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Jan 08, 2012

I Need a Hero (Part 10)

Passage: Mark 5:21-6:6

Preacher: Tim Badal

Series:Man at Work

Summary:

Mark is fascinated with two qualities of Jesus that he gives to us in the first words of this gospel: "The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God" (Mark 1:1). Jesus of Nazareth, a carpenter, the human Jesus—but also the Son of God, the divine one. Mark seems to be fascinated by that combination: the Ruler who manifests His ability to serve, and the Servant who knows how to rule.

Detail:

Our need for a hero is seen in:

1. The desperate faith of a respected man.

This desperation:

• involved an impending death
• allowed for a humble demeanor
• resulted in a persistent desire

2. The determined faith of a rejected woman.

This was seen in her:

• condition
• cure
• confession

3. The dead faith of a spiritually unresponsive people.

While unresponsive in faith they:

• loved the show
• laughed with scorn
• loathed the Savior