“If anyone is ashamed of me and my message 

in these adulterous and sinful days, 

the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person 

when he returns in the glory of his Father 

with the holy angels.”

Mark 8:38

“If any of you wants to be my follower, 

you must give up your own way, 

take up your cross, 

and follow me. 

If you try to hang on to your life, 

you will lose it. 

But if you give up your life for my sake 

and for the sake of the Good News, 

you will save it.“

John 8:34-35

Jesus and his disciples left Galilee 

and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. 

As they were walking along, 

he asked them, 

“Who do people say I am?” 

“Well,” 

they replied, 

“some say John the Baptist, 

some say Elijah, 

and others say you are one of the other prophets.”

Then he asked them, 

“But who do you say I am?” 

Peter replied, 

“You are the Messiah.” 

Mark 8:27-29

A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, 

and they saw the man who had been possessed 

by the legion of demons. 

He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, 

and they were all afraid. 

Then those who had seen what happened told the others

about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. 

And the crowd began pleading with Jesus 

to go away and leave them alone. 

Mark 5:15-17

..Jesus said to his disciples, 

“Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.”  

But soon a fierce storm came up. 

High waves were breaking into the boat, 

and it began to fill with water. 

Jesus was sleeping… 

The disciples woke him up…

“…don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”

…he rebuked the wind

…and there was a great calm.

Then he asked them, 

“Why are you afraid? 

Do you still have no faith?”

Mark 4:35-40

Before daybreak the next morning, 

Jesus got up and went out 

to an isolated place to pray. 

Later Simon and the others went out to find him. 

When they found him, 

they said, 

“Everyone is looking for you.” 

But Jesus replied, 

“We must go on to other towns as well, 

and I will preach to them, 

too. 

That is why I came.”

Mark 1:35-38

This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:

“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
    
beside the sea, 

beyond the Jordan River,
    
in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,

the people who sat in darkness
    
have seen a great light.

And for those who lived in the land 

where death casts its shadow,
    
a light has shined.”

Matthew 4:14-16

“But for you who fear my name, 

the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings…”

…She touched the fringe of his robe, 

for she thought, 

“If I can just touch his robe, 

I will be healed.” 

Jesus turned around, 

and when he saw her he said, 

“Daughter, 

be encouraged! 

Your faith has made you well.”…

Malachi 4:2; Matthew 9:20-22

They will call on my name,
    
and I will answer them.

I will say, 

‘These are my people,’
    
and they will say, 

‘The Lord is our God.’

Zechariah 13:9

For on that day I will begin to destroy 

all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 

“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer 

on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. 

They will look on me whom they have pierced 

and mourn for him as for an only son. 

They will grieve bitterly for him 

as for a firstborn son who has died.” 

Zechariah 12:9-10