Did you know there is a world-wide war going on right now that affects every person on the globe? Cyberwarfare threatens to disrupt governments, overthrow economies, and send our power grids back to the dark ages. But we seldom think about the battle going on around us and in that way cyberwarfare is a lot like spiritual warfare. But at the heart of Jesus’ mission was the defeat of Satan. This week, we conclude our study of Mark 3 with a study of the spiritual warfare going on around us, the state of the battle, and our responsibility to join in the fight.
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.
