Jesus repeatedly calls on His followers to watch. What should we watch for and how should we respond?
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Sermons on Mark (Page 2)
Mark’s Gospel is an action packed account of the critical moments in Jesus ministry and teaching. Mark 12:29-31 is one of the keys which help us unlock the rest of the bible and interpret them inline with the Spirit’s guidance. We restart our series in Mark’s gospel by zooming into and out from this verse.
Stand By Me is a charity that we as a church have supported for many years. This Sunday we were priveliged to have Ahmad Ayoubi, Director of Stand By Me joining us to share his story and bring us news on the projects that the charity is currently involved with.
In the second part, Ahmad looks at the story of Jesus healing a leper and once the leper was healed how he couldn’t keep the news to himself. Ahmad also tells us of his travels to Ethiopia and how Stand By Me works in the towns and villages there.
Jane Batten from Tearfund visits us, telling us the story of Ruth in Nigeria and how Tearfund partners are able to empower communities to lift themselves out of poverty.
What does loving God with everything you are and have look like in your life? What does loving your neighbour as yourself look like? In Mark 12 Jesus contrasts the behaviour of those who have rejected God with His summary of the commandments and calls those who would follow Him to love God with everything we are and have and to love our neighbour as ourselves. We can’t do this in our strength but by grace the Spirit enables us to fulfil the law through His love at work in us.
Kath Robinson continues the series in Mark, this week looking at Chapter 11 vs 12-26 and challenging us to consider if we are being fruitful for God’s Kingdom.
In Mark 10 Jesus focuses on how we can enter the Kingdom of God. His teaching calls for a radical reversal of all we might think. We can not be good enough. Our hearts are hard. Our leadership aspirations are deeply flawed. Jesus is our ransom to set us free. Only when we recognise that it is impossible for us to change ourselves can we be saved by faith in the God of the impossible. What needs to change in our lives in the light of this revelation?
The Kingdom of Heaven is brought into the suffering and brokenness of the world through Jesus. In this passage we see a revelation of the heavenly reality breaking in. Jesus then teaches about the implications of His coming kingdom for personal holiness and our relationships with each other. We are called to join Him in bringing the Kingdom of heaven to a suffering world.
Jesus invites all to come to Him. He calls us to enter His kingdom as little children. He has done all that is needed for us to become part of His team, will you make Hime Lord and follow Him?
Jesus asked great questions and challenged His followers to enter into deeper covenant with Him. Chris invites us to renew our discipleship covenant with Jesus.