The Way of the Lord

Scott Grant preaches an eight week series from July 13 through August 31 on Mark 3:7-5:43.

The Gospel of Mark has much to say about the way we live our lives. Mark, at the outset, writes of the 'way of the Lord,' which is the way of Jesus. In one sense, the way of the Lord is literal: Mark depicts Jesus' journey from Galilee in the north to Jerusalem in the south. Far more significant are why Jesus takes the journey, how he goes about it and what he accomplishes. By depicting a literal journey as the setting for the way of Jesus, Mark invites us to join Jesus on the road to Jerusalem. We learn the way of the Lord by walking with Jesus. The Gospel of Mark, then, inspires us, as individuals and as a church, to follow Jesus wherever he leads.

This Week:

Mark 4:1-20

The parable of the sower encourages Jesus' followers to believe in his unorthodox vision of the kingdom even though it meets both resistance and opposition. Don't be surprised, the parable says, that the word of the kingdom is causes division, and know for sure that the word will be effective--remarkably so--with some.

Recommended Reading:

Jesus and the Victory of God by N.T. Wright

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth Bailey