Tag: Mark 9:38-50
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Desperate Measures – A Sermon On Mark 9:38-50
The unquenchable fire of hell, plucked out eyeballs, amputated limbs, and forced drownings – welcome to the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark (Mark 9:38-50). What a friend we have in Jesus. A mentor of mine says that sometimes the good news is bad news before it becomes good news. Read more
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Jesus’ Prescription For Healing And Wholeness – A Sermon On Mark 9:38-50
A friend of mine often says, “Sometimes the good news is bad news before it is good news.” That sure fits today’s gospel (Mark 9:38-50). Today’s gospel tells us that the prognosis is good – life, and peace with one another. But before that comes there is the treatment. And that’s the bad news. The Read more
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First, Do No Harm – A Sermon On Mark 9:38-50
Jesus is once again asking us to look at ourselves, to be self-reflective. It’s as if he saying to John, “Don’t you worry about that other guy. You worry about yourself.” He’s asking us to look within. The greatest stumbling blocks are not outside us but within us: anger and revenge, the judgments we make… Read more
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Stumbling Blocks
38John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. Read more
Interrupting the Silence 