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If you have your bibles, turn to mark 938. 00:00:07 You know, it's really great I get to see my little cousin up here singing. I didn't even know she could sing until today. 00:00:16 Please stand for the reading of the gospel. Mark 938. John said to Jesus, teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us. But Jesus said, do...

That's where we're going to be this morning. 00:00:06 I don't sing on microphone often, but last week, Jackson, my oldest son, who works back there in the sound booth, he told me that I accidentally had my mic on for the last song last week. So there you go. I serenaded you along with the. With the crew. So. 00:00:24 All right, turn with me to Mark, chapter eight. Because I'm a...

For us here, let's turn to the gospel according to Mark, chapter eight. So the Gospel of Mark, chapter eight. And once you found mark eight, go ahead and stand for our gospel reading this morning. 00:00:25 As you know, and as we've been saying, we've been in year, or we are in year b, which deals with Mark. So, A, Matthew, B, Mark C, Luke. Right. Makes sense, doesn't it? With t...

According to Mark, chapter seven. The gospel according to Mark, chapter seven. And you may remember that last week we also were in mark seven. And we're actually picking up right where we left off from our reading from the previous week here. So notice these words. 00:00:21 And let's see here. We're starting with verse 24. So, 724 of Mark. Go ahead and stand when you found that we a...

The gospel according to Mark, chapter seven. The gospel according to Mark, chapter seven. 00:00:12 If you're new with us today, you may have noticed that we have several readings that we do together, and that happens each and every Sunday. And it's a good reminder for all of us that these are called, actually, lectionary readings, just kind of a fancy word, three year cycle of readings....

The gospel according to Mark, chapter seven. The gospel according to Mark, chapter seven. 00:00:12 If you're new with us today, you may have noticed that we have several readings that we do together, and that happens each and every Sunday. And it's a good reminder for all of us that these are called, actually, lectionary readings, just kind of a fancy word, three year cycle of readings....

Pastor is gone. He will be here next week, and he will be finishing up John chapter six. We've been in John six for quite a while, and it is such a great passage, and it's very paramount to our faith. And so we're going to be diving into some deep stuff this morning. Not sure if I'm the guy qualified to do this, but the lectionary fell on this week, so here we are. 00:00:26 So...

We're going to be in the Old Testament. We're going to be in first kings today. First kings. Now, growing up, there was a couple words that my parents frequently mentioned. And when they would say these particular two words, I did not have to ask for a definition. 00:00:18 I never asked what they meant by it. Usually it was spoken when me and my brother were in the back seat and we had h...

So here to John, chapter six. So turn with me to the gospel according to. According to John, chapter six. As you know, there are four gospel accounts. And that's why we say the gospel according to. 00:00:19 That's actually in the title of all of these in the manuscripts is in the ones that do have a title is according to. And a lot of them didn't. Just because we already knew who wr...

To the gospel according to John. Okay? Gospel according to John. And I say that with emphasis because as you may know, we've been in, well, you tell me where have we been this year? In Mark. 00:00:13 Right? So we've been in the gospel of Mark and in particular for the past three weeks we've been in mark six. And so now we jump over, the lectionary readings have us jumping over to Jo...

To the gospel according to Mark, chapter six. The Gospel of Mark, chapter six. And you may be thinking to yourself, possibly, oh, we've been in mark six for a few weeks now, and that would be correct. We have been. And so grab a Bible there. There should be one in your, in the seat in front of you, or at least on that row that you're on. If you would just grab a Bible and just crack it o...

Gospel according to Mark, chapter six. Gospel according to Mark, chapter six. And you'll know. And if you don't, you'll know now that in year B, which is the second of three years, we are primarily in the Gospel of Mark, which is one of my favorite gospels. To be honest. 00:00:21 If you've never studied Mark, you really should give it a real go. It's the shortest of the go...

Six. Go with me to mark the Gospel of Mark, chapter six. And you may know that as we are in year b of the lectionary cycle, that is a focus on the gospel of Mark, which is one of my favorite gospels, by the way, not just because it's the shortest, but because he really packs a punch, honestly. Like, when you read Mark, there's just certain things that he says differently than Matthew or...

To be back here. I was here at the end of May, and we did not know that I would be back at the end of June. So how gracious of you to allow me to be back. I do appreciate it. I am Emily. 00:00:14 Justin was kind. He could have shared so much and he restricted himself. And I appreciate it. If you will stand with me, I'm going to read from the Gospel of Mark. Mark, chapter five. 00:00:29 And I...