Tag: Mark
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Surrender & Submit ~ How? Look to Jesus
Today, we explore the theme of surrender and submission to God further and ask how we do this by following the example of Jesus. We will turn to the passage from Mark 14:32-42, where Jesus prays in Gethsemane. Highlighting that true submission involves, at times, doing what we would rather not do, emphasizing the importance…
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Spiritual Disciplines ~ Surender & Submit
Today, we return to the importance of spiritual disciplines for developing a deeper relationship with Jesus and truly living a life of faith. We will discuss the necessity of surrender and submission to God, highlighting that true life in Christ is found through embracing His way and truth rather than merely accepting His life. By…
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Advent 2021 ~ Love that Serves
It is the second Sunday of Advent. As it has been our tradition for the past several years, and the greater church’s tradition the past 1600 years we lit the candle of love today in our celebration and anticipation for the coming of Jesus our Lord. For Jesus brings us a greater love beyond anything…
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The Gospel According to Mark ~ Crowds & Emotions
It is so easy to get swept away with the pervasive opinion of the day and to just go along with the crowd. May it never be so for us in matters of faith. May we truly celebrate and worship Jesus for who He really is and what He really is doing. Not what it…
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The Gospel According to Mark ~ Moments to Hold on to
Jesus gives us moments to hold on to. So many moments to hold on to. So many moments given to people to know Jesus is exactly who He says He is. Moments to remember. Moments to hold on to in the darkest of hours and the most difficult of times. Moments to be reminded to…
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The Gospel According to Mark ~ Jesus, Jerusalem, & The Second Coming
What Jesus says will happen, will happen. We can trust in what Jesus says because time and time again He proves what He says happen will happen. In this, we should respond accordingly to what He has to say and trust He has it all taken care of each and every day. KEY PASSAGE: Mark…
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The Gospel According to Mark ~ All About Relationship
What is one of the really often forgotten things about the commandments? Not just the big 10, but all of them. Especially when Christ would sum them all up in two of the 613 commandments we have within the Torah, which the first five books of the Bible. This often forgotten truth, this often forgotten…
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The Gospel According to Mark ~ Takes More Than Once
Ever feel like you just don’t get it? Ever feel like your unsaved friend or family member will never get it? The Gospel of Mark intentionally teaches us a very important truth throughout chapters 8 through 10 to remind us of something very important. Sometimes it takes more than once to open the eyes of…
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The Gospel According to Mark ~ Interruption or Invitation
How do we handle interruptions in the plans we have in our lives? I know I don’t handle them very well at all. Jesus shows us a much better way on how to handle such things. Rather than seeing the interruptions to our plans and our life as interruptions we can see and accept them…
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The Gospel According to Mark ~ Till, Prepare, Weed, and Grow
THINK: About how God has called them to grow into their crops of 30, 60, and 100 fold. What this looks like? How do they actually do it? What Jesus actually means and expects from us when we have the seed of the Gospel planted within good soil in our own lives? KNOW: Jesus is…