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00:21 Welcome to
00:22 Timeless Healing Insights. 00:23 I'm Dr. David DeRose. 00:25 We continue today 00:26 a series on Healing Insights 00:29 from the gospel of Mark. 00:30 Let's pray together 00:31 as we begin. 00:33 Father in heaven, 00:34 we thank you for the word, 00:36 the Bible 00:37 that sheds light on our path. 00:38 We thank you for modern science 00:41 that rightly understood 00:42 is in harmony 00:43 with your revelation. 00:45 Father, 00:45 please help us 00:46 to see those two streams 00:48 and how they guide us. 00:50 Healing Insights 00:52 from Mark's Gospel. 00:53 May that be our 00:53 experience today. 00:55 For we ask it in 00:56 Jesus name, Amen. 00:59 Social connectedness is 01:01 so powerful. 01:02 The Bible is full of it. 01:04 We see it in 01:04 the Gospel writers. 01:06 And as we're on this series 01:07 looking at healing insights 01:10 from the gospel of Mark, 01:11 I want you to realize, 01:12 just like God worked 01:14 through Matthew's history 01:16 to bring social connectedness 01:18 to every reader of the Bible, 01:20 just like 01:20 he brought it to Matthew. 01:21 He did it for John as well. 01:23 Matthew and John, of course, 01:24 were eyewitnesses of Jesus. 01:26 And as we read 01:28 the calling of the 12 Disciples 01:30 as Mark records it, 01:32 we read something 01:33 very interesting. 01:34 You see, 01:34 Jesus would 01:35 sometimes give nicknames 01:37 to some of the disciples. 01:39 He'd give them another name. 01:40 And so it says here in 01:42 Mark 3:16, 01:44 Jesus appointed the 12, Simon 01:47 to whom he gave the name Peter; 01:50 James, the son of Zebedee, 01:52 and John, 01:52 the brother of James, 01:53 to whom 01:54 he gave the name Boanerges. 01:57 That is Sons of Thunder. 02:00 How would you like 02:01 to be called a son 02:02 or daughter of thunder? 02:04 Now, maybe to you today. 02:05 That sounds kind of cool. 02:06 Okay, You say, 02:07 I wish the kids would call me 02:09 that at school. 02:09 Call me Son of Thunder. 02:11 It sounds kind of powerful, 02:12 doesn't it? 02:14 I don't know. 02:15 Yeah, I think so. 02:16 But back then, 02:17 I mean, Jesus called them 02:18 Sons of Thunder, 02:19 it seems, because. 02:21 Well, of some less than 02:22 desirable traits of character. 02:24 Let's take a look 02:25 at what the account tells us. 02:27 In Luke chapter nine, 02:29 we read about John's 02:30 fiery temper. 02:34 Let's take a listen. 02:35 John says, Master, 02:37 we saw someone casting out 02:39 demons in your name 02:40 and we tried to stop him 02:42 because he doesn't follow 02:44 with us. 02:45 And Jesus says, Don't stop him. 02:48 For the one 02:49 who's not against you 02:50 is what is for you? 02:54 Well, 02:55 you say that's pretty mild. 02:57 Pastor DeRose. 02:58 No. Now keep reading. 03:00 Keep reading through, Luke. 03:02 Here's the next story 03:03 right on the heels of that one. 03:05 It came to pass 03:06 when the time had come 03:07 for Jesus to be received up. 03:09 Jesus knows 03:10 the cross is just before Him. 03:12 He's headed back to Jerusalem 03:14 and it says 03:15 He is going through Samaria. 03:17 The Samaritans pick 03:19 up on this and 03:22 well, it says they didn't 03:25 receive Him 03:26 because His face was set 03:29 for Jerusalem. 03:29 In other words, 03:30 Jesus just needed a place 03:31 to stay. 03:32 And the Samaritans 03:33 aren't looking kindly at Jesus 03:35 not coming to visit them. 03:36 Hey, if you're 03:37 not here to see us, 03:38 you can't stay. 03:40 Well, the account continues, 03:43 when James and John saw this, 03:46 they said, Lord, 03:47 do you want us to command 03:49 that fire 03:50 come down from heaven 03:51 and consume them 03:52 just as Elijah did? 03:54 Now, these were Bible students. 03:55 They remember that story 03:57 when enemy soldiers 03:59 tried to take God's 04:00 prophet captive 04:03 some fiery drama ensued. 04:06 And they think somehow 04:08 that they have got 04:08 it all connected 04:10 and they know just what to do. 04:11 What is Jesus response? 04:14 Says Jesus rebuked them. 04:16 You don't know what 04:17 manner of spirit you are of. 04:19 For the Son of Man 04:20 did not come to destroy 04:22 men's lives. But to do what? 04:24 To save them. 04:26 Jesus is interested 04:27 in the saving business. 04:28 James and John, 04:29 You might have said, 04:30 Hey, they're disqualified 04:31 right here. 04:33 But no James and John. 04:35 Jesus, rebuked them. 04:36 I think you're seeing this. 04:38 But what did they do 04:39 with the rebuke? 04:40 When Jesus rebuked them? 04:41 Did they say, hey, 04:42 if you're not doing it 04:43 our way, 04:44 then we're out of here. 04:45 We're quoting the Bible. 04:46 And if Jesus, Jesus, 04:47 if you're not 04:47 going along with it, 04:48 we know you're 04:49 not the true Messiah. 04:50 Is that what they did? 04:51 No. 04:52 When Jesus rebuked them, 04:53 what did they do? 04:55 The implication is 04:55 they humble themselves. 04:57 They kept staying with 04:58 the disciples. 05:00 They didn't leave. 05:00 They didn't 05:01 say, Hey, Jesus, it's our way 05:03 or we're gone. 05:05 There was one disciple 05:06 like that, right? 05:08 He was going to have 05:08 things on his term 05:09 and it didn't turn out 05:10 good for him. 05:11 His name was Judas. 05:13 Well, with 05:14 this kind of background, 05:15 youthink, Well, 05:16 that's enough. 05:17 Enough strikes against John. 05:18 It gets worse, 05:20 at least 05:20 in the eyes of the disciples. 05:22 Because if you put together 05:24 Matthew 20 and Mark 10 side 05:27 by side, 05:27 you'll come 05:28 to an interesting observation. 05:32 You'll realize that 05:33 James and John 05:34 wanted to be number one 05:36 and two in the Kingdom, 05:38 and they were not content 05:40 just to 05:42 bring that request 05:43 to Jesus on their own. 05:44 They even put their mother 05:46 up to it. 05:47 I mean, can you believe that? 05:49 I mean, 05:49 maybe they thought 05:51 they'd lost 05:51 some of their political 05:52 capital already, 05:53 you know, trying to burn cities 05:54 and trying to rebuke people 05:56 so maybe mom 05:57 can talk with Jesus 05:59 and get them to be number 06:01 one and two in the kingdom. 06:04 How do you think the rest of 06:05 the disciples looked at that? 06:07 Oh, this is this is terrible. 06:09 Okay. 06:10 By the way, 06:11 what do you think of it? 06:12 Okay. 06:14 If I told you, you know, 06:15 my goal is to be the number 06:17 two person 06:17 or the number one person 06:18 in the Adventist church. 06:19 You know, let's start 06:20 a writing campaign and say, 06:21 What's the matter 06:21 with this guy? 06:23 You know, 06:23 we're supposed to be humble 06:24 servants, right? 06:29 Despite all these deficiencies 06:32 in John's character, 06:33 despite all these ways 06:35 that he seemed 06:36 to let Jesus down. 06:39 You read in John's gospel, 06:41 turn there with me to John 21. 06:43 I want you to see this 06:44 with your own eyes. 06:46 John 21 06:48 Because John refers to himself 06:50 repeatedly 06:52 as the disciple 06:54 whom Jesus loved. 06:56 Do you see it there? 06:58 John 21:7 That disciple 07:02 whom Jesus loved. 07:03 Now, a lot of people say, 07:05 Well, he had an inflated ego. 07:08 Jesus loved him. No, no, no. 07:10 The Greek scholars 07:11 tell us 07:12 that the form 07:13 of the word used there, 07:16 refers to the one 07:17 that Jesus kept on loving. 07:22 It's like John 07:22 is saying, Yeah, I did this, 07:24 but Jesus kept loving me. 07:26 Then I did this 07:27 and Jesus kept loving me. 07:28 Yeah. 07:29 And I wouldn't 07:30 I hate to say it, 07:31 but by the way, 07:32 let me just tell you, you know, 07:33 all these stories we looked at 07:34 that don't make John 07:35 look all that good. 07:36 None of them are found in 07:37 John's gospel. 07:39 Okay. 07:41 And now, to John's credit, 07:43 I think he just wanted it 07:44 to shine the light on Jesus. 07:46 But. 07:47 But you're getting the picture 07:48 here. What? 07:48 What does he say? 07:49 Jesus just kept on loving me. 07:52 This is the God 07:53 that we're talking about. 07:54 This is the God that we see 07:55 through these four 07:56 gospel writers. 07:57 A God of social connectedness 07:59 who wants to come 08:00 and connect with you 08:01 no matter how you've messed up, 08:03 no matter what you've said, 08:04 no matter what 08:05 you've done wrong 08:06 in the church. 08:08 Matthew 08:09 and John can relate to you. 08:12 What about Luke? 08:13 Now, Luke 08:14 actually had no 08:15 personal experience with Jesus. 08:17 So you say, well, 08:18 how could you know? 08:19 How could he have anything 08:20 negative against him? 08:21 Well, Luke was a Gentile. 08:24 And you know how 08:25 the Jews looked 08:26 at the Gentiles. 08:28 Luke is called the beloved 08:30 physician after 08:31 he was converted. 08:33 But I don't know what you think 08:34 about physicians today. 08:36 I've noticed that, 08:37 yes, some people 08:38 have favorable impressions 08:40 of physicians, but 08:41 other people are happy to 08:44 share other impressions. 08:45 And I'm sure it was 08:47 similar back then. 08:49 Luke, the beloved physician, 08:52 after his conversion. 08:54 So I want you to turn to 08:55 Acts 16, 08:56 because I want you to see 08:57 this drama 08:59 in Acts 16. 09:01 It's easy 09:02 to miss 09:03 something very important 09:04 because we're looking at these 09:05 different Bible writers, 09:07 and I want you to see 09:08 how Luke becomes connected 09:12 with Jesus. 09:14 We're in chapter 09:15 16 of the Book of Acts. 09:17 We are in the midst 09:18 or the beginnings of Paul's, 09:20 what we call 09:21 second missionary journey. 09:26 Paul is traveling, 09:27 and as you come to verse six of 09:31 the 16th chapter of Acts, 09:32 we read these words. 09:34 Now when they had gone 09:35 through Phrygia 09:36 and the region of Galatia, 09:38 they were 09:39 forbidden by the Holy Spirit 09:41 to preach the word in Asia. 09:43 Now, I mean, 09:44 this is really strange, 09:45 isn't it? 09:46 How many of you have heard 09:47 about a preacher 09:48 who said to the congregation 09:50 the Holy Spirit 09:51 forbade him 09:51 to preach those 09:52 evangelistic meetings? 09:54 Now, maybe 09:55 you've heard of that before. 09:56 I can't remember here 09:58 hearing that terminology. 09:59 You see like, well, 10:01 you know, 10:01 if someone wants to preach, 10:02 God is going to bless that. 10:03 But Paul is wanting to preach. 10:04 He's want to tell people 10:05 about Jesus. 10:06 And the Holy Spirit says, what? 10:08 No. 10:10 So what does Paul do? 10:11 He's got a burden 10:12 for the cross, for Jesus. 10:14 Verse 7 Acts 16 10:16 After they had come to Mysia 10:19 they tried to go into Bithynia, 10:21 but what happened? 10:22 The Spirit did not permit them. 10:25 So door 10:27 after door is closing. Now 10:28 some of you might 10:29 just think, well, 10:29 these are close 10:30 places together. 10:31 But as you read through 10:32 these several verses, 10:33 you're talking about several 10:35 hundred miles of travel. 10:37 Best I can map it out. 10:40 And this is not 10:41 traveling in your sports 10:44 car, okay? 10:45 It's traveling how? 10:47 Maybe by foot. 10:48 Maybe on some equestrian. 10:51 Okay. 10:52 And what's going on? 10:57 Paul is spending days, 10:59 maybe weeks. 11:01 And all he's hearing from 11:02 the Holy Spirit 11:03 is don't preach, 11:04 don't preach, don't preach. 11:07 How many of you think 11:07 Paul might have wondered? 11:08 You know, maybe. 11:09 Maybe my preaching 11:10 days are over. 11:11 Maybe I've done something 11:12 really bad. 11:12 Maybe the Lord doesn't 11:13 want to use me anymore. 11:14 You think that could have 11:15 run through his head? 11:17 Finally, Paul ends 11:18 up in a 11:19 place called Troas 11:20 in verse eight. 11:22 It says in 11:23 verse eight 11:23 They came down to Troas 11:27 and while hen Troas 11:28 here is what happened. 11:29 It says a vision appears 11:30 to Paul in the night. 11:31 A man of Macedonia 11:33 stood and pleaded 11:34 with him, saying, 11:35 Come over to Macedonia 11:36 and help us. 11:40 Pay very careful attention 11:41 now in verse ten. 11:44 Now, after 11:45 he had seen 11:46 the vision immediately 11:49 we sought to go to Macedonia, 11:52 concluding that the Lord 11:54 had called us 11:56 to preach the gospel to them. 11:58 What's going on here? 12:00 It is in Troas 12:02 that Luke, the author 12:03 of the Book of Acts, 12:05 connects with Paul. 12:07 First, he is saying they, 12:08 they they. 12:09 And then what does he say? 12:10 We and us. 12:12 Do you understand 12:13 what's just happened here? 12:15 God is so interested 12:16 in connecting with people 12:18 that He puts 12:18 Paul on this long detour. 12:21 Thatot really a detour. 12:22 One of the reasons, 12:24 yes, is to go to Macedonia. 12:25 But another reason 12:27 that emerges is 12:27 He wants to connect him 12:29 with Luke, 12:30 who's going to end up writing 12:32 the Gospel of Luke 12:33 and the Book of Acts. 12:35 Isn't this amazing? 12:37 Why did God want 12:38 a physician involved 12:40 writing a Bible book? 12:41 Whatnteresting. 12:42 If you look through 12:43 Luke's gospel, 12:44 you'll find some amazing things 12:45 that you would expect 12:46 maybe only a physician 12:47 to write about. 12:49 I've noticed 12:50 when I'm 12:51 sitting around a dinner table, 12:52 even though my wife and I 12:53 are both physicians, 12:54 that people often start 12:55 apologizing to us 12:57 because they're talking about 12:58 some bodily function 12:59 or something. 13:00 And I said, don't worry. 13:02 I mean, we've 13:02 you know, 13:03 when you go through 13:03 medical school and residency, 13:04 I mean, you're in conferences 13:05 where they're showing you know 13:06 pathology and surgery 13:08 while you're eating lunch. 13:09 Okay? 13:10 You know, 13:10 we're traind 13:11 to be kind of immune 13:12 to that stuff. 13:14 So I've noticed that 13:15 some people well, 13:17 they don't like to talk 13:18 about all the gory stuff. 13:20 So if you read 13:21 John's gospel 13:23 or Matthew's gospel 13:24 or Mark's gospel, 13:25 you will not read 13:27 that when Jesus 13:28 was in the Garden 13:29 of Gethsemane, 13:30 He sweat great drops of blood. 13:33 Who do you think included 13:34 that detail? 13:35 Yes, Physician Luke. 13:37 Says many medical insights 13:39 in the Gospel of Luke, 13:40 and I know some of you 13:40 right now 13:41 are probably scratching 13:41 your head. 13:42 Wait a minute. 13:43 We're going to 13:43 we're starting a series. 13:45 You give me the background 13:46 right now to a series 13:47 on healing insights from what? 13:50 The gospel of Mark. 13:51 I mean, 13:52 why are we studying 13:52 the Gospel of Luke? 13:53 Well, 13:54 we could have studied 13:54 the Gospel of Luke. 13:55 But Mark is 13:56 especially powerful. 13:58 Mark is the shortest 13:59 of the gospels. 14:00 It is. 14:01 It is filled with a vigor 14:03 that many people say emerges, 14:05 especially in that gospel. 14:08 And Mark well, 14:09 who was Mark anyway? 14:11 Yes, we have to appreciate 14:12 that, Mark 14:14 very interesting character. 14:16 It is likely that he did 14:18 know Jesus probably 14:20 had not traveled extensively, 14:22 extensively with Jesus, 14:23 but Mark was a firsthand 14:25 witness of the early church. 14:28 Look with me at Acts 12, 14:31 and I want you to notice 14:33 it's in 14:34 an amazing context, really. 14:37 By the time 14:38 you get to the middle 14:38 of Acts 12 14:40 and you may want to turn there, 14:41 if your Bible is still open 14:42 to Acts, it's not a great task. 14:45 And that's what I'm doing. 14:46 But if you look at the 14:47 background of Acts 14:48 12, it is not a pretty picture 14:50 what is happening 14:50 to the church. 14:52 In Acts 14:53 12 as the account opens up. 14:55 James, the brother of John, 14:58 one of those two 14:58 sons of Thunder, 15:00 had been martyred. 15:01 He's the first 15:02 martyr among the 12. 15:04 He's martyred in 15:05 verse two, 15:07 Herod was the one 15:08 who perpetrated the crime, 15:10 at least orchestrated it, 15:12 had him executed. 15:14 And in verse three, 15:15 it says Acts 12:3, it 15:16 says, Because Herod saw it, 15:18 pleased the Jews. 15:19 He proceeded further to seize 15:21 Peter also. 15:23 So here's the picture, Peter. 15:25 Now, in jail. 15:26 You know the story, many of you 15:27 very well. 15:28 If you haven't read it 15:28 in a while, it's 15:29 an amazing story. 15:30 Read through Acts 12. 15:31 Peter is put in a position 15:33 that, humanly 15:34 speaking, it's over. 15:36 Okay. 15:37 Multiple guards, 15:39 multiple doors. 15:40 He's in jail. 15:40 He's going to be executed 15:41 the next day. 15:43 And Peter, trusting in 15:44 Jesus, is sleeping. 15:47 An angel awakens him 15:49 and he is miraculously 15:50 led out of the prison 15:52 through multiple doors, 15:53 past multiple guards. 15:55 Peter thinks he's in a dream. 15:56 Okay, 15:57 but finally 15:58 he comes to his senses. 15:59 And here in chapter 16:00 12, verse 12, 16:01 it says, 16:02 When he realized it's 16:03 not a dream, 16:05 he went to the house of Mary, 16:08 the mother of John, 16:10 whose other name was Mark, 16:13 where many were 16:14 gathered together 16:15 and were praying. 16:16 The early church 16:17 was meeting in the home 16:19 of someone 16:20 that we refer 16:21 to today as John Mark. 16:23 He's called John 16:24 his other name, Mark. 16:25 They said, well, wait, 16:26 wait a minute, wait a minute. 16:27 You're reading from the English 16:29 standard version, 16:30 but I've got the King 16:31 James version. 16:32 And it says there, 16:33 John, who's surname was Mark. 16:35 We all know what a surname 16:37 is, right? 16:38 I am David DeRose. 16:40 What is my surname? 16:42 DeRose, you say 16:43 so His last name 16:44 obviously was Mark. 16:46 Well, 16:47 historians actually tell us 16:49 that during Bible times 16:50 people didn't go by last names 16:53 like they go today. 16:54 So the clearer translation 16:56 actually seems to be 16:58 whose other name was Mark. 16:59 But I know some would say, 17:00 but listen, I'm 17:01 going by the King James. 17:03 That's the Bible that I use. 17:04 Well, hang in 17:05 there with me for a minute. 17:07 There's a reason we look 17:08 at multiple translations. 17:10 I believe the King 17:10 James version 17:11 is a tremendous version. 17:13 Probably my favorite version. 17:14 If you look at my 17:15 history of Bible study, 17:16 probably studied far more 17:18 from that version 17:18 than any other. 17:19 But sometimes with our modern 17:23 preconceived ideas, 17:25 we get confused 17:27 when we read any version. 17:28 So it's nice 17:29 to compare the versions. 17:30 If you have a concordance 17:32 or a lexicon, 17:33 or if you know some Hebrew 17:34 or Greek to actually go back 17:35 to the original languages. 17:36 Not many of us 17:37 have that privilege. 17:38 But the point is, 17:40 the Holy Spirit 17:41 wants to guide you 17:42 as you engage with the world. 17:43 So let me give you 17:43 an example here 17:44 from the Book of Acts 17:46 11:13 we read this in the King 17:50 James version. 17:52 Simon whose surname was Peter. 17:56 Now, the way the King 17:57 James is using 17:57 the term surname, 17:58 is it using as a last name 18:01 or is it using it 18:02 as an alternate name 18:03 who is also named. 18:05 Other translations, 18:06 modern translations typically 18:08 read Acts 18:09 11:13, Simon who is what? 18:12 Also named Peter. 18:16 Now, some of you 18:16 have a good memory 18:17 and you realize that 18:18 not all that long ago 18:19 in this very message, 18:21 I read from a Bible verse, 18:23 it was found in Mark 3. 18:25 And if you remember what 18:26 that Bible verse said, 18:28 it went something like this 18:31 Jesus appointed the 12, Simon 18:34 to whom he what? 18:36 Gave the name Peter. 18:38 Simon who was surnamed Peter? 18:42 We would say it today. 18:43 Simon 18:43 who was also called Peter. 18:45 Are you following 18:46 along with me? 18:47 So just like, 18:49 just like we might speak of 18:50 Simon Peter. 18:51 Peter is not his last name. 18:53 Simon or Peter. 18:54 Sometimes we call him 18:55 Simon Peter, two first names 18:57 referring to the same person. 18:58 So it is with John Mark. 19:01 So Mark, 19:02 the writer 19:02 of the second Gospel, 19:03 sometimes referred to as John 19:06 other times as Mark. 19:07 Sometimes we call him 19:08 John Mark. 19:09 Does that help connect 19:10 some of the dots for you? 19:12 Okay, Mark, let's 19:14 learn a little bit 19:15 more about him. 19:15 Not only did 19:16 the early church 19:17 meet in his home, 19:18 not only was he connected 19:20 with the apostles early on, 19:21 but he was intimately connected 19:24 because we read in Acts 13 19:26 that as Paul 19:28 and Barnabas are going on 19:29 their first missionary journey, 19:31 it says, 19:32 when they arrived at Salamis, 19:35 they proclaimed the word of God 19:36 in the Jewish synagogue. 19:39 John Mark 19:41 was with them as their helper. 19:44 So who was one of the 19:45 first missionaries 19:46 in the Christian church? 19:48 It was Mark, 19:49 the second gospel writer. 19:51 Now, think about this. 19:51 If you're a parent, 19:53 how many of you 19:54 if you had a child 19:55 who was 19:57 working with Paul and Barnabas, 19:59 how many of you would 19:59 as a mother 20:00 would be proud of your son? 20:02 I mean, wouldn't you? 20:03 I mean, 20:04 what more could you want? 20:05 You know, your son 20:06 following Jesus, active 20:08 on the 20:09 frontlines of gospel work. 20:12 Unfortunately, 20:14 John Mark's story 20:15 does not end there. 20:17 As you read 20:18 just a little further 20:18 into Acts 13, 20:21 it says that 20:22 John Mark leaves 20:24 Paul and Barnabas. 20:26 He bails on them. 20:27 He leaves the missionary team. 20:29 Now, how do you think 20:32 you feel as John Mark's mother? 20:35 Well, 20:35 I mean, 20:36 at least 20:36 he went on the missionary trip. 20:39 It was tough back then. 20:40 I don't know if you remember, 20:41 you know, 20:41 you read Paul's accounts. 20:42 I mean, he's 20:43 Paul was stoned 20:44 and left for dead. 20:45 I mean, 20:46 went through 20:46 all kinds of turmoil. 20:48 So we're not talking about you 20:49 going on 20:50 a nice missionary trip, 20:52 you know, where 20:53 everyone's paved the way 20:53 before you, and you're going to 20:54 maybe build a church. 20:55 By the way, that's wonderful. 20:56 Or maybe go 20:57 preaching somewhere. 20:58 That's all wonderful. 20:59 And I believe, in short 21:00 term mission trips. 21:02 But this was 21:04 this was intense 21:05 missionary service back then. 21:07 And it seems that Mark 21:09 just kind of lost his nerve. 21:11 He was fearful, 21:12 he was frightened, and he left. 21:15 Unfortunately, the 21:16 story gets even worse 21:18 because when Paul and Barnabas 21:21 have finished 21:22 that first missionary journey 21:23 and at the end of Act 15, 21:24 they're planning a second 21:26 missionary journey. 21:26 Here's how it plays out. 21:28 Paul says to Barnabas, 21:29 Let's go back. 21:31 Let's visit 21:31 all those churches 21:32 that we raised up. 21:34 Let's see how they're doing. 21:36 And it says 21:36 Barnabas was determined 21:38 to take with them. 21:40 John called Mark. 21:42 Barnabas says, 21:43 We got to have Mark 21:44 give Mark another chance. 21:46 And how 21:47 willing is Paul to do that? 21:50 Some of you know the story 21:51 all too well. 21:52 It says Paul insisted 21:54 that they should 21:54 not take with them 21:55 the one who had departed 21:56 from them in Pamphylia 21:58 and had not 21:59 gone with them to the work. 22:01 But it doesn't just stop there 22:03 because it says 22:05 that the contention became 22:07 so sharp 22:09 between these two pillars, 22:10 these two pioneer 22:11 missionaries, that 22:12 what happens? 22:13 They said, 22:14 we're not working 22:15 together anymore. 22:16 You go ahead. 22:16 You take 22:17 Mark with you, Barnabas, 22:19 and I'm taking Silas. 22:21 That's what happend. 22:23 Paul and Barnabas 22:24 no longer working 22:25 as a missionary team. 22:26 Now, I don't know 22:28 how you're feeling 22:29 at this point 22:29 if you're John Mark's mother, 22:30 because when John Mark walks 22:32 into the back of the synagogue, 22:33 what are people saying? 22:35 What do they say? 22:36 What are they saying at the 22:37 at the potluck meals? 22:39 Oh, John Mark 22:41 messed up our best 22:41 missionary team in the church. 22:43 What a mess that guy was. 22:44 Yeah, mother was saying 22:45 how great he was. 22:46 What a what a loser. 22:48 I don't know. 22:49 Can you imagine 22:49 what was going on? 22:51 And maybe some of 22:52 you can relate 22:52 because maybe some of you feel 22:54 that you've let down 22:54 God before. 22:56 But here's the point. 22:57 The story 22:58 still does not end there. 23:00 This God 23:01 who connects 23:01 socially with people 23:02 has not given up on Mark. 23:07 Turn your Bibles to I Peter 5. 23:11 We're laying the foundation 23:12 for Mark's Gospel. 23:13 And it's a critical foundation 23:15 because if you don't understand 23:16 who Mark is, you're 23:17 not going to understand 23:19 how he brings this his story, 23:22 the one who let God down, 23:25 the one 23:25 who was not felt 23:26 to be worthwhile 23:27 by the Apostle Paul, 23:29 how he brings that 23:30 into his story of Jesus life. 23:33 I'm turning to I Peter 5:13. 23:38 I want you to see how Peter 23:41 refers to John Mark, verse 13. 23:44 Peter writing from Rome, 23:46 calling it Babylon. 23:49 She who is in Babylon 23:50 elect together 23:51 with you, 23:52 greets you, and so does 23:55 Mark my son. 23:59 Many believe 24:00 that Mark 24:01 learned of Jesus 24:03 ministry was introduced 24:03 to the Gospel 24:04 by none 24:05 other than Peter himself. 24:07 And so as we read through 24:09 Mark's gospel, 24:11 many believe 24:12 that Mark was 24:13 strongly influenced 24:15 by the stories 24:16 that Peter had told him. 24:17 You'll gain insights 24:18 into Peter's life 24:20 through Mark 24:20 ഛspel that you won't get from 24:21 any of the other 24:21 gospel writers. 24:22 So keep that in mind 24:24 that there's a special, 24:25 intimate relationship 24:27 between Peter and John Mark. 24:30 But don't miss something else. 24:32 I want you to jump with me to 24:34 II Timothy 4. 24:36 And I want you to see here 24:37 this is Paul's last letter. 24:39 Paul knows his 24:41 his days are numbered. 24:43 I don't think he knew how much 24:46 they were numbered. 24:47 But when he's writing 24:47 II Timothy, 24:49 he is clearly mindful 24:51 that he doesn't 24:52 have much more time 24:53 on this earth. 24:56 He realizes a martyr's 24:58 death is awaiting him, 25:00 but he still thinks 25:01 there's a little bit of time 25:02 because of what he writes. 25:04 II Timothy 4:. 25:05 He is longing right now 25:07 for social connections. 25:09 So as he's writing 25:10 to Timothy in II Timothy 4:9, 25:14 he says. 25:14 Be diligent to come to me 25:17 and take your time. 25:18 Is that what you see 25:19 in your version? 25:21 No. 25:21 Come to me. What? 25:23 Quickly. 25:24 He's longing 25:25 for Timothy to encourage him. 25:26 He's longing for that 25:27 social emotional support. 25:29 And then he explains 25:30 the context. 25:31 For Demas, 25:33 one of the believers 25:34 has forsaken me. 25:36 Having loved this present world 25:37 and has departed 25:38 for Thessalonica, 25:39 Crescens has left for Galatia, 25:41 Titus has left for Dalmatia 25:44 only Luke is with me, 25:47 Luke 25:47 ቔill there, 25:48 the beloved physician. 25:49 And then listen 25:50 to what he says. 25:51 I love this verse 11. 25:54 Mark, get Mark, get Mark. 25:58 Not repay him 26:00 for letting me down. 26:02 Not get Mark 26:02 and tell him what a bad guy 26:04 he is. 26:04 Get Mark and do what? 26:07 Bring him with you 26:08 for he is useful to me 26:10 in ministry. 26:12 This is amazing. 26:14 You know what? 26:16 God has got a ministry for you. 26:18 He has got a ministry. 26:20 I don't care 26:20 what you've done in the past. 26:21 I don't care 26:22 if you're from the wrong race. 26:24 Whoever decides what 26:25 the right and wrong race is. 26:26 Okay? 26:27 I don't care 26:27 if you're 26:28 from the wrong background. 26:29 Don't care 26:29 if you've made 26:30 terrible mistakes. 26:31 The four gospel writers 26:32 God wanted 26:33 every one of them 26:34 involved in telling 26:35 Jesus story. 26:36 And Mark 26:37 has the amazing story of one 26:39 who is socially redeemed 26:41 and who's 26:41 going to minister to us 26:42 as we go on this journey. 26:44 Healing Insights 26:46 from the Gospel of Mark. 26:49 God specializes in 26:50 rescuing those of us 26:53 who have dealt 26:54 with challenges in our lives. 26:55 He calls us into fellowship, 26:57 Christian Fellowship. 26:58 Let's pray with that in mind. 27:00 Father in Heaven, each one 27:01 who's viewed today, 27:02 please give them a sense of 27:04 your love for them, 27:05 your plan for their life, 27:07 that they are 27:07 a part of your family, 27:09 and may they extend that love 27:11 and that grace to others. 27:12 I ask In Jesus name, Amen. 27:16 Timeless Healing 27:17 Insights is here for you 27:18 and for your whole person 27:19 health. 27:20 With that in mind, 27:21 we invite you to go 27:22 to our website 27:23 www.TimelessHealingInsights.org. 27:28 There you will find a free 27:30 30 day lifestyle program. 27:32 Sign up for it 27:33 and you'll get 27:34 daily email reminders 27:36 for 30 days, links 27:38 to short videos 27:39 to give you pointers 27:40 in a healthier lifestyle. 27:42 On our website. 27:43 You can also find information 27:46 about this broadcast. 27:47 You can connect 27:48 with our handouts. 27:49 You can review archives 27:50 from episodes of Timeless 27:52 Healing Insights TV 27:54 that you have missed. 27:55 Continued success to you. 27:57 I'll see you at 27:58 TimelessHealingInsights.org . |
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