Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” he
said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not
what I will, but what you will.”
Just a couple Sundays ago,
while I was up north visiting my dear old dad in the Central California Sierra
Nevada mountains, Pastor Obie started an Easter Sermon series titled “Passion”.
Looking up the word
“passion” in the 1882 Webster’s dictionary, I found the more common usage of
the word defined as : (4) The feeling of
the mind, or the sensible effect of impression; excitement, perturbation or
agitation of mind; as desire, fear, hope, joy, grief, love, hatred. (5) Violent
agitation or excitement of mind, particularly such as is occasioned by an
offense, injury or insult; hence, violent anger. (6) Zeal; ardor; vehement
desire. (7) Love. (8) Eager desire; as a violent passion for fine clothes.
But, also the definition that our pastors intended for this new Sunday sermon
series: (1) The impression or effect of
an external agent upon a body; that which is suffered or received. A body at
rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and when set in motion, it
is rather a passion than an action in it. (2) Susceptibility of impressions
from external agents. The differences of moldable and not moldable, and many
other passions of matter, are plebeian notions. [Little used.] And what
Pastor Obie is preaching on – (3)
Suffering; emphatically, the last suffering of the Savior (Jesus
Christ).
Mark 8:31 “And
He (Jesus) began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and
be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and
after three days rise again.”
Pastor Obie explained that
every illustrious moment in history, every great victory and every major
achievement will have to face a “make it or break it” moment, and those taking
part have to dig deep, press on and make the accurate call, or risk failure. In
our lives it is no different and we all will face these “make it or break it”
moments many times. We will be challenged to make the correct decision and do
the right thing; to press on pass the pressure, to stand strong and firm, and to
face temptation, doubt and discouragement in order to come out on the other
side victorious. So, what do we do when we face our “make it or break it”
moments?
Luke 24:46-47 He
(Jesus) told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will
suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for
the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Let’s continue Pastor Obie’s
massage “Not what I will, but what you will” on the next post.
In Christ, Brian
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