I know - I've made myself rather scarce around the Garden the past little while. But as school and all my yearly activities draw to a close, I should have more time to blog. Here's some insights on my dad's sermon yesterday, called "On Mission with Jesus," preached from Mark 6:6b-13.
At the beginning of the sermon, my dad said, "Many times, people go home from a Sunday service and, when asked what the sermon was about, they don't have an answer. So for this sermon, I'm giving you that answer. When somebody asks you what the sermon was about today, you can say, 'We need to be on mission with Jesus.' That's it. Now let me explain what I mean.'"
Dad proceeded to explain that being on mission with Jesus meant that you are basically a Jesus missionary. And the world is your mission field. Being on mission with Jesus means living a life of worship to Jesus and sharing His gospel with the world. Let me share Dad's awesome alliterations on what Jesus wants you to know to be on mission with Him:
To listen to "On Mission with Jesus," click here.
At the beginning of the sermon, my dad said, "Many times, people go home from a Sunday service and, when asked what the sermon was about, they don't have an answer. So for this sermon, I'm giving you that answer. When somebody asks you what the sermon was about today, you can say, 'We need to be on mission with Jesus.' That's it. Now let me explain what I mean.'"
Dad proceeded to explain that being on mission with Jesus meant that you are basically a Jesus missionary. And the world is your mission field. Being on mission with Jesus means living a life of worship to Jesus and sharing His gospel with the world. Let me share Dad's awesome alliterations on what Jesus wants you to know to be on mission with Him:
- You will receive provision from the Father. In Mark 6:8, Jesus sent out His disciples to be on mission with Him. He told the disciples basically not to take anything. Why? Because the Father was going to provide all their needs. So when we get on mission with Jesus, let's not worry about how much of this we have or if we need more of that. We don't need anything to be on mission with Jesus, except the willingness to go, for the Father will provide all we need.
- You will receive preparation from the Son. In Mark 6:11, Jesus prepares His disciples for rejection. And Jesus prepares us for rejection. The thing is that if we go out and tell people about Jesus and hand out gospel tracts and pray in public and preach the name of Christ, people aren't going to like us. In fact, they're going to reject us. That is why we must prepare for rejection and not let it destroy our faith.
- You will receive power from the Holy Spirit. When my dad said this, I instantly thought of Acts 1:8 - "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” When we get on mission with Jesus, the Spirit will indwell us. How else do you think that the disciples were able to heal the sick and cast out demons (Mark 6:13)? It was because the Holy Spirit gave them power.
To listen to "On Mission with Jesus," click here.