Why did Jesus come to earth? To give us an example of perfect love? Yes, but not just to provide an example. He came to serve. He met people’s needs for healing, yes- but not to serve only in that way. Jesus came to serve humanity by telling us what our biggest problem is- by…
(To access sermon notes, click on Save PDF) Life without regrets…sounds wonderful doesn’t it? The world’s definition of life without regret is not “missing out on the good life.” The Bible’s definition of regret is different. We grieve and regret the things we do which displease God. What is the difference between godly grief and…
Message from Mark 12:38-44
Sermon from Revelation 3:14-22, the letter to the Laodiceans Photo of Laodicea on the Lycus, Phrygia, Turkey. By Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia Commons
Why do people refuse to yield to God?
First, we don’t want a God who makes distinctions and judgments.
Second, because we like to keep our options open, even when God commands us to obey Him.
The satisfaction and joy yielding to God is much better than the alternative of not yielding to Him and facing the consequences of which Jesus speaks.
Mary tells us that God keeps His promises, that He is merciful, and that He accepts those who are humble before Him. Have you humbled yourself before the infant Jesus, who is also the Savior and King?
In this parable- Jesus teaches people the importance of humility, and not self-importance. He addresses those who went looking for the places of honor, in order to appear favored in front of others. His teaching points to his very incarnation- the fact that he made himself nothing, instead taking the form of a servant.(Philippians 2:8-9) Our very salvation is dependent on our Savior’s humbler nature.