October 20th: Isaiah 2 & Mark 4:1-34
October 19, 2021
Alastair Roberts
The mountain of the Lord raised above the other mountains. Jesus teaches in parables.
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Psalm 119:73-88. The Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath.
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