Mark: The Call

The holy habit of dying

This is the text of a homily given by Rev. Jon Wymer tonight at First Christian Church for the “Holy Habits” community Lenten series in York.

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There are so many churches doing so many different things today and calling it all “discipleship.” What are the basic elements of discipleship? With Mark 1 as a framework, see three essential elements of discipleship as practiced by Jesus.

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Call Waiting

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me.”

Malachi 3:1 Listen

3:1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the More >

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Mark's Gospel

The past week or two I have been immersed in Mark’s Gospel. It is an active and passionate telling of “the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” as stated in

Mark 1:1 Listen

1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (ESV)

. In the past two years I preached through More >

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Mark: The Call

The holy habit of dying

Discipleship from Mark 1

Call Waiting

Mark's Gospel