Archive for January, 2009
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
The Beginning of a Ministry: Calling Disciples
David Orendorff, Mark 1:14-20
This is the third week of our delving into Mark’s Gospel and we have made it all the way to verse 14. At this rate I hope to be done before I retire.
It has been an exciting ride thus far. Jesus has been baptized for the forgiveness of sin by John [...]
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Sunday, January 18th, 2009
The Beginning of the Good News: The Wilderness
David Orendorff, Mark 1:12-13
The most important words, in my opinion, in today’s scripture are the last six words—“and the angels ministered to him.” Notice that the angels don’t fly down and lift Jesus out of the wilderness as if it never happened. They are the presence of God caring for Jesus when he [...]
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
The Beginning of the Good News: An Adoption
David Orendorff, Mark 1:1-11
You may not recognize today’s scripture as controversial, but it is, or rather, was. Mark is laying out the foundation of the good news of Jesus, mainly that Jesus is the son of God. Not all the early Christians agreed with his understanding. In fact, many of you may disagree.
We tend to [...]
