Rev. Jon Herr - January 29, 2023
Mark 1:21-28
The term "authority" makes us nervous in 2023. We've seen how authorities and powers can corrupt and harm. Yet Christ does not demand we recognize his authority like a vicious dictator or an evil demon. He compels us through his teaching, through his presence with us, and through the proof of his ministry. In contrast to Satan's minions, Jesus does not undermine, interrupt, exploit or force through harm, rather he speaks, heals and liberates souls leaving no doubt to all that his authority is unlike any other- greater than all teachers, all influencers, and all canons of law. He is Jesus the Christ.
From Series: "Seeing Jesus: Gospel of Mark"
The Gospel of Mark is known for its quick pace. Jesus, as Mark tells it, does everything “immediately.” The picture of Jesus we get from Mark isn’t of a languid guru, but of a man on a mission. As we return to our spring sermon series in the Gospel of Mark, we’ll give special attention to the picture of Jesus Mark is conveying to his readers. For in Jesus, God’s king and God’s kingdom has come…and nothing can ever be the same again.