And even if they do, is there more? Do we feel compelled to follow him? Is his word truth like no other truth?
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Jesus call us to faith, just as he once called his disciples
And even in the midst of our “lack of faith” and our “fear” — and even “terror.” He gently, probing, lovingly, insistently — and in a way that beckons us to open up and “believe” — asks us: “Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?”
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For the gift to grow, it must be given and received
The gift is given and received and then brings blessing upon blessing.
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Our faith is not to be hidden — he is the light
So let us take the light we have received (as if an inner lamp) and put it on a lamp stand to “give light to all.”
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The mystery of the kingdom of God has been granted to us; we must seize it
Do we understand these parables? If so, can we say that the seed planted in us and in our personal faith hearts has produced 100 percent?
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Do we go way beyond blood relationship to brotherhood, sisterhood?
When we get in this place, we can begin to see the transforming unity that is God among us in Christ Jesus.
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To not ‘know the Lord and Christ’ is a deprivation
It does not imply evil or wickedness or fault; it is just a terrible lack, especially when one finds out what they were missing.
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Does Jesus’ power reach into us? Does his word have authority, leave us spellbound?
The evangelist Mark presents a Jesus to us that has power over demons, over nature, over human illness. Do we find that when he calls we always wish to follow — “Your will”?
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We must ask, ‘Who is he?’ and deliver our own answer
The inner answer that bubbles up in us is crucial to our faith; it is crucial to how we will be engaged by the Christ and how we will engage him. It is crucial to the way we will experience God’s grace.
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This High Priest has invited us to share in this new covenant, written in our lives
We are called to give everything, also — our love, our ministry, our lives.
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