Looking for Jesus according to Mark

[JLG]

Jesus vs the religious leaders


Mark 10:

People bring young children to Jesus so he can touch them!

- But the disciples reprimand them!

- Jesus is indignant!

- He tells them to let them come to him because God’s Kingdom belongs to such one!

- He says it is necessary to receive God’s Kingdom like a young child otherwise it is not possible to enter into it!

- These words are incredible!

- Because this world is turning young children into ZOMBIES!

- Yes, this superficial world is taking away CURIOSITY from young children!

- They just want to watch TV and play video games!

- They don’t want to know anymore!

- So think about today’s adults!

- Yes, Jesus is indignant at his disciples!

- Remember what happened just before Jesus’ death!

- Jesus tells them to stay awake and pray!

- But each time they start sleeping!

- Each time Yah.weh trained his faithful servants before they could do efficient work!

- But time comes when it is necessary to do efficient work!

- Yah.weh doesn’t need passive men but efficient servants!

- And it will be even more true in the future!

- Activity will mean more activity and more responsibilities like in the past and even more because faithful servants of Yah.weh will live in the new promised land with everything to rebuild!

- And it will be necessary to learn everything again!

 

[JLG]

Jesus vs the religious leaders

Mark 10:

Jesus tells the man to sell everything he has and give it to the poor and become Jesus’ follower !

- But the man grows sad because he has many possessions !

- Yes, religious leaders look for their personal interests !

- Yes, they have always loved money and materialistic pleasures !

- Yes, definitely different from Jesus !

- Yes, far away from a good shepherd who whole-heartedly cares for his sheep !

- Yes, bad luck for the sheep !

- Weigh the pros and cons!

- Weigh personal interests and Yah.weh’s interests!

- Weigh life and death!

- Weigh life and everlasting life!

- Getting into the next promised land or staying out!

- What is more important?

- What do we value more?

- How do we demonstrate it?