In this portion of Mark’s gospel, Jesus’ disciples prepare for the Passover meal, not realizing that they will be eating with the long awaited Passover Lamb of God! Jesus inaugurates a New Covenant, one made by God and ratified by his own blood.
1 Peter – 1 Peter 1:1-12 – 2 of 18 SERMON SUMMARY Suffering is a universal language. Tears are the same for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Sorrow comes to the young and to the elderly-to the rich and to the poor. Since pain is such a pervasive problem, we need a potent prescription. Peter’s first…