The message to our world, our community, our friends, family and neighbors IS NOT GOD’S REGRET AND GOD’S JUDGMENT. God already went through that.
Tag: Mark 1
Lost Track of Us
” Isaiah proclaimed when you wait on the Lord you’ll find strength emotionally, spiritually or physically. A fulfillment of this was in Jesus. Simon’s mother-in-law may have felt hidden from and disregarded by the Lord, but Jesus took her by the hand and the fever left her.”
They Were All Amazed
“The teaching blessed the crowd the most. The miraculous exorcism was what blessed this man the most.”
The Story Shifts
“‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.'” FISH WERE NOT ENOUGH FOR THESE MEN. They wanted something more. Simon Peter and Andrew were casting their nets in hopes of catching something when he invited them to do something else. James and John left their father and the hired men and followed Jesus. FISH WERE NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM.”
Fully Abandoned and Empowered
Mark 1: 4-11 John knew something greater was coming. He told those gathered to him he baptized with water, but the one who will come after him will baptize with AND in the Holy Spirit. This is the Sunday in the Christian worship calendar to commemorate the Baptism of our Lord Jesus. From the gospel…
What Should We Do?
Acts 2: 29-42 Those who heard Peter explain how Jesus was the Messiah and reiterated the promise of the Father to send the baptism of the Holy Spirit asked what they should do in response to what they heard. Peter said they should repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the…
No Regret This Time
Genesis 9: 8-17; Mark 1: 9-15 Talking to a suntanned resident of New Mexico about the weather in Albuquerque, the tourist asked, “Doesn’t it ever rain here?” The native replied, “Mister, do you remember the story of Noah and the Ark, and how it rained forty days and forty nights?” “Of course, I do,” the…
This Is What I Came to Do
Isaiah 40: 25-31 Mark 1: 29-39 It was a very busy Sabbath day. Jesus fell asleep late and got up early the next day. We might say that’s what only Jesus would do. Have you ever been at a place in your relational life or professional life or when you were a child when you…
The Whole Package
Mark 1: 21-28 A bible commentary I read recently depicted Jesus in the gospel of Mark in three facets: preacher, teacher and exorcist. In our lesson today, he’s described as a teacher with authority, not like the scribes. We don’t know what he taught in the synagogue that day. Chances are he taught about the…
Fish Were Not Enough
Mark 1: 14-20 Jesus was proclaiming the good news of God, the gospel of the Kingdom. “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the good news.” Repent, in the original language, means to think differently. Think differently about yourself, your neighbor and your community and believe…
Psalm 102 in The Message 