01/30/2017
This week we see one of the darkest parts of Mark’s gospel- the death of John the Baptist. King Herod was conflicted by John’s ministry and John was conflicted by Jesus’ ministry.
This week we see one of the darkest parts of Mark’s gospel- the death of John the Baptist. King Herod was conflicted by John’s ministry and John was conflicted by Jesus’ ministry.
In the sermon last Sunday Pastor Mark reminded us of the offensiveness of Jesus and, even more specifically, the offense of the gospel. He reminded of Jesus’ warning to his disciples that they would be rejected just like he was because of the offensiveness of the gospel. He also moved to the place of realizing that the whole point of the Christian life is complete dependence on Christ.
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