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Here are just a few from the Gospel of Mark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)  \u201cWho touched me?<\/strong>\u201d <br \/>\nA woman who has suffered for 12 years with an untreatable flow of blood is certain that if she just touches Jesus\u2019s clothes, she will be healed. In the midst of the crowd Jesus feels her touch, and power leaves Him. \u201cWho touched me?\u201d He asks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)  \u201cWho is my mother? Who are my brothers?\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nEverybody is trying to call Jesus\u2019 attention to His relatives. It gives Him the chance to ask the question, \u201cWho is My mother? Who are My brothers?\u201d We are all given that chance. \u201cWhoever does God\u2019s will is My brother, sister and mother,\u201d He says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/prayer-works.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>To buy a copy of Rick\u2019s latest book, <\/em>Prayer Works<em>, click here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)  \u201cCan the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?\u201d <\/strong><br \/>\nThe Pharisees are trying to back Jesus into a corner. Shouldn\u2019t He be fasting? Shouldn\u2019t His followers do the same? He spins their thinking around, comparing His followers to wedding guests at a celebration where He is the groom. <\/p>\n<p><strong>4)  \u201cHow much bread do you have?\u201d <\/strong><br \/>\nIn the Gospel of Mark Jesus performs the miracle of the loaves and fishes twice. Even the second time around the disciples look down at their supplies in bewilderment. \u201cHow much bread do you have?\u201d Jesus asks them. \u201cSeven loaves,\u201d they say. Seven loaves? It turns out to be more than enough to feed thousands. <\/p>\n<p><strong>5)  \u201cWhat do you want me to do for you?\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nA blind beggar named Bartimaeus hears Jesus and calls out more than once, even when urged to be silent, \u201cJesus, Son of David, show me mercy.\u201d \u201cWhat do you want me to do for you?\u201d Jesus asks. \u201cI want to see,\u201d he says. \u201cGo, your faith has healed you,\u201d Jesus says. At once the man was able to see.<\/p>\n<p>How would I answer that last question? How would you?<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cJesus is the answer\u201d goes the old saying, but I notice as I read the gospels how often Jesus challenges His followers by asking them pointed questions. 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