Jul 28, 2024
An Opportunity to Spiritually Recharge
By: Phil Peacock
Series: Interruptions As Opportunties
Mark 6:45-46
The Gospel of Mark highlights how hectic life was for Jesus during his ministry. He was always busy preaching, teaching, healing and traveling. Crowds at every stop demanded his attention. But even as Jesus lovingly reached out to those around him, the gospels point out that he habitually found time to be alone for prayer and communion with the Heavenly Father.
In the rat-race of our lives, it is also very important for us to “interrupt” our busy schedules for time alone with God. As with Jesus, it gives us an opportunity to spiritually “recharge” - allowing Christ to equip us for the tasks ahead.
An Opportunity for Quietness & Rest
An Opportunity for Prayer & Meditation
An Opportunity for Scripture & Reflection
An Opportunity for Recharging & Refocusing
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- Jul 28, 2024An Opportunity to Spiritually Recharge
Jul 28, 2024An Opportunity to Spiritually RechargeBy: Phil PeacockSeries: Interruptions As OpportuntiesMark 6:45-46 The Gospel of Mark highlights how hectic life was for Jesus during his ministry. He was always busy preaching, teaching, healing and traveling. Crowds at every stop demanded his attention. But even as Jesus lovingly reached out to those around him, the gospels point out that he habitually found time to be alone for prayer and communion with the Heavenly Father. In the rat-race of our lives, it is also very important for us to “interrupt” our busy schedules for time alone with God. As with Jesus, it gives us an opportunity to spiritually “recharge” - allowing Christ to equip us for the tasks ahead. An Opportunity for Quietness & Rest An Opportunity for Prayer & Meditation An Opportunity for Scripture & Reflection An Opportunity for Recharging & Refocusing
- Jul 21, 2024An Opportunity for Faith and Following
Jul 21, 2024An Opportunity for Faith and FollowingBy: Phil PeacockSeries: Interruptions As OpportuntiesMark 10:46-52 Other than the walk to Golgotha, Jesus’ final trip to Jerusalem must have been the “heaviest” journey of his earthly ministry. So much suffering lay ahead for him before the victory over sin and death would be accomplished. But even with that burden upon his heart, Jesus was willing to use another interruption as an opportunity to do good—this time for a blind beggar named Bartimaeus.
- An interruption can be an opportunity for calling a person to faith in Jesus Christ, or for nurturing the faith already in their heart.
- An interruption can be an opportunity for inviting a person to become a disciple, following Jesus in their daily living.
- Jul 7, 2024An Opportunity to Minister to the Unseen
Jul 7, 2024An Opportunity to Minister to the UnseenBy: Phil PeacockSeries: Interruptions As OpportuntiesMark 5:24-34 As Jesus was on his way to save the life of a little girl, he was “interrupted” by the sudden flow of healing power from his body. A woman desperate for healing after many years of illness had secretly reached out in faith to touch his robe. Jesus’ loving response is a great lesson to us about ministering to the unseen.
- Not everyone who needs attention is willing to ask for it.
- There are many “invisible” and forgotten people all around us.
- They are often the people who need our attention the most.
- Jun 30, 2024An Opportunity for a Teachable Moment
Jun 30, 2024An Opportunity for a Teachable MomentBy: Phil PeacockSeries: Interruptions As OpportuntiesMark 2:1-12One day as Jesus was preaching inside a packed house, four men decided to dig a hole in the roof in order to lower their paralyzed friend into his presence. It was surely an interruption like few others! But instead of being angry or annoyed, Jesus realized it was a great opportunity for a teachable moment with the paralyzed man, his friends, and the audience in the house, including religious leaders.
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- Jun 23, 2024An Opportunity to Delve Below the Surface
Jun 23, 2024An Opportunity to Delve Below the SurfaceBy: Phil PeacockSeries: Interruptions As OpportuntiesMark 1:21-28 Jesus’ ministry, like our own lives, was a constant series of interruptions! The Gospel of Mark records many of them for us. From the example of Jesus, we can learn to view interruptions as opportunities to help people and glorify God.
- Interruptions can be annoying to us, but they may also give us an opportunity to delve beneath the surface of a person’s behavior.
- Why people do what they do is often more important than what they do.
- Interruptions will sometimes give you the opportunity to address a person’s greatest needs—and to turn them toward Jesus!