This is Part 27 of a year-long series on the Book of Mark taught by Jason English, Teaching and Vision Pastor at theHeart in Boone, NC.

 

Subtitle: A Cup of Water

MARK 9:38

"Teacher," said John, "we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us."

"You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."

-Anne Lamott (novelist)

JOSHUA 5:13-15

Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

"Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him "What message does my Lord have for his servant?" The commander of the Lord's army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.

MARK 9:39-40

"Do not stop him," Jesus said. "For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us."

PHILIPPIANS 1:15-18

It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

MATTHEW 12:30

Whoever is not with me is against me.

MARK 9:41

Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.

MATTHEW 25:40

'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'

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