Sermon for 5th Sunday in Lent

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Mark 10:35-45 (English Standard Version)

The Request of James and John

^35(A) And James and John,^(B) the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us^(C) whatever we ask of you.” ³⁶And he said to them, ^(D) “What do you want me to do for you?” ³⁷And they said to him, “Grant us^(E) to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left,^(F) in your glory.” ³⁸Jesus said to them, ^(G) “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able^(H) to drink the cup that I drink, or^(I) to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” ³⁹And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, ^(J) “The cup that I drink^(K) you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized,^(L) you will be baptized, ⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant,^(M) but it is for those for whom it has been^(N) prepared.” ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. ^42(O) And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles^(P) lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But^(Q) it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,^{[a] 44}and whoever would be first among you must be^(R) slave^[b] of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of Man came not to be served but^(S) to serve, and^(T) to give his life as a ransom for^(U) many.”

Footnotes:

1. Mark 10:43 Greek diakonos
2. Mark 10:44 Greek bondservant (doulos)

Cross references:

1. Mark 10:35 : For Mark 10:35-45, Matt 20:20-28
2. Mark 10:35 : Mark 1:19
3. Mark 10:35 : Matt 18:19
4. Mark 10:36 : Mark 10:51
5. Mark 10:37 : Matt 19:28
6. Mark 10:37 : Luke 9:26
7. Mark 10:38 : Luke 9:33; 23:34
8. Mark 10:38 : Mark 14:36; Matt 26:29, 42; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; Isa 51:22
9. Mark 10:38 : Luke 12:50
10. Mark 10:39 : Rom 8:17; Phil 3:10
11. Mark 10:39 : Acts 12:2; Rev 1:9
12. Mark 10:39 : Rom 6:3
13. Mark 10:40 : Matt 19:11
14. Mark 10:40 : Matt 25:34
15. Mark 10:42 : For Mark 10:42-45, Mark 9:33-36; Luke 22:25-27
16. Mark 10:42 : 1 Pet 5:3
17. Mark 10:43 : Matt 23:11; Luke 9:48
18. Mark 10:44 : 2 Cor 4:5
19. Mark 10:45 : John 13:4, 13-15; Phil 2:7; 2 Cor 8:9
20. Mark 10:45 : Isa 53:10; Dan 9:26; John 10:15; 11:51, 52; Rom 4:25; Gal 1:4; 2:20; 1 Tim 2:6; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet 1:18, 19
21. Mark 10:45 : Mark 14:24; Isa 53:11, 12; Heb 2:10; 9:28; Rom 5:15; Rev 5:9

Back to the Basics

Back to the Basics

What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

Generosity is the Hallmark

Generosity is the Hallmark

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (English Standard Version)

The Cheerful Giver

⁶The point is this:^(A) whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully^[a] will also reap bountifully. ⁷Each one must give as he has decided in his heart,^(B) not reluctantly or under compulsion, for^(C) God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸And^(D) God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency^[b] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. ⁹As it is written,

^(E) “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”

¹⁰He who supplies^(F) seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and^(G) increase the harvest of your righteousness. ^11(H) You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which^(I) through us will produce thanksgiving to God. ¹²For the ministry of this service is not only supplying^(J) the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. ¹³By their approval of this service,^(K) they^[c] will glorify God because of your submission flowing from your^(L) confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, ¹⁴while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. ^15(M) Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Footnotes:

1. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
2. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
3. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you

Cross references:

1. 2 Corinthians 9:6 : Prov 11:24, 25; 22:9; Gal 6:7, 9; Mal 3:10; Luke 6:38
2. 2 Corinthians 9:7 : Deut 15:10; 2 Corinthians 8:12
3. 2 Corinthians 9:7 : Exodus 25:2
4. 2 Corinthians 9:8 : Phil 4:19; Eph 3:2
5. 2 Corinthians 9:9 : Psalm 112:9
6. 2 Corinthians 9:10 : Isa 55:10
7. 2 Corinthians 9:10 : Hos 10:12
8. 2 Corinthians 9:11 : 1 Cor 1:5
9. 2 Corinthians 9:11 : 2 Corinthians 1:11
10. 2 Corinthians 9:12 : 2 Corinthians 8:14
11. 2 Corinthians 9:13 : Matt 5:16; 1 Pet 2:12
12. 2 Corinthians 9:13 : 1 Tim 6:12, 13; Heb 3:1; 4:14; 10:23
13. 2 Corinthians 9:15 : John 3:16; Eph 2:8; 2 Corinthians 2:14

Discipleship is the Path

Discipleship is the Path

Mark 8:34-35 (English Standard Version)

³⁴And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him^(A) deny himself and^(B) take up his cross and follow me. ³⁵For^(C) whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake^(D) and the gospel’s will save it.

Footnotes:

1. Mark 8:35 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and once in verse 36 and once in verse 37

Cross references:

1. Mark 8:34 : 2 Tim 2:12, 13
2. Mark 8:34 : Matt 10:38, 39
3. Mark 8:35 : Mark 8:34
4. Mark 8:35 : Mark 10:29; 1 Cor 9:23; 2 Tim 1:8; Philem 13

Faith Is the Foundation

Faith Is the Foundation

Hebrews 11:1-2 (English Standard Version)

Hebrews 11

By Faith

1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of^(A) things not seen. 2For by it the people of old received their commendation.

Cross references:

1. Hebrews 11:1 : Rom 8:24; 2 Cor 4:18; 5:7; 1 Pet 1:8

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The Impossible Happens

Luke 1:26-38 (English Standard Version)

Birth of Jesus Foretold

26In the sixth month the angel^(A) Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named^(B) Nazareth, 27^(C) to a virgin betrothed^[a] to a man whose name was Joseph,^(D) of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, “Greetings,^(E) O favored one,^(F) the Lord is with you!”^[b] 29But^(G) she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for^(H) you have found favor with God. 31And behold,^(I) you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and^(J) you shall call his name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of^(K) the Most High. And the Lord God^(L) will give to him the throne of^(M) his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob^(N) forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”^[c]

35And the angel answered her,^(O) “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of^(P) the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born^[d] will be called^(Q) holy—^(R) the Son of God. 36And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her^(S) who was called barren. 37For^(T) nothing will be impossible with God.” 38And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant^[e] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And^(U) the angel departed from her.

Prepared: “The Coming Kingdom”

Mark 11:1-10 (English Standard Version)

Mark 11

The Triumphal Entry

1^(A) Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to^(B) Bethphage and Bethany, at^(C) the Mount of Olives, Jesus^[a] sent^(D) two of his disciples 2and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied,^(E) on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'” 4And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. 5And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8And many^(F) spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. 9And those who went before and those who followed were shouting,^(G) “Hosanna!^(H) Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10Blessed is^(I) the coming^(J) kingdom of^(K) our father^(L) David!^(M) Hosanna in the highest!”

Footnotes:

1. Mark 11:1 Greek he

Cross references:

1. Mark 11:1 : For Mark 11:1-10, Matt 21:1-9; Luke 19:29-38; John 12:12-15; Zech 9:9
2. Mark 11:1 : Matt 21:17; Luke 24:50; John 11:18
3. Mark 11:1 : Zech 14:4; Matt 24:3; 26:30; John 8:1; Acts 1:12
4. Mark 11:1 : Mark 14:13
5. Mark 11:2 : Luke 23:53
6. Mark 11:8 : 2 Kgs 9:13
7. Mark 11:9 : Psalm 118:25 (Heb)
8. Mark 11:9 : Matt 23:39; Psalm 118:26
9. Mark 11:10 : Luke 1:32
10. Mark 11:10 : Ezek 37:24, 25
11. Mark 11:10 : Acts 2:29
12. Mark 11:10 : Mark 11:9
13. Mark 11:10 : Luke 2:14; Psalm 148:1

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