A NEEDED INGREDIENT (30 OF 70)
by Jerry Watts
Scripture: Mark 6:53-56
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A Needed Ingredient (30 of 70)
Series: Mark - God's Message for Today
Jerry Watts
Mark 6:53-56
I painfully remember the first time I prepared "hamburgers" on grill. My recollections of half-way watching dad do it and how good those grilled burgers were. I knew about the fire, the color of the meat, and the smell; and I was pumped the burgers got ready to eat. Man, this was going to be good! Then I took my first bite (it only takes one!) In one word I can describe this: "YUK!!" While everything looked and smelled good, I forgot the seasoning.
That day I the Biblical principle of "a little leaven" was burned into my heart because a "little salt" was not cooked into my meat. By the way, no salt and pepper spoils the whole bunch.
Our text tells us that, once again, Jesus crossed over. He was always doing this because there was (and is) so much work to be done for the Father.
Jesus was sent to a culture (that's still us) that walked in "darkness" and He came as the light for that darkness, He came to a culture that is "bland" in taste as the needed salt to add flavor, to preserve, and to heal. While He was on earth, He was the salt and the light for the world and then in Matt 5:13 and 14 He passed that mantle to us, His followers. As the risk of being ultimately offensive, we need to look around today and see how we are doing.
Our culture today is sick. The reason this is so is because, in large measure, the church today in this culture is also sick. As the church goes, so goes the culture.
The last time I preached on this text was close to 10 years ago and I was amazed at some of the characteristics which back then which are worse today. They were: lying, immorality, bitterness, brawling, anger, slander, stealing, gossip, arrogance, and many more.
Yet our culture (seemingly) has more salt and light now than ever before. Why do I say this? It is because more people than ever "claim" to be "born-again." However, this larger gro ...
Series: Mark - God's Message for Today
Jerry Watts
Mark 6:53-56
I painfully remember the first time I prepared "hamburgers" on grill. My recollections of half-way watching dad do it and how good those grilled burgers were. I knew about the fire, the color of the meat, and the smell; and I was pumped the burgers got ready to eat. Man, this was going to be good! Then I took my first bite (it only takes one!) In one word I can describe this: "YUK!!" While everything looked and smelled good, I forgot the seasoning.
That day I the Biblical principle of "a little leaven" was burned into my heart because a "little salt" was not cooked into my meat. By the way, no salt and pepper spoils the whole bunch.
Our text tells us that, once again, Jesus crossed over. He was always doing this because there was (and is) so much work to be done for the Father.
Jesus was sent to a culture (that's still us) that walked in "darkness" and He came as the light for that darkness, He came to a culture that is "bland" in taste as the needed salt to add flavor, to preserve, and to heal. While He was on earth, He was the salt and the light for the world and then in Matt 5:13 and 14 He passed that mantle to us, His followers. As the risk of being ultimately offensive, we need to look around today and see how we are doing.
Our culture today is sick. The reason this is so is because, in large measure, the church today in this culture is also sick. As the church goes, so goes the culture.
The last time I preached on this text was close to 10 years ago and I was amazed at some of the characteristics which back then which are worse today. They were: lying, immorality, bitterness, brawling, anger, slander, stealing, gossip, arrogance, and many more.
Yet our culture (seemingly) has more salt and light now than ever before. Why do I say this? It is because more people than ever "claim" to be "born-again." However, this larger gro ...
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