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Sunday 6 March 2011

Lent begins with Mark 8.31 - 9.1

a.    Jesus brought the ‘breaking-in-ness’ of the Kingdom of God to the ‘world as it is’.
b.    the ‘world as it is’ will reject the bringer of the Kingdom of God.
c.    God allows the ‘world as it’ is to continue under His governance, despite hardness of heart and disobedience continuing.
d.    Jesus calls His disciples to focus on the ‘breaking-in-ness’ of the Kingdom of God as we live in the ‘world as it is’.
e.    For us, as Jesus’ disciples, there will also be personal cost.
f.    God assures us of His presence and enabling power, as we live as witnesses of the Kingdom of God, overcoming His enemies in the ‘world as it is’.