2. Football Pre-Season All about preparation Vision Prep Physical prep
Mental Prep

3. Football Pre-Season Have to ask the right questions…
What must WE do to win?
How will our opponents try to defeat us?

4. Mark 6:7-12 And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

5. and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt—

6. but to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not put on two tunics
but to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not put on two tunics.” And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town.

7. “Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.”

8. They went out and preached that men should repent.

9. A reminder of context The Gospels – not just history
Specific people, specific time
Specific purpose – not just to be nice

10. The Trap of Personal Ties
Familiarity breeds contempt
His pedigree…no training
His heritage…nothing noteworthy

11. The mighty works and powerful message of Jesus became a stumbling block. They couldn’t reconcile the miraculous with the man whose childhood and family they knew.

12. “Unable to explain Him, they rejected Him.” (Hiebert, pg. 156)

13. The Trap of Personal Ties
Family may fail you
Familiarity will tempt you
This “clarifies that Jesus was not the kind of miracle worker whose primary purpose was to impress his viewers.” (Brooks, pg. 100)

14. Trap of Missional Drift
Purpose
Call to repentance
Summon to the King
To be fishers of men
To sow the seed of the Gospel

15. Trap of Missional Drift
The mission is spiritual
Success is not found in the favorable
Ministry involves community

16. Trap of Political Security
The message will make enemies
Favorable winds may turn

18. Don’t miss the MARK Success has only one assurance
Don’t be discouraged by rejection
Our mission is spiritual
Know when to leave