• Mark 14:72 - We should be like Peter in the way that he rebounded and served God after he sinned.
• Mark 15:1.
• Mark 15:5 - Besides fulfilling prophecy in His silence, there was no reason for Jesus to speak. Pilate already knew He was innocent and pronounced the death sentence anyway.
• Mark 15:10 - The Jews envied the power and authority of Jesus.
• Mark 15:24.

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• This present world?

• Philemon 1:23 - Demas had fallen away.

• Psalms 90:1-4 - This life is temporary.

• Luke 5:5 - This world is frustrating sometimes.

• Ecclesiastes 1:8 - This world offes no lasting satisfaction.

• II Corinthians 3:4 - Satan blinds people to the gospel of Christ.

• Serving God and going to heaven?

• Matthew 16:26

• Hebrews 11:24-26 - Fear God and walk in His ways.

• Proverbs 19:23 - If your sould is safe, you can sleep satisfied.

• I Timothy 6:17 - We should fix our hope on God instead of earthly riches.

• Jeremiah 35:5-6 - The descendants of Jonadab are examples of how to follow commands. We should try to have a legacy of righteousness.

• Psalms 51:12 - There is great joy in knowing that we had a part in someone’s salvation.

• Aim at your target!

• I Corinthians 9:24-27 - We must discipline ourselves to reach our target.

• Hebrews 5:12-14 - We must study.

• II Timothy 4:1 - Kingdom can refer to many different things. Here it is referring to the everlasting kingdom, or heaven itself.
• II Timothy 4:2 - Preach whether people like it or not!
• II Timothy 4:5 - Even though everyone does not do the job of an evangelist, all must preach the word.
• II Timothy 4:6-7 - Can we, like Paul, say that we have kept the faith?

• Mark 14:60-62. Jesus followed the advice in Proverbs about dealing with fools.

• The divorce rate has risen greatly in the past 100 years.

• In 1900 the rate was about 8%.

• In 1940 the rate was about 20%.

• In 1970 the rate was about 33%.

• In 2011 the rate was about 50% of first marriages.

• The rate was about 60% of second marriages.

• The rate was about 73% of third marriages.

• Regardless of the cause, God hates divorce.

• One of the best safeguards against divorce is marrying a Christian.

• I Kings 11:1-8

• The four major causes of divorce have been listed as follows:

• Sexual incompatibility

• I Corinthians 7:1-3 - Husband and wife are to fulfill their duties to each other.

• Financial irresponsibility

• Galatians 5:3 - Christians are to show self-control.

• Alcoholism

• Proverbs 20:1 - Drunkenness condemned

• I Peter 4:3-5.

• Religious discord

• It is a great strain to a marriage when both are not Christians.

• Things that will make divorce impossible:

• Love and respect for God’s law

• Love and respect for one another

• Do not be angry at the same time.

• Do not go to bed angry.

• Knock out selfishness. Do not say: “My mate is not treating me as he/she should.” Rather ask: “Am I treating my mate as I should?”

• Summed up: be a Christian!