Our passage today contains THE question. There is no other question as big, as important, as eternal. Listen for it. You will actually hear it twice in the story. Turn with me to Mark 10:17-27.

I believe our passage to be the key passage, the pivotal passage of the Gospel of Mark. We are going to hear words from Jesus that must ring in our ears everyday, all day.

I believe our passage to be the key passage, the pivotal passage of the Gospel of Mark. We are going to hear words from Jesus that must ring in our ears everyday, all day.

I am intrigued by the overwhelming evidence of humanity that we know something is not right between us and God; and religion is our attempt to fix it. And yes, people with a religion mentality have at times kidnapped Christianity. It’s our tendency to depend on religion over a relationship with Jesus. Today we hear Jesus confront that reality. Turn with me to Mark 7:1-23.

I am intrigued by the overwhelming evidence of humanity that we know something is not right between us and God; and religion is our attempt to fix it. And yes, people with a religion mentality have at times kidnapped Christianity. It’s our tendency to depend on religion over a relationship with Jesus. Today we hear Jesus confront that reality. Turn with me to Mark 7:1-23.

Death is the last, but the biggest reminder that we live in a broken world. Whatever humanity can fix or make better, we still die, every single day, 155,000 people every day. Death never stops. It is a power, an enemy; but it will not win. It’s defeat to the Lord Jesus has been announced and today we see evidence of His very current and present power over death. Look at Mark 5:21-43.

Death is the last, but the biggest reminder that we live in a broken world. Whatever humanity can fix or make better, we still die, every single day, 155,000 people every day. Death never stops. It is a power, an enemy; but it will not win. It’s defeat to the Lord Jesus has been announced and today we see evidence of His very current and present power over death. Look at Mark 5:21-43.

Last week we saw an illustration of Jesus’ power in the physical realm and today we are going to see that same power in the spiritual realm. Turn with me to Mark 5:1-12 as we continue to our study of the Gospel of Mark. Last week, today, next week we are in a series of stories showing us Jesus’ power and that power is a reason we would follow Jesus no matter the cost.

Last week we saw an illustration of Jesus’ power in the physical realm and today we are going to see that same power in the spiritual realm. Turn with me to Mark 5:1-12 as we continue to our study of the Gospel of Mark. Last week, today, next week we are in a series of stories showing us Jesus’ power and that power is a reason we would follow Jesus no matter the cost.

Have you ever felt desperate in the face of lost love? In trying to do anything to get this love back we become desperate and pathetic, which makes the one who has done the rejecting respect us even less, desire us even less. And that made me think, is that what we are doing to Jesus? While Jesus has loved, we can reject. Would that make Him desperate and pathetic? As we weigh His worthiness, is He nervous we will not find Him worthy to follow? While we have so far in our series focused on the loving character of Christ, We are going to turn now and begin to focus on the power of Christ.