April 30, 2017  "Real Devotion"  Reverend John Gordy Mark 14:1-11                                                                                      · Devotion to Self    · Devotion to Jesus   · So What?        

I. Gratitude (8)   II. Humble, persistent prayer (9, 10, 13; 2 Cor 12:7-10; James 4:13-17)   III. Mutual encouragement (11-13)      IV. Gospel saturation (7b, 13-15)

I. What the gospel is               1. Promised good news of God                           (A) Of God (1:1, 16, 17)                           (B) Promised (1:2)                           (C) Good news – not action (1:5a)               2. More than just mercy – also grace (1:17, 1:7a; 2 Cor 5:21)               3. Anchored in the resurrection of Jesus (1:4b; 1 Cor 15)     II. What the gospel does (1:16, 1:5b, 2:4; Titus 2:11-12)               1. Powerfully gives you a permanent righteous status                   2. Powerfully leads to increasing righteous living

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I. Who he is – the true King               1. Promised (35-38; Psalm 118; Zechariah 9:9)                 2. Powerful (30-36, 40)                 3. Compassionate (41-44)   II. What he does – the unexpected King (28-30)     III. What he demands – the all-or-nothing King (39-40, 45-48)     So what?               (1) We are either with Jesus or against him                   (2) We should start to look and act more and more like our King

Identity  Mission  Call So What?

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 I. God is at Work (13-22) Providing for Naomi & Ruth Providing an answer to His covenant promise Providing a picture of his character II. So What? Importance of faithfulness in the ordinary, everyday, mundane details of life Christianity gives a true accounting of and solution for evil and brokenness