COV LIFE BLOG
Mark 2:13-3:6 – Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
Jesus, in Mark 2, indeed says, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” In other words, Jesus is saying the reason that God invented the Sabbath Day in the first place was for a blessing to us. He’s infinite; He doesn’t need to rest. We’re finite; we do need to rest. […]
Mark 2:18-22 – Jesus Changes Everything
Jesus taught two important lessons about His ministry: (1) He came to save sinners, not to call the religious; and (2) He came to bring gladness and not sadness. The third lesson is this: He came to introduce the new, not to patch up the old. The religious leaders were impressed with our Lord’s […]
Mark 2:13-17 – The Mercy of Jesus Towards Sinners
The more closely we look, the more clear this fact becomes, for, brethren, the work of salvation was certainly not performed for any of us who are saved on account of any goodness in us. If there is any goodness in us, it was put there by the grace of God and it certainly was […]
Mark 2:1-12 – The Authority of our Awesome God
It is one thing for Jesus to promise forgiveness, but his words have no meaning other than the ranting of a madman or some kind of theological anarchist, if the man remains on his mat. But if the man gets up and walks, then it is clear that Jesus does have the power to do […]
CLC Talks – Partnership with Treasuring Christ Together Network
In this sixth episode of our CLC Talks series, our lead pastor, Justin Perry, sits down with Sean Cordell, the lead pastor of Treasuring Christ Church in Raleigh, NC and Executive Director of TCTN during our yearly retreat in San Diego to talk about what this church planting network is and how it serves the […]
Mark 1:40-45 – The Compassionate Touch of Jesus
Go back to the past history of this [leper]. Ever since his disease declared itself no human being had touched him. If he had a wife he had been separated from her; if he had children their lips had never kissed his, nor their little hands found their way into his hard palm. Alone he […]