At the Feet of the Teacher | Introducing the Kingdom - Mark 1:35-45

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At the Feet of the Teacher | Introducing the Kingdom - Mark 1:35-45

July 21, 2024 • Sara Jane Nixon • Mark 1:35–45

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Why didn’t Jesus want the demons to reveal who he was?

· By commanding the demons to remain silent, he proved his authority and power over them.

· Jesus wanted the people to believe he was the Messiah because of what he said and did, not because of the demons’ words.

· He wanted to reveal his identity as the Messiah according to his timetable, not according to Satan’s timetable.

· Satan wanted the people to follow Jesus based on his popularity, not because he was the Son of God.

As to the lepers, Jesus touched “his” leper. The real value of a person is inside, not outside. Although a person’s body may be diseased or deformed, the person inside is no less valuable to God. No person is too disgusting for his touch. In a sense, we are all lepers, because we have all been deformed by the ugliness of sin. But God, by sending his Son Jesus, has touched us, giving us the opportunity to be healed. When you feel repulsed by someone, stop and remember how God feels about that person---and about you!

At the Feet of the Teacher | Clean and Unclean - Mark 8:22-30

November 24, 2024 • Sara Jane Nixon • Mark 8:22–30

(prayer) The revelation came from the Father in Heaven, but its declaration came from a man: “You are the Christ!” With that simple statement the world was changed forever. From then unto now, that proclamation has secured the blessing and transforming power of God on those who believe it in their hearts and confess it with their lips. Lord, it is my confession too: “You are the Christ.” As I speak it out with faith and joy, may it pierce other hearts with its power and transform multitude with its truth.

At the Feet of the Teacher | Introducing the Kingdom - Mark 4:21-41

September 8, 2024 • Sara Jane Nixon • Mark 4:21–41

4:21 A LAMP ON A STAND If a lamp doesn’t help people see, it is useless. Does your life show other people how to find God and how to live for him? 4:26 PARABLE OF THE GROWING SEED This parable reveals that spiritual growth is a continual, gradual process that is finally consummated in a harvest of spiritual maturity. We can understand the process of spiritual growth by comparing it to the slow but certain growth of a plant. 4:30 PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED Jesus used this parable to explain that although Christianity had small beginnings, it would grow into a worldwide community of believers. Jesus has faithful followers in every part of the world, and your faith, can join with that of others to accomplish great things. 4: 35 JESUS CALMS THE STORM The disciples panicked because the storm threatened to destroy them all, and Jesus seemed unaware and unconcerned. Think about the storms in your life---the situations that cause you great anxiety. Whatever your difficulty, you have two options. You can worry and assume that Jesus no longer cares, or you can resist fear, putting your trust in him. When you feel like panicking confess your need for God and then trust him to care for you.

At the Feet of the Teacher | Introducing the Kingdom - Mark 4:1-20

September 1, 2024 • Sara Jane Nixon • Mark 4:1–20

(prayer) Here is my heart, Father. Protect the living Word that resides within it. You are my defense from the enemy, my shelter from the heat of the battle. Plant my roots so deep in you that we become inextricably entwined, so that no trouble, no heartache, no temptation, no persecution can uproot what you have sown within me.