“Jesus, in this lesson to his disciples, puts this argument about who was greatest, who was the Goat, in a Kingdom context. To be the greatest, you must become the least and the servant of all BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT JESUS DID.”
Tag: Mark 9
Hand, Eye & Foot
“Being in the inner circle with Jesus may make you egotistical and arrogant if you focus on the benefits of the relationship rather than sharing the good news of God in deed and word to everyone in your path.”
What Has He Said? (Trust What He Said)
“He was rejected by his own and died on a Roman cross surrounded by the jeers and curses of those who cheered him when he arrived days before – trust what he says. He arose from the dead, walked through locked doors, showed his friends the nail holes and told them signs and wonders will follow those who believe – trust what he says. Alleluia.”
Blunt Words from Jesus
Mark 9: 38-50 This is a carrying on of what we heard and shared last Sunday. We’re in the same chapter of Mark that we were. The flow from being the greatest is found in being the last of all to welcoming the forgotten and ignored to whoever is not against us is for us…
From the Greatest to the Welcomed
Mark 9: 30-37 There are three predictions in the gospel of Mark Jesus shares of his own arrest, crucifixion and resurrection. At each of these points, Jesus predicts, the disciples respond with misunderstanding, and Jesus instructs his followers about discipleship. We read and heard the first one last week, and the second such foretelling this…
Trust What He Says
Mark 9: 2-9 Transfiguration Sunday There was a voice from heaven at his baptism in the Jordan River valley that spoke, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased. (Mark 1: 11)” On the mountain at his transfiguration in the presence of Elijah and Moses, a cloud overshadowed them and a…
Tell No One
The gospel lesson was from Mark 2. Jesus told those confronting his actions and those of his learners, The sabbath was made for humankind and not humankind for the sabbath. This story is loaded with truth regarding the actions and reactions of the strictly religious and the followers of Jesus and his kingdom. Interestingly, that…
Change
I’ve thought about erasing my master’s degree in divinity from my resume. Perhaps, by so doing, I’d look less educated, hirable and more normal. Then the thought comes to me regularly, I’ll never be normal. Wednesday night, April and I went to a life group at a nearby church. It was church, nothing to beat…
Psalm 102 in The Message 