Mark 10:46-52;13-16
This morning Pastor Lyle returns from sabbatical and will continue the series exploring some of the short prayers in the Bible. Two weeks ago, Pastor Nathanael spoke on the story of Jesus healing Bartimaeus and focused on the prayer, “Have mercy on me, Son of David!” Today, Pastor Lyle will move to his short prayer, “I want to see.” (v51) In context, Mark has previously given a number of stories on how His disciples (then and now) fail to see clearly what is true. We’ll look at one of these stories today in which Jesus blesses little children and in so doing, helps us see both the true value of people and the true posture we need to have to enjoy His presence and blessing in our lives.
Apply
- What are some ways in which we might ignore or use people instead of seeing them as created by God with great dignity?
- What does it mean to you to come to Jesus with the posture of a little child?
Pray
- Ask God to work in your heart and in the hearts of all who will be attending our services online or in person today.
- Pray that God would effectively be at work in our church and in all His churches throughout our city today.
- Pray for our Children’s Ministry Pastor, Jerilyn Bayer.
- Pray for the Children’s Ministry Assistant Annette Faszer.