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Homilies on Mark 1

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Christmas Without Distortion  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 1–8
Summary: The Christmas message without distortion is “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
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Piercing the Darkness  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 1–8
Summary: John the Baptist announces a new era of God’s salvation and invites his audience to realign in light of its coming. John’s preaching creates an expectation that the age of darkness is over.
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Rivers in the Desert  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 1–8
Summary: When we feel ourselves in the wilderness, hungering and thirsting for God, God will be there for us. And when we are feeling strong and refreshed, God calls us to move out into the world to serve others in need, all in the name of Jesus Christ.
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What in (or out of) the World Are We Waiting For?  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 1–8
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John the Baptist, as portrayed in the beginning of Mark’s gospel, gives us a model for what active, generative waiting looks like. It’s waiting with hope that comes from outside of us, hope that transforms us, hope that points us toward where the spirit of the living Christ is active in the world, asking us to join him in helping to heal the world.

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Brave and Startling Truths  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 1–8
Summary: Prophets aren’t so much people who predict the future as people who give us the hard truths about the world we live in. They are the ones who tell us how it is and help us repent and turn back to God so we can be more open to the transformation God brings to us through the incarnation.
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Giving Pleasure to God  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 4–11
Summary: The act of baptism brings pleasure to God.
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The Beloved Son  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 4–11
Summary: Christ was baptized not because he was a sinner but to show his commitment to live righteously as God’s Son and to identify with those who are in need of repentance and baptism. That, of course, includes us all.
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The Best Is Saved for Last  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 4–11
Summary:  John the Baptist proclaims that, in Jesus Christ, God has saved the best for last.
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Pleasing God, Living by Faith, Prepared for Anything  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 4–11
Mark 1: 7–11 for LFM
Summary: Baptism has both short-term and long-term benefits for believers, even today.
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The Breaking News of Jesus’ Baptism  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 4–11
Mark 1: 7–11 for LFM
Summary: Jesus didn’t explain why he felt he needed John to baptize him, but the act revealed who Jesus was and what his mission would be. Although Christians have shed blood over how to do and understand baptism, the important thing to remember is that baptism marks our individual entry into the communal mission of the church to spread Christ’s good news.
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After the Water Has Dried  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 4–11
Mark 1: 7–11 for LFM
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As Jesus begins the ministry of God’s kingdom at his baptism, we are baptized to continue that ministry.

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The Affirmation for Christ and Ourselves  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 7–11
Summary:  Jesus started his mission by allowing John the Baptist to baptize him. As Christ’s followers, we are ordained to follow his directions and his example. If we are open to the presence of the Holy Spirit we will find the power to serve in ways we can scarcely imagine.
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The Facts and the Acts  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 9–15
Mark 1: 12–15 for LFM
Summary: In Mark 1:14-15, Jesus gives us the essence of his good news.
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Reading More Than the Headlines  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 9–15
Mark 1: 12–15 for LFM
Summary: God’s love is present even in the wilderness, which can give us hope to carry on.
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Recalculating, Recalculating, Recalculating ...  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 9–15
Summary: When we are on the wrong path, we need someone to tell us so — maybe even Jesus!
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Bad News and Good News  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 14–20
Summary:  The way to the good news of the kingdom of God is through a difficult door, repentance. Jesus said so
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Following  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 14–20
Summary: The beginning of each Christian life, however that takes place, is important, but that life is a continual response to God’s call.
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Go Fish!  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 14–20
Summary: Jesus invited his disciples to cast their nets widely and “catch” men and women to serve the kingdom of God. They fished with faith, trusting that their prayer and action would yield good results.
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Needs Fulfilled  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 14–20
Summary: Jesus calls the first four disciples and they immediately give up everything they have to follow him. There is no process of building faith or learning discipleship. Instead, there is instant obedience. While we tend to stand in awe of the disciples’ response, we must also be awed by Jesus’ instant grace. Jesus works in our lives in the exact same way. He encounters us, accepts us immediately and summons us to follow him.
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The Alarm Clock  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 14–20
Summary: The alarm has gone off! The kingdom of God is near, in the sense of being close by and in the sense of being on the way. There may be a cost to count, but the kingdom of God trumps the kingdoms of this world, whether political, economic or entertainingly distracting. Turn around. Change your way of thinking. Follow Jesus.
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And Now the News  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 14–20
Summary: Mark doesn’t waste words in getting to the heart of his message. The Baptist’s arrest reminds us of dangers as Jesus comes proclaiming God’s kingdom. Because the reign of God comes near, people are called to change their thinking and become part of that movement. And Jesus calls four fishermen to be the first of many to be instruments of the reconciliation that he brings.
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An Extraordinary Day  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 21–28
Summary:  Jesus’ initial public act of ministry in the synagogue at Capernaum called the community to realign its life and values around the announcement of the coming of God’s age of salvation. His ministry to us calls for a similar realignment from us.
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Letting Jesus Call the Shots  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 21–28
Summary: Following Jesus means recognizing his authority in our lives, and using the authority derived from him to exorcise the unclean spirits of our age.
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A Fight on Our Hands  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 21–28
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Jesus’ exorcism of an unclean spirit teaches us about the spiritual dimension to evil and the role of the church in fighting evil.

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The Take-Charge Difference  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 21–28
Summary: What does the New Testament mean when it speaks of the authority that people saw in Jesus? Is this authority something that was available only to him, or is it possible that his followers might have at least a measure of it? And if so, what is the secret?
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End the Isolation  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 21–28
Summary: In the story of the demoniac in the Capernaum synagogue, we are shown someone who can be found in the midst of the community of faith, yet who is isolated and all alone. When Jesus heals, Jesus restores the relationships between God and all of us. It may not occur to us that people in our midst feel isolated even when they’re sitting in our midst. But it happens. For that matter, some of us may not have figured out we’re the ones who feel apart and lost. We have a part to play in the healing, in the restoration and in the salvation.
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Jesus Keeps the Sabbath  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 21–28
Summary: Our gospel reading is the first of six stories in the New Testament about Jesus healing on the Sabbath. Usually that provoked criticism. But if we look at the full significance of the Sabbath in scripture, we see that it was just the right time for healing to take place. It was a sign that the kingdom of God, the goal of creation, was breaking in. Now, in the renewal of creation brought about by Jesus’ resurrection, we are on our way to that goal and are called to be God’s instruments for the healing of the world.
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Are We Winning or Losing?  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 21–28
Summary: We should never give in to despair, even when our efforts seem to make no real difference against the suffering of the world. Jesus’ victory over the unclean spirit teaches us that God ultimately will win the victory over evil.
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Jesus’ Secret Weapon  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 29–39
Summary: In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus begins ministry right away, defining his identity by action. In the midst of all of Jesus’ teachings and healings, and a battle with evil, Jesus takes time to pray. Prayer empowers us for our ministries.
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Sometimes It’s Good to Get Lost  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 29–39
Summary: We need regular times of retreat and spiritual renewal.
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About Simon’s Mother–in–Law  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 29–39
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Mark’s Gospel gets right to the point. In chapter 1, it’s clear that Jesus’ teaching and healing are the mission. His healing of Simon’s mother-in-law challenges us today to listen to the unassuming folks who never demand acknowledgment.

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Healing Preaching Demon-Chasers  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 29–39
Summary:  We can look at Jesus in more ways than one, but the way we choose to look will have an impact on the depth of our faith and will determine how we can make the difference that he calls us to make. We might even say that the way we look at Jesus determines whether our Christianity is genuine.
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A World Out of Joint  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 29–39
Summary: Mark tells the story of Christ’s coming to a world out of joint and in need of a compassionate Savior.
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That Subversive Sabbath  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 29–39
Summary: Sabbath time is a different quality of time — and that’s subversive!
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Will Success Spoil Jesus of Nazareth  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 29–39
Summary: Jesus resists the temptation to build a huge following using miracles and healings as the draw. He stays focused on his mission.
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More Than Skin Deep  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
Summary: Jesus heals a man of leprosy, a disease that made him ritually unclean and a social outcast. Jesus’ response shows his compassion for sufferers, and he restores the man to physical health and membership in the community. Jesus goes about his saving work, healing humanity of even deeper illnesses.
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The Wrath of Jesus and the Wrath of God  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
Summary: This passage tells a story of God’s wrath that turns the usual stories of God’s wrath upside down. The wrath of Jesus, and the wrath of God, are aimed at those who would declare that sickness and disease are signs of God’s wrath.
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The Healing Touch  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
Summary: Jesus touched a man with leprosy and healed him, and then instructed him to say nothing to anyone about who had healed him. But the man proclaimed it to everyone he saw. This man who could previously go nowhere now moved about freely; Jesus, who had been going anywhere he wanted, could now no longer go into town openly. Jesus paid a price to heal, and he paid a greater price when he went to the cross for us all.
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Willing and Able  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
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When our Lord reached out to heal a leper, one of the untouchables of his day, he set for us an example by feeling both heartfelt pity and perhaps even righteous anger at the customs of his day, customs that isolated those who needed support and love the most. The leper set for us an example by coming forward boldly in faith recognizing that Jesus was able to heal miraculously but also acknowledging that it’s up to God to decide when healing would take place.

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Sometimes, You’ve Gotta Break a Few Laws  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
Summary:  Just as Jesus healed the leper of his illness and his isolation, so the Risen Christ heals us of our alienation from God and one another. Christ then calls us to love others in the same daring way. The risen Christ will do what it takes to reach us.
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Able and Willing  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
Summary: While God is clearly able to do anything, he is not always willing to do everything. When we pray, “Lord, thy will be done,” we concede that, perhaps, God will not act in ways that we think best. There is never any legitimate excuse for disobedience, even experiencing the miraculous. When the Lord’s directions are clear, we must not deviate from them, no matter how attractive the detour.
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Getting to Know Our Inner Leper  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
Summary: This ancient story showcases Jesus’ compassion and provides a powerful message about asking for help. When we recognize our need and open our hearts to God’s healing presence, our lives and spirits can be renewed.
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Letting Compassion Win  Click here Click title to view sermon Mark 1: 40–45
Summary: Righteous indignation has an important role in the Christian life. Its energy can melt the ice of indifference. But once we have acknowledged our anger, would should let compassion, not wrath, win the day.
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