This morning, had a full message on Jesus: The Suffering Servant from Mark 1:1-16:20, that’s right, the text was the entire book of Mark.
Tonight, during evening service, we are going to be sharing how Mark’s Gospel has impacted us as a church, so that should be exciting.
Anything stand out to you?
Today’s sermon is up and thought I would post on it. Seemed like a different kind of sermon for me. So often, we talk about the resurrection as if it is some huge event and have a hard time drawing application. I’m not bemoaning the importance of it, but simply confessing how difficult it is to apply it to our lives.
Doctrine matters. The resurrection isn’t just about an important part of the Gospel. The resurrection affects the way we live. Mark 16:1-8 seems to point to that. How does this show itself in your life.
Thought we had a glorious morning service, surveying the wondrous cross. The sermon, The Christ (Even In Death) from Mark 15:33-39, is online. There were many applications. I mentioned three:
1) I’m struck by how Scripture-saturated the Son of God was. In His most desperate hour and incredible suffering, He ran to the Scriptures, specifically Psalm 22:1 for comfort.
2) I’m amazed at how we try to sew the temple curtain back in two by placing religious deeds before the Gospel.
3) I’m convicted that the boldness of the centurion should stand as a challenge to us all to say with our lips “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
What applications struck you?
I thought we had a great Lord’s Day today.
The morning service featured our congregation learning I Will Glory In My Redeemer, having a baby dedication, and a sermon on courageous discipleship from Mark 14:43-52. The brunt of the message had to do with courageously following Christ not from misguided actions or failure, but with a firm eye on Jesus and His view of history unfolding according to His Father’s plans.
The evening service featured a new song called Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing). The message from Hosea 5:1-15 focused on rightly fearing God as our Righteous Judge. It was an awe-some picture of God in His Word.
I feel really encouraged and mindful of all that God did in our midst today. Any thoughts from anyone who was there today?
Having already brought out a quote from last night, I thought it would be good to reflect on the morning. The sermon, Devotion, from Mark 14:1-11, is online.
I was really struck by the devotion of this woman and realized that often I play the part of those who scoff at her. I ridicule and make others with a different expression of delight in Christ appear to be less than ideal. I do this because I want my expression of delight to be the standard. Some of this occurred to me as I was quoting what those people were saying — “This money was wasted on Jesus, it could have been given to the poor.” It is almost sacrilege to say such a thing. She was delighting in Jesus and those others were wanting themselves to look better. She was the only one who understood who Jesus was and what He was worthy of.
To put it simply – I need to be more concerned about my own delight in Christ and not so concerned about others’.
Today, we discussed God Exalting Giving from Mark 12:41-44. I mentioned a book by Randy Alcorn entitled, Money, Possessions and Eternity. You might visit his website for more resources.
