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Close To The Kingdom? (Mark 12:28-34)
Pastor Chuck Huckaby, November 22, 2009Part of the Lectionary B series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
To be “In” Christ’s Kingdom, we must know what He came to teach and do:
Jesus’ Message was that He came...
1. To forgive our sins and reconcile us to God
2. To destroy the power of Satan and deliver people from bondage
3. To change hearts of stone to hearts of flesh
4. To demonstrate God’s own compassion, mercy, and justice
5. To invite and summon people to become the new people of God who will populate the New Heavens and the New Earth.
Jesus’ Mission - He came...
1. To be the sacrifice which atones for the sins of the world and rescue a people for God
2. To personally fight the deciding battle with Satan and triumph over the grave
3. To be authenticated as the Son of God through His Resurrection
4. To undo the principalities and powers through His Ascension
5. To establish the Church as the new people of God on Pentecost
Jesus’ Saving Acts which fulfilled His mission
1. The Cross
2. The Grave
3. The Resurrection
4. The Ascension
5. The Day of Pentecost
Our Calling in Light of Jesus’ Saving Acts –
1. Evangelism - Declaring Christ the Savior
2. Ministry - Helping Set People Free From Bondage Through Service
3. Spiritual Formation – Helping People Become Authentic Disciples
4. Love – Breaking the Powers of Hate and Selfishness
5. True Community – Living out the reality that we are the New Community Christ came to create
Bottom Line: is our gratitude at being Justified by Grace through Faith working through a true love (Gal 5:6) that causes us to fulfill Christ’s Mission for the church.... Our "Message" must be consistent with our actual "Mission".
Note: the quote "turning death backwards" refers to C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. This quote and the outline summarizing Jesus' Mission is adapted from Olson's The American Church In Crisis
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Mark 12:28-34
28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions. (ESV)
