Sermons

Jesus did not do away with the Fourth Commandment: instead he taught us that the Sabbath is a gift, not a burden.

Jesus touched him...  Touched him!!  I knew the guy was mad.  You don’t touch someone with leprosy!  Jesus touched him - and he was cured - immediately.

Who is Jesus?   Over the next weeks we will see how Mark answers that question.   We will see that Mark believes Jesus to be God’s own Son, the Messiah, God’s chosen and anointed one. We will see: Jesus.

God’s plan for you is this: (1) he is with you always, (2) delight in him and you will be satisfied, (3) be fruitful.

You have to put yourself in situations where, if God doesn’t show up, you’re stuffed. Only then will you learn to rely on God’s power and strength, not your own.

Jesus bound the devil by resisting his best efforts – and we can do the same; the same Holy Spirit that was in Jesus God has given to us.

Jesus says, ‘If you are well, you do not need me to heal you; so are you sure you are well? If you are righteous, you do not need my grace to make perfect your weakness; so are you sure you are righteous?’

The same God calls us, whatever our vocation may be; the same God gives us his Spirit to enable us to carry it out; it is the same God whom we serve every day.

The more times I read about Jesus in the Gospels, the more I’m struck by his awesome humility and faithfulness.