Jesus makes things right.  The first steps in Lent, Journeying with Jesus, are only possible because God came to us to return us to Him.  It’s not a relationship realized only later, after we die, but it has already begun. What should change when you’re walking with God? 

Focus: There can be no question, for those who see the very glory of God in Jesus.  With Moses, a veil was needed so that the people could even stand it.  Jesus got rid of that veil, of the separation between God and man.  The only veil that still exists is over the hearts of those who don’t know Jesus.  For those who saw this, Jesus commanded silence, because it wasn’t time yet for his broad revelation, but ever since His revelation, death and resurrection, He has commanded not silence, but witnesses who reflect the same glory He radiates through their words and lives.Main Text: Mark 9:2-9

Focus: Jesus came to preach the Good News, God came to man to restore the relationship established at creation.  Jesus, true God, bears God’s almighty power, and that power continues to be demonstrated chiefly by His mercy and compassion.  His preaching frees people from the shackles of the world, His death and resurrection frees us all from the shackles of sin, in His very life and by His command He made time to free people bound by sickness and possession.  He makes things right, re-creating as He goes.  We, as His hands and feet today, continue His re-creative work that will be made full and perfect when He returns.Main Text: Mark 1:29-39

Focus: When God speaks, reality is created.  The Prophets are God’s mouthpiece, speaking His words, and as such, they carry His authority.  When Jesus taught, it was clear he wasn’t just regurgitating what He heard from other men, He spoke with the authority that God’s mouthpieces have.  As such, all creation is subject to the reality Jesus spoke, even the evil spirits are bound to obey when the Word of God speaks.  

Main Text: Mark 1:21-28