Mark (Letter 41, Larry Crabb’s 66 Love Letters)

Jesus will take you back then forward.
God wants to get heaven into us but the real battle we’re fighting is going inside of us.
Our worst enemy is our own self-centeredness.
We desire for our lives to run smoothly and to feel good more than we desire to serve God with all the suffering that it might involve.
God’s intent is to demand nothing but surrender everything.
We think that the good news should include a life blessed with a certain level of comfort and freedom from hassle.
Mark yielded his desire for comfort to the privilege of servanthood and suffering. He planted the first church in Egypt and for his faithfulness was dragged through the streets, thrown into a dungeon, then burned to death.
The more clearly we see Christ, the more willing we will be to suffer any loss for his sake. Kingdom living consists of radical servanthood (the end of entitlement to personal comfort) and self-denying suffering with the hope of joy forever.
It can be easy for us to miss the point: there is no gospel without the cross, there is no obedience without servanthood, and there is no spiritual formation without suffering..

Book Name: MARK – From Ray Stedman

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MARK – David Jeremiah (Understanding the 66 Books of the Bible)

Key thought: The Son of God had supreme power, which He used to serve others with urgency and to sacrifice His life for the world.

Key Verse: Whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant … For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. Mark 10:43,45

Key Action: When we become disciples of Jesus Christ, we’re seized with urgency as we serve others and share His Good News with a needy world.