The Authority of God's Servant

 Pastor’s Pen…

One of the most popular biographical styles employed by authors is to trace through the events in a sample day in the life of a person. For example, Jim Bishop has written about the day President Kennedy was assassinated, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote one day in the life of Ivan Denisovich. 

It is this technique that Mark employees at the outset of his presentation of the ministry of God's servant Jesus Christ. It is an incredibly busy 24 hours, packed with action, event after event touching lives. 

However Mark is not simply stringing events together to show us how busy Jesus is. The common thread in this section is the authority of Jesus, God's servant.

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We appreciate those who help sanitize our facilities for services each Saturday morning in preparation for Sunday worship as well as those who make it possible for us to ‘live-stream’ on Facebook at 10:45 each Sunday morning, and to post each Sunday’s message on our website (www.fccwylie.org) on Sunday afternoons. 


If you haven't come out to worship with us recently, we sure love to have you! We continue to hold our Sunday services with all safety protocols and pre-service sanitizing in place. No Sunday school yet, and the nursery is not available.  We will continue following the protocols as outlined by GA-18 guidance.  Face masks, social distancing, no physical contact. We use bulletins printed untouched by human hands, with songs, etc. printed therein, and pre-packaged communion elements. Offering plates are located at the rear, or giving can be done online at www.fccwylie.org.


If you still feel uncomfortable attending, feel free to join our live stream on Facebook, at 10:45 AM, which includes communion and the worship hymns. Or the message is available each Sunday afternoon on our website. (www.fccwylie.org)




The Authority of God’s Servant                                                     Mark 1:16-45

  • Authority over men (16-20)

    • Their character
    • His call 
    • Their commitment 
  • Authority in his message (21-22)
    • The nature of synagogue worship
    • The character of Jesus’ teaching
  • Authority over demons (23-28)
    • The interruption of the demon
    • The instruction from the Savior
    • The interest generated in response to the miracle
  • Authority over disease (29-34)
    • Jesus took the initiative
    • The whole area responded 
  • Authority through a direct link with the Father (35-39)
    • Solitude in the midst of activity
    • Cultivation of his relationship with the Father
    • Interruption without frustration
    • Continuation of the task to which He was committed as a Servant
  • Authority demonstrated by curing leprosy (40-45)
    • The miracle
    • The mandate 

Applications: 

…meaning in life….

…the road to greatness and authority…

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Prayer items: 


Prayers for Shirley and all Robbie Montgomery’s family 


Our country


Mischa received good news from one round of tests--no cancer. Pray for good results from one more round of tests.


Those who responded to the Christmas Hope broadcast 


Dennis and Kim and their family: Dennis’ mother, Kim’s health 


John Royal, Meniere’s disease, with vertigo, nausea, tinnitus


Kay Holley continues recovery following knee replacement surgery


Donna Hancock, recovering from spinal surgery 

John Hawkins, Suzi Hawkins and Rebecca Usher, all recovering from COVID 

Feel free to contact me with urgent prayer requests, and I will include them in my weekly ‘Pastor’s Pen’ texts

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RADIO THIS WEEKEND: During the pandemic seniors have been impacted more than any other demographic group. Don Sapaugh, CEO of Restoration Senior Living and author of The Challenges of Being a Caregiver and Enriching Faith joins host Don Hawkins to discuss the challenges of caring for seniors on Encouragement Live. 

Encouragement Live can be heard Saturday at 7:05 PM central time on American Family Radio (www.afr.net) and on theworshipchannel.org.  Re-broadcast Sunday 9 pm on The Worship Channel.

May our Savior’s grace and peace continue to encourage you as you trust in Him during these challenging times.

Don Hawkins, D. Min.                                                                                                                          Interim Pastor

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