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Journeying Through The Gospel of Mark || Summer 2022 || SPB

 



Why We Read the Word

The word of God is central to who we are and what we do as a church family.  It is by the word of God that we come to know God and what he calls us to as a church family and individual disciples.  It is why each Sunday, our rhythms of worship are centred around and saturated by Scriptures. 


As Anglicans, every aspect of our services is shaped by our love of the scriptures and our desire to know God and honour him by them.  The reading and sermon are central to our Sunday Worship each week.  However, it is not just enough for us to read the bible each day or hear it read to us each Sunday if we want to know God. What it means to live for him, like the Son in the power of the Holy Spirit, then we must also be a people who actively engage with the word of God and try and understand what it is teaching us about our triune God and what it means to be faithful to him in our own context.  


What the Word is Useful For

One of the ways that we can study Scripture corporately (together) each Sunday is by coming ready to hear the word and what God might be saying to us through the sermon.  As Paul wrote in his letter to Timothy:

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness," 2 Tim 3:16

 Thus as individuals and a church family, we should come together each Sunday expecting to hear the scriptures read and explained in such a way that we might come to know Jesus as Lord for the first time or might continue to grow in our relationship and walk with him through the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us and through us.  One of the best ways for this to happen in church is when together we work through a book of the Bible section by section.  That is why over the next three months, as a church family, we are going to work our way through the Gospel of Mark because there is no better book to help us think about our own relationship with Jesus and what it means to know him as Lord and call ourselves Christian or even to encounter him for the first time.  


One of the best ways to prepare ourselves for Sunday is to come having spent some time in the passage of Scriptures ourselves, which is why we wanted to put out the Schedule for the next three months so that each week together, we might study the course during the week before it is preached. 



Preparing for Each Sunday



So here is an overview of our Sundays for the next three months.  Why don't you take some time each week to:

  • Read the passage of Scripture and take some notes about what thnk about what it is teaching.
  • Pray that as you ruminate on it over the week, God might reveal more about Himself to you.
  • Pray for our Sunday services and the person who will preach each week that they will have clarity in their preparation and be willing to be used by God.




Our Summer Preaching Outline

 
Date Passage Title
Sunday, July 17, 2022 Mark 1:16-20 The Call To Follow
Sunday, July 24, 2022 Mark 1:21-28 A Demonstration of Authority
Sunday, July 31, 2022 Mark 1:29-45 The King Shall Proclaim
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Mark 2:1-12 The King Shall Forgive Sins
Sunday, August 14, 2022 Mark 2:13-17 The Profile of Discipleship
Sunday, August 21, 2022 Mark 2:18-22 The King Is Only Good
Sunday, August 28, 2022 Mark 2:23-28 The King of the Sabbath
Sunday, September 4, 2022 Mark 3:1-6 The Enemies of the King
Sunday, September 11, 2022 Mark 3:7-19 Jesus Calls his Disciples
Sunday, September 18, 2022 Mark 3:20-35 The Family of the Kingdom
Sunday, September 25, 2022 Mark 4:1-20 The Seeds of the Kingdom


We look forward to seeing you every Sunday at 10:30 AM, 181 York Street Belfast, whether you have been coming for years or are looking for somewhere to call home! Please join us and spread the word. 





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