Jan.
14, 2019 Monday Message
“Best
Friend!”
Last
week we examined the authenticity of Gospel author Matthew. Turns out this
reformed tax-collector was a credible eyewitness to all that Jesus did during
his three years of ministry.
Our
second Gospel writer, Mark, was also an eyewitness, but with a twist. As he was
growing up, his family was supporting the ministry of Jesus, and he liked to
hang out with Simon Peter, the outspoken leader of the 12. So while Mark wasn’t
one of the disciples, he was close enough to see all the action first-hand – making
him also an eyewitness!
Though
“Mark” is the shortest of the Gospels, his concise writing shores up truths in
the other three Gospels, adding one more eyewitness to this book of evidence. And
while each of the Gospel writers - in their own way - relates unique incidents,
all four Gospels are 100% in agreement on redeeming ordinances, the principle
of Jesus coming to earth to redeem mankind and what it takes for each one of us
to be saved.
Mark
was a believer through and through – and a “Best Friend” to Jesus, his
disciples and all things “God.” Like Matthew, Mark was an eyewitness who wrote
down exactly what he saw.
Norton
Lawellin
Jesus
in the City Fellowship meets next Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, Sanctity of Life
Sunday. I’m on vacation, and as we drove through Tennessee and Georgia, there were
constant billboard urging people to “Choose Life!” Awesome! Join us at 3249 30th
Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. David Boeltl leads this week as we
welcome our Christmas-in-the-City families and guests from the New Hope Center.
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