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COFFEE VIDEO [IMAGE]
COFFEE VIDEO
[measure and start grinding coffee beans, hand off to a student and ask the rest to turn to Mark 9]
COFFEE VIDEO
Turn to Mark 9
INTRODUCTION:
Jesus first words- “The time has come, repent and believe”
Jesus calls - “follow me and become like me, I’ll make you fishers of people in a world of calamity”
Jesus shows - “power demonstrated of the inbreaking kingdom.
Demons, Mothers, and Lepors”
Mark is broken up into three acts.
Jesus explains - that our real problem is sin “Man of a mat with a desperate faith.
The most fundamental problem is the one of sin”
Jesus loves - people who don’t deserve it...just like you and me.
Our response should be to love people who me may feel like they don’t deserve it.
JESUS ENCOURAGES us to turn to him when we have difficult, stressful times in our lives
Jesus’ ministry in Galilee, which is where we have spent most of our time.
(the Good News, healings, establishing God’s Kingdom on earth, etc.)
Jesus Responds when we reach out in faith.
Jesus is on the way to Jerusalem (a movement towards something)
Jesus Feeds the hungry and weary, physically and with the Word of God.
Jesus warns against the leavan of the Pharisees…remember that nasty yeast that Pastor Drey brought in here?
Jesus in Jerusalem (basically, the last week before He is crucified)
[Jesus reveals???]
If you were here last week, we started in on the second act.
Pastor Drey asked the question ‘Is Jesus who we think He is?’
It sort of boils down t o this, are we seeing Jesus clearly or do we need to put on some glasses?
Sort of like seeing something just not fully.
If you have questions about last week, please see Pastor Drey after we get done...
Tonight, in , we are going to see Jesus challenge some presuppositions and encourage us to believe in Him.
Have you ever expressed unbelief in God?
NEED: We all have really hard questions for God sometimes, if not yet…you will some day…what do we do when the answers don’t come, how do we handle our doubts and questions when it comes to our relationship with God?
NEED: We all have really hard questions for God sometimes, if not yet…you will some day…what do we do when the answers don’t come, how do we handle our doubts and questions when it comes to our relationship with God?
SUBJECT: Dealing with our unbelief, instant coffee vs slow brew french press.
TEXT: 29
PREVIEW: WHAT does belief look like, and HOW do I do it well?
or WHAT does unbelief look like, and HOW do I avoid it?
BODY:
Arguments and Unbelief
Arguments and unbelief (14-19a)
The disciples are trying to cast out a demon and are unable
The boy’s father is looking for help for his son and probably isn’t really sure what, or who, to believe at this point.
The scribes weren’t making things better.
Then Jesus shows up.
Bring the boy to Me (19b-27)
Mark 9:
The dad begs Jesus, but he doesn’t fully trust Him.
He says if you are able.
If? Anything is possible for those who believe...
I do believe…but help my unbelief - he doesn’t fully understand Who Jesus is, but he believes that He can help his son.
Jesus casts out the demon
Q & A With Jesus (28-29)
II: Why couldn’t we do that?
(28-29)
a. Question - We’ve healed people and cast out demons before (), why was this one different?
Why couldn’t we do that
b.
Answer - You were relying on your own power and past experiences.
Sometimes God seems far away so you will seek Him.
Their problem was not unbelief, it was arrogance.
(maybe arrogance is unbelief…) They felt authorized to do things in God’s Name without asking Him first.
They were part of the in crowd, they didn’t need to stop and ask for help from God…and they failed.
(personal reflection - this hits me with preaching/teaching familiar passages.
I feel like I already know everything and just breeze over the text instead of searching God more and more…He is infinite - there is always more to learn about God)
Jesus predicts His death and resurrection.
Jesus knew He would be crucified, He was preparing His disciples for His death.
They have no idea what He is talking about, again, instead of asking Jesus to explain Himself they just kind of nod and smile.
What were you arguing about?
Jesus already knew, when God asks a question it’s always for the benefit of the one He asked the question to.
The disciples still don’t understand, they are still all about self promotion and self importance.
Servant of all
Jesus knew what they were arguing about so He sits them down and helps them understand that the Kingdom of God is upside down from the kingdoms of earth.
You want to be great?
Serve.
Make yourself less important, put others first.
Don’t self promote.
Lowest of the low - Jesus takes a child and says ‘you want to be like Me? Then welcome the ‘worthless’ Children had no value, they were a nuisance, they couldn’t work, they could do nothing to help me get to the top.
And Jesus says ‘you want to be like me? Welcome the ‘worthless.’
Jesus doesn’t give us the option to marginalize anybody.
period.
IV: Cut it out…wait, literally?
(38-50)
IV:
Jesus is stressing the point, your self importance and self promotion is getting in the way of your relationship with God.
And He tells them to cut it out.
Serve others first regardless of their affiliation.
Putting others first can sometimes put you at a disadvantage…almost like working with 1 hand tied behind your back.
You will miss opportunities when you put others first, that is a guarantee.
You can’t put yourself first and others, you will always tend to your own needs first.
And Jesus says that is not how His Kingdom works, you go last.
Seek peace - self-importance is causing strife among the 12, cut it out and strive for peace with each other not prominence over each other.
CONCLUSION:
So, what belief look like in this passage?
(the dad, bringing life’s challenges to Jesus, turning to Jesus when you don’t know what to do…)
What does unbelief look like?
(being unsure of who Jesus is, believing you can do it on your own, trusting in yourself over God)
RE-IMAGE/SUMMARY: A good cup of coffee takes time and effort.
While it may be possible to make a cup of coffee instantly, you will miss out on what it’s like to really enjoy a cup of coffee.
Instant coffee cannot compare to a real, freshly brewed cup of coffee.
In the same way, it is a popular thought that all you need to do is say a prayer and God owes you a favor…but the truth is, God owes us nothing.
So how do we handle our tough questions?
How do we put others first?
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