At River Valley this weekend we jump back into Mark's Gospel with a fury. Following Peter's confession to Jesus: "You are the Christ," Jesus gives his disciples an earful about what lies ahead: Danger! Danger! Danger!
What are some of your thoughts, questions, impressions of this passage?
"He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. Mark 8:31
He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. Mark 8:32
But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” Mark 8:33
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mark 8:34
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. Mark 8:35
What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Mark 8:36
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:37
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” Mark 8:38
And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.”
Wow! Whacha Think?
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3 comments:
this is a very intense passage.
i'm excited to see where this is going to go on sunday!
i always thought it meant there would be some of His followers here when Christ returns. can't wait to hear your thoughts on this passage and how you were led there.
someone's a slacker!
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