FOUR MEN AND A MAT (2 OF 26)
Scripture: Mark 2:1-4, Mark 2:11-12
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Four Men And A Mat (2 of 26)
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 2: 1 - 5 and 11 - 12
I - The Master (1 - 2)
II - The Men (3a)
III - The Man (3b)
IV - The Mat (3c)
V - The Mission (4)
VI - The Miracle (5)
VII - The Mandate (11)
VIII - The Marvellers (12)
The church must get back into the ''Mat Carrying Business'' because old fashioned evangelism still works and it is mandated and the only way to see real church growth.
Theme: ''Desperate times call for desperate measures, pick up your mat!!''
What a Friend
Way back in the 90s, I had to preach the funeral of a man I never met. The funeral home called and asked if I would perform the service since I was the pastor of the church, where he was to be buried.
I found out something very interesting about the man, as I spoke with the family members. It seems that the man was a prominent attorney in our capital city and had attended the University of South Carolina. He was also bound to a wheel chair and the university, at that time, had no wheel chair access. The family told me of an amazing friendship between this man and another student.
His friend would push him to the coal shoot and slide him down in the basement, where he would meet him and carry him up to the first floor and to his classes.
I believe that it's good to have friends who will go the extra mile for you.
Pastor James Lee - Jesus Is In the House
The Mat Ministry
When I was in seminary, I had one of those small groups. It was a group of 6 guys. We got together in each other's apartments every week. We didn't miss a week. Every week we ate together, we talked, we were silly, we laughed and we cried. Not one of us made it out of that community without going through every emotion. It was amazing community. There were times when every one of us had to be carried on a mat because we what we were personally going through.
Eventually, some of the guys graduated, and we were down to just 2 ...
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 2: 1 - 5 and 11 - 12
I - The Master (1 - 2)
II - The Men (3a)
III - The Man (3b)
IV - The Mat (3c)
V - The Mission (4)
VI - The Miracle (5)
VII - The Mandate (11)
VIII - The Marvellers (12)
The church must get back into the ''Mat Carrying Business'' because old fashioned evangelism still works and it is mandated and the only way to see real church growth.
Theme: ''Desperate times call for desperate measures, pick up your mat!!''
What a Friend
Way back in the 90s, I had to preach the funeral of a man I never met. The funeral home called and asked if I would perform the service since I was the pastor of the church, where he was to be buried.
I found out something very interesting about the man, as I spoke with the family members. It seems that the man was a prominent attorney in our capital city and had attended the University of South Carolina. He was also bound to a wheel chair and the university, at that time, had no wheel chair access. The family told me of an amazing friendship between this man and another student.
His friend would push him to the coal shoot and slide him down in the basement, where he would meet him and carry him up to the first floor and to his classes.
I believe that it's good to have friends who will go the extra mile for you.
Pastor James Lee - Jesus Is In the House
The Mat Ministry
When I was in seminary, I had one of those small groups. It was a group of 6 guys. We got together in each other's apartments every week. We didn't miss a week. Every week we ate together, we talked, we were silly, we laughed and we cried. Not one of us made it out of that community without going through every emotion. It was amazing community. There were times when every one of us had to be carried on a mat because we what we were personally going through.
Eventually, some of the guys graduated, and we were down to just 2 ...
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