Tuesday: 1st-Week in Ordinary Time-Year-A
I
Reading:
Cycle
I- Hebrews 1:1-6: God has
spoken to us through His Son.
Cycle
II- 1Samuel 1:9-20: The Lord was mindful of Hannah and she gave birth to
Samuel.
Gospel: Mark 1:21-28: He taught them with authority.
Jesus’ Teaching and Its Impact: Launching a New Ministry (1:21-22)
Jesus
is launching a new ministry in the very beginning with his authority which is
very important for the believer as he goes forth serving his Lord.
1. Jesus began with worship:
Immediately-in the Synagogue (v.21)
2. Jesus seized the opportunity to
teach (v.21)
3. Jesus amazed the crowd (v.22)
a.
His
teaching (v.14-15)
b.
His
authority
Jesus’ Power over Evil Spirits and Its Impact: Delivering the Most
Enslaved (1:23-28)
People
can be delivered from all the forces of evil by the power of Jesus. Jesus has
the power to deliver man (Rom 8:31; 1Jn 4:4; Mt 8:28-34; 17:14-21; Lk 8:26-39)
1. Picture 1: The need of the
possessed man (v.23-24)
a.
He
was in the synagogue: nobody helped him or cured him
b.
He
raged and cried out, sensed and recoiled from purity
c.
He
identified Jesus
2. Picture 2: The Power of Jesus
(v.25-26)
a.
Jesus
rebuked the evil spirit
b.
The
evil spirit obeyed
3. Picture 3: The impact upon people
(v.27-28)
a.
The
people were amazed
b.
The
people questioned: What power, what new revelation (teaching) is this?
c.
The
people spread his fame
Thought:
knowing that Jesus is the Holy One of God is not enough. A person has to
believe in the power of Jesus Christ and love him and live a clean and pure
heart.
One of the
major purposes of Jesus in confronting evil spirits was to prove his Messiahship
(Mt 8:28-34). He is the Messiah.
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