February 11, 2018.

February 11, 2018

Prelude for Worship Martha Short

Welcome Daniel Palmer

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All Hail the Power Of Jesus’ Name

All hail the power of Jesus’ Name Let angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem And crown Him Lord of All

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race Ye ransomed from the fall
Hail Him who saves You by His grace And crown Him Lord of All

Let every kindred every tribe On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe And crown Him Lord of All

O that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall
We’ll join the everlasting song And crown Him Lord of All

For the Cause CCLI #606984

For the cause of Christ the King We give our lives an offering
‘til all the earth resounds With ceaseless praise To the Son

For the cause of Christ we go With joy to reap with faith to sow
As many see And many put their trust in the Son

The Name above every name
Christ we proclaim The Name above every name For all creation Ev’ry nation God’s salvation Through the Son

For the King once lifted high To cries of rage of ‘crucify!’
Endured the cross As every sin was laid On the Son

To the King who conquered death To free the poor and the oppressed
For lasting peace For life and liberty In the Son

Let it be my life’s refrain To live is Christ to die is gain
Deny myself take up my cross And follow the Son

Congregational Reading Psalm 67 (NASB)
Job sets up

Leader God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.

Congregation 2 That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.

Leader 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.

Congregation 5 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.

Leader 6 The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.

Congregation 7 God blesses us, That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

Introduction Job sets up Daniel Palmer

Time of quiet corporate prayer for Job and his family
Job sets up

Job Marquez Job sets up

Man of Sorrows Sanctuary Choir

Offering Job sets up Job Marquez

Let’s pray now that their church will grow and that many will come to faith in Jesus Christ, becoming growing disciples for Him.

02/11/2018 Today let’s pray for Ruth as she talks to people in Southeast Asia about the one true God who sent Jesus Christ to free us of such fears and to give us hope for daily living.

Offering Martha plays Martha Short

Mark 3:20–35 And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal. 21 When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

Mark 3:20–35 22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 23 And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 3:20–35 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!

Mark 3:20–35 27 But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

Mark 3:20–35 28 “Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— 30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Mark 3:20–35 31 Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him. 32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

Mark 3:20–35 33 Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34 Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

The Crowd, the Close, the Critics, and the Community of the King
Last week, we saw that Jesus called the Apostles and He still calls us, His church, to be the community of Christ’s people who are made to be with Him and to be sent by Him – to be His insiders.

Sermon in a Sentence To be in Christ’s family, 1) we must understand that many who get close to the things of Jesus are still not in His family, 2) we must not allow our intellect, traditions or positions of authority to blind us to God’s work through Christ (22–30), and 3) we must sit with Jesus and do God’s will (31–35).

1. We must understand many who get close to the things of Jesus are still not in His family (20–22).

“The crowd is…an obstacle rather than an asset to Jesus’ mission.” (Edwards, 118).

The power for living out what Jesus desires for His church is found in our union with Christ and one another.

The close are people who have been with Jesus long enough to have their reputation on the line for their affiliation with Him.

The Creator of the human mind stands accused of being out of His mind.

So, there is the crowd that tries to consume Jesus without communing with Him. There are those who are close to Jesus as long as His truth is comfortable. And then there are the scribes or the professional critics who show us that:

2. We must not allow our intellect, traditions or positions of authority blind us to God’s work through Christ (22–30).

Mark is careful to note the scribes “came down from Jerusalem” (22). Their physical movement is a reflection of their inward disposition.

“The evidence demands a decision from the beholder as to its source and significance” (119).

The scribes do not deny the evidence; instead they say His power comes from Beelzeboul rather than God.

Jesus shows us that “If what the scribes say is true, Satan is clearly working at cross purposes with himself, which will only hasten his fall” (121).

The scribes do not accept the good work of Jesus as God’s work, and that puts them on very dangerous footing.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil (Isa. 5:20).

The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8).

Outsiders are trying to bind Jesus, but Jesus has come to bind Satan and bring the oppressed into the Kingdom of God.

“Truly, I say to you” (28). These words signify that what Jesus is about to say is serious. It is a bit like when your parents call you by your first and middle names.

Whoever should blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin (29).

“The sin against the Holy Spirit is…a specific misjudgment that Jesus is motivated by evil rather than by good, that He is empowered by the devil rather than by God.”

“The expulsion of demons was a sign of the intrusion of the Kingdom of God. Yet the [scribes’] accusations against Jesus amount to a denial of the power and greatness of the Spirit of God. By assigning the action of God to a demonic origin, the scribes betray

a perversion of spirit which, in defiance of the truth, chooses to call light darkness…. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit denotes the conscious and deliberate rejection of the saving power and grace of God released through Jesus…. Repetition and a fixed attitude of mind…brought the scribes to the brink of unforgiveable blasphemy.”

Anyone who is worried about having committed the sin against the Holy Spirit has not yet committed it, for anxiety of having done so is evidence of the potential for repentance. There is no record in Scripture of anyone asking forgiveness of God and being denied it!” (Edwards, 124).

Trusting Jesus is never ultimately about evidence but the condition of our hearts.

A spiritual battle is never won merely with evidence.

The authority of Jesus is our issue, and we must not come down and stand in judgment of Jesus, rather:

3. We must sit with Jesus and do God’s will (31–35).

If the crowd, the close, and the critics, are not insiders, then who gets in on the victory Christ secures by binding Satan and bringing people into the Kingdom of God?

“Jesus’ family assumes it has rights Jesus is obliged to honor” (Edwards, 124).

“Who are My mother and My brothers?” (33).

Even Jesus’ family must enter the Kingdom on the King’s terms. Belonging to the community of King Jesus is not based on our biology or anything else we possess but on submission to King Jesus and doing God’s will.

“There are only two kinds of people: those who sit on the inside at Jesus’ feet and those who stand on the outside with false assumptions.” (Edwards, 124).

“Anyone can be an insider who sits at Jesus’ feet and does the will of His Father” (Edwards, 125).

And, the will of the Father is that we would commune with Jesus and one another…that we would sit at His feet and behold the wondrous mystery that He came to die for us and make us His own and that we would daily live as those who are being sent into the world no matter the cost because the know the joy of feasting together with our King.

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

No light in the darkness you see
O soul are you weary And troubled No light in the darkness you see There's light for a look At the Savior And life more abundant And free

Turn your eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth Will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace

Thro' death into life everlasting For more than conquerors
He passed and We follow Him there Over us sin no more Hath dominion For more than conquerors We are

His word shall not fail you He promised Believe Him
And all will be well Then go to a world that is dying His perfect salvation to tell

Postlude for Worship Martha Short

February 11, 2018

Our God

Water You turned into wine Opened the eyes of the blind
There's no one like You None like You

Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise There's no one like You None like You

Our God is greater Our God is stronger God You are higher Than any other Our God is healer Awesome in power Our God Our God

Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise There's no one like You None like You

Then who could ever stop us Then what could stand against
And if our God is for us Then who could ever stop us And if our God is with us Then what could stand against

Welcome Daniel Palmer

Text “Welcome” to

Hallelujah What a Savior

Man of Sorrows what a name For the Son of God Who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim Hallelujah what a Savior

Bearing shame and scoffing rude In my place condemned He stood
Sealed my pardon with His blood Hallelujah what a Savior

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah what a Savior

Guilty vile and helpless we Spotless Lamb of God was He
Full atonement can it be Hallelujah what a Savior

It is finished was His cry Now in Heav’n exalted high
Lifted up was He to die It is finished was His cry Now in Heav’n exalted high Hallelujah what a Savior

When He comes our glorious King All our ransomed hearts to bring
Then anew this song we’ll sing Hallelujah what a Savior

For the Cause CCLI #606984

For the cause of Christ the King We give our lives an offering
‘til all the earth resounds With ceaseless praise To the Son

For the cause of Christ we go With joy to reap with faith to sow
As many see And many put their trust in the Son

For the King once lifted high To cries of rage of ‘crucify!’
Endured the cross As every sin was laid On the Son

To the King who conquered death To free the poor and the oppressed
For lasting peace For life and liberty In the Son

Let it be my life’s refrain To live is Christ to die is gain
Deny myself take up my cross And follow the Son

Congregational Reading Psalm 67 (NASB)
Job sets up

Leader God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.

Congregation 2 That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.

Leader 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.

Congregation 5 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.

Leader 6 The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.

Congregation 7 God blesses us, That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

Introduction Job sets up Daniel Palmer

Time of quiet corporate prayer for Job and his family
Job sets up

Job Marquez Job sets up

Man of Sorrows Sanctuary Choir

Offering Job Marquez

Let’s pray now that their church will grow and that many will come to faith in Jesus Christ, becoming growing disciples for Him.

02/11/2018 Today let’s pray for Ruth as she talks to people in Southeast Asia about the one true God who sent Jesus Christ to free us of such fears and to give us hope for daily living.

O Come To The Altar Jake Roudebush

Are you hurting and broken within?
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling Have you come to the end of yourself Do you thirst for a drink from the well?

The Father's arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with
O come to the altar The Father's arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with The precious blood of Jesus Christ

Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
Come today there’s no reason to wait Jesus is calling Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy From the ashes a new life is born

Sing hallelujah Christ is risen Sing Hallelujah Christ is risen
Oh what a savior Isn't He wonderful? Sing hallelujah Christ is risen Bow down before Him For He is Lord of all Sing Hallelujah Christ is risen

Bear your cross as you wait for the crown
Tell the world of the treasure you found

Mark 3:20–35 And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal. 21 When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

Mark 3:20–35 22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 23 And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 3:20–35 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!

Mark 3:20–35 27 But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

Mark 3:20–35 28 “Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— 30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Mark 3:20–35 31 Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him. 32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

Mark 3:20–35 33 Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34 Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

Last week, we saw that Jesus called the Apostles and He still calls us, His church, to be the community of Christ’s people who are made to be with Him and to be sent by Him – to be His insiders.