Christianity is More Than Rules | The Gospels | Mark 2:18-28

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

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Is God just a cosmic rule-enforcer? What is the purpose of the Sabbath? Are you a legalist? In today's episode, Patrick shares how Mark 2:18-28 reminds us that a rule-following heart can't save us, only Jesus can. Read the Bible with us in 2026! This year, we’re exploring the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Download your reading plan now. Want to learn even more about the Gospels? Tune into Not Just Sunday. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Mark 2:18-28

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0:00.0	Are you ready to learn even more about the Gospels?
0:03.7	Tune in to Not Just Sunday, TNBT's companion podcast, to hear Keith and Patrick answer your
0:10.5	questions about Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. You'll pick up practical tips for how you
0:16.5	can get the most out of your time in God's Word. You can find not just Sunday at the link in our show
0:21.9	notes. Now, here's today's 10-minute Bible Talks devotional.
0:32.1	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life. In the time it takes
0:36.5	to get to work. I'm Patrick Miller.
0:39.3	My kids have been watching one of my favorite childhood shows.
0:43.3	It's called Recess.
0:44.3	Now, if you've never watched it, the show follows a gaggle of kids who get into these hilarious
0:49.3	hijinks during, you guessed it, recess.
0:52.3	One of the villains in the show is a kid named Randall, and he's the classic brown-noser.
0:58.0	He literally carries around a clipboard and a pencil and tries to catch kids breaking the rules
1:02.8	so that he can report them to the higher-ups.
1:05.8	As you can imagine, Randall isn't very popular.
1:09.0	I recently re-watched an episode with my kids, and this one was told from Randall's perspective.
1:14.9	In the episode, it's his birthday, and before school, his father announces that he'd be coming to school to meet all of Randall's best friends.
1:23.3	But who are his best friends?
1:25.3	Well, it turns out that Randall had been fibbing to his dad.
1:28.8	He told him that the whole recess gang that he was continually snitching on, he said that whole
1:32.9	gang considered him their best friend. So Randall's in quite a pincer because if his dad shows up
1:39.3	and discovers that his perfect rule following child has been lying about his friends, that won't go so well
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