THE SUPPER (2 OF 7)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Mark 14:2, Mark 14:10-19, Mark 14:21-26
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The Supper (2 of 7)
Series: The Passion of Christ
Bob Ingle
Mark 14:10-26
Open your Bible to Mark 14. When Jana and I were first married, we lived in booming metropolis Terre Haut, IN. I was in management training at a local Wal-Mart store, so for a few months we lived in an apartment that literally had less square footage than this stage. It was so small we didn't even have enough room to change our mind. Our welcome mat at the front door only said, ''Wel!''
But what made this little hidden jewel even more special was its location. Roughly 75-100 ft behind us were railroad tracks where freight trains ran ALL day and ALL night. The first time one of those bad boys came screaming by I couldn't believe loud it was and how badly it shook the place. I was like, 'Are you serious? This is insane. How do people stand this?' Well, eventually I understood how. In just a few short weeks, I barely noticed when a train would screech its horn or rattle my teeth.
What used to be so jarring to me had become common, mundane, and even normal. Eventually, I got to where I didn't even notice the trains at all. 26 years later I now realize that can happen with just about anything. What used to move us, or motivate us, or puzzle us, or stir us, or delight us, can lose its effect on us over time, and hardly registers anything at all.
Sitting on these tables in front of me, I believe, is one of those things. No doubt, you recognize these as the elements of Communion. This important practice was given to the church by Jesus Himself as a reminder of how amazing, how precious, how significant, how miraculous the Gospel really is.
But let's just admit it up front. If we're not careful, we can become desensitized to its meaning, power, and importance. Like those trains in our backyard, it can become common, routine, and even mundane. We are so familiar with this text of Jesus serving the supper to His disciples that it would be easy to hurry through the reading of it an ...
Series: The Passion of Christ
Bob Ingle
Mark 14:10-26
Open your Bible to Mark 14. When Jana and I were first married, we lived in booming metropolis Terre Haut, IN. I was in management training at a local Wal-Mart store, so for a few months we lived in an apartment that literally had less square footage than this stage. It was so small we didn't even have enough room to change our mind. Our welcome mat at the front door only said, ''Wel!''
But what made this little hidden jewel even more special was its location. Roughly 75-100 ft behind us were railroad tracks where freight trains ran ALL day and ALL night. The first time one of those bad boys came screaming by I couldn't believe loud it was and how badly it shook the place. I was like, 'Are you serious? This is insane. How do people stand this?' Well, eventually I understood how. In just a few short weeks, I barely noticed when a train would screech its horn or rattle my teeth.
What used to be so jarring to me had become common, mundane, and even normal. Eventually, I got to where I didn't even notice the trains at all. 26 years later I now realize that can happen with just about anything. What used to move us, or motivate us, or puzzle us, or stir us, or delight us, can lose its effect on us over time, and hardly registers anything at all.
Sitting on these tables in front of me, I believe, is one of those things. No doubt, you recognize these as the elements of Communion. This important practice was given to the church by Jesus Himself as a reminder of how amazing, how precious, how significant, how miraculous the Gospel really is.
But let's just admit it up front. If we're not careful, we can become desensitized to its meaning, power, and importance. Like those trains in our backyard, it can become common, routine, and even mundane. We are so familiar with this text of Jesus serving the supper to His disciples that it would be easy to hurry through the reading of it an ...
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