Jesus spent time with disciples, and was known as a friend of sinners. He did not spend all his time in synagogues. He took faith in community settings, public venues, and the marketplace. Jesus was the thermostat, warming the cold and callous, cooling the hot and hardened, and pushing back afflictions. Jesus people are not…
Tag: Mark 2
Mending The Broken (Mark 2:1-12; Matthew 9:1-7; Luke 5:17-26)
MOTIVATE This happens all the time in life. We ask for items we want but God has a way of giving us what we actually need. You see, most of our presenting problems – one’s that we voice and those in public might observe – are not our greatest trouble. Our greatest need is not…
Jesus And Sharing My Faith (Mark 2)
AUDIO: (forthcoming) MOTIVATE EXAMINE Mark 2 Jesus and Sharing My Faith To bring others to Jesus we must be sharing the word (Mark 2:2). [Jesus sees crowds] Jesus was preaching the word and people knew where to go, that’s why there was a crowd. Jesus’s preaching and ministry was increasing in influence (Mark…
Rooted in the Gospel: Evangelism (Mark)
MOTIVATE ð Last week I said that most believers struggle with 2 main areas of their Christianity. The first is their prayer life. If you missed last weeks message I want to encourage you to either get the tape (yes I know tapes are ancient, hopefully we’ll be on podcast by 2011!) or review the…