark 9:30–50 reveals Jesus’s upside-down vision of greatness and invites us to trust a kingdom where the last are first. 

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Passages: Mark 9:30-50

Do you pray out of demand or dependence? What do your prayers reveal about what you believe to be true about God? Why does prayer sometimes feel ineffective? In today’s episode, Jensen shares how Mark 9:14–29 shows us that powerful prayer flows from dependence, not demand, and that even our faith begins with Jesus helping us believe.

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Passages: Mark 9:14-29