Sermon 2/18/18 Mark 1:1-4, 9-15 Jesus in the Wilderness You’ve heard me say before that the gospel of Mark is my favorite gospel. Part of the reason I love it is because of Mark’s brevity. I don’t love that he’s short on details, exactly. I love that he seems practically breathless in getting the good news of Jesus to us, and that he seems to believe that the news is so good it isn’t even going to take very many words to convince you of his message! His frantic style strikes me as showing both how important and how convincing he believes Jesus’s message to be. But, then we arrive at a Sunday like today, and I find myself a little frustrated perhaps, or at least a little challenged by Mark. In the lectionary, the series of the first Sunday in the season of Lent always focuses on the temptation of Jesus – his time in the wilderness, where he confronts Satan, and commits to God’s path rather than the flashy alternative Satan presents. This is the fo
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~ Ashley~
(I live near Syracuse and read the Post-Standard -- and when I read the article, I thought -- wait, that name sounds familiar ....)
Love ya, Kiddo! Sorry I wasn't able to be there!!!
Congratulations. I know it's a wonderful feeling. And I'm looking forward to next Tuesday evening when I can share the feeling with you.
In the love of Christ,
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