We like, the disciples do not pray perfectly. 

Christ does pray perfectly.

God credits Christ’s perfection to us.

God sees our prayers as if Christ has prayed them.

Paul says the Holy Spirit intercedes in our prayers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Mark 26 : 36 - 46

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Satan trades the power and importance of the earthly for the eternal.

He attempts to keep people away from Christ, and His Means of Grace.

Christ could heal us from afar, with a word.

Christ, reaches down to us, connects with us, at His own risk.

Christ takes our sickness and sin on Himself and crucifies it, credits us with His Purity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Mark 1 : 9 - 15

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Joel sees a swarm of locusts judging Isreal.

Joel calls Isreal to return to the LORD.

The Day of the LORD already came for Isreal and has not yet come for us.

Christ’s life and death cause God’s judgment to cease, and actually bless us.

Return to the LORD at the foot of the cross, through Word and Sacrament.

Joel 2 : 12 - 19

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Christ heals the sick and exercises demons.

Health and exorcism come from the Word.

Christ’s Word commands spiritual and physical sickness to go.

Christ rebukes us with the Law, and forgives us with the Gospel - in His Word and Sacraments.

Christ will complete this on the final day, perfecting it because of His Merit.

Luke 4 : 31 - 41

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God veils His glory in Christ.

Christ’s glory is revealed at the transfiguration.

Christ’s blood covers our sins, His righteousness covers our unrighteousness.

God tells us Christ is the one to listen to; He is superior to Moses and Elijah.

God veils the cosmic reality of Christ’s Person and Work in the Gospel and sacraments, for us.

Mark 9  : 2 -9

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Christ heals the sick and exercises demons.

Health and exorcism come from the Word.

Christ’s Word commands spiritual and physical sickness to go.

Christ rebukes us with the Law, and forgives us with the Gospel - in His Word and Sacraments.

Christ will complete this on the final day, perfecting it because of His Merit.

Luke 4 : 31 - 41

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Christ begins His ministry by teaching.

Christ’s teaching has a unique authority, and even His evil adversaries testify to this.

Christ prevents the unclean spirits from revealing His plan before He has planned it.

Christ’s life for us, and death on our behalf, proceeds according to His timing.

Mark 1 : 21 - 28

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Christ calls The disciples.

Christ calls us to love, In His person, and work

Christ lives and dies in our place

Mark 1 : 14 - 20

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Jesus reveals to Nathanael, and us, that He is not only the Son of Man, but also God.

As with Jacob’s ladder and Daniel’s vision, Christ has come from heaven, and will come again in glory with angels ascending and descending.

The cross is where the heavens are opened and the Son of Man is revealed.

At the cross, Nathanael, and we, have our sins taken away, are declared “without deceit.”

John 1 : 43 - 51

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Christ is king of Isrealites and the Gentiles. 

Gentile Magi from the Nations honor the King of Isreal at Christ’s birth.

Christ’s life, death, and resurrection in our place brings the nations into His new kingdom.

Like the wisemen, we honor and worship Him for it.

Matthew 2 : 1 - 12

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