Wednesday, 23 January 2019

CROWDING FORWARD TO TOUCH HIM


24 January 2019


CROWDING FORWARD TO TOUCH HIM (Mark 3:7-12)


Mark tells us people started coming from all the provinces of Palestine and the gentile lands beyond.  They were drawn to Jesus, his message and to his healing. But when you read other literature written at the time there is hardly a mention of Jesus.  The Roman colonial authorities seem to take no notice.  While people today are aware of the Christian faith, for many it is something that passes them by.  It does not touch their lives.  Even among those who go church and read the scriptures it is hard to relate what they live with what they believe.  The culture we inhabit pays lip service to the message of Jesus and when public figures call for prayers they tend to do it in a formal way without much expectation that prayer will have an impact.  


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