To Speak or Not to Speak
Series: The Gospel Can't Be Contained
August 22, 2021
Frank Foreman
Throughout the length of our current sermon series, one of the main emphases has been the fact that the good news about Jesus just cannot be contained. Whether it was the religious leaders of His day trying to squelch His message or undermine His ministry or even Jesus himself telling someone to "keep it to themselves," the word of Jesus' teaching or ministry continued to spread and grow. ---------- Such is the case this week with our text for Frank's message. Despite Jesus' instructions to a group of people to "tell no one," after an encounter with Jesus, they couldn't help sharing the good news--not matter how strenuously he told them. ---------- Isn't that the way it is with truly good news? Something amazes us or causes us to be captured in wonder at it and we cannot wait to tell those closest to us and then, in many cases, whoever is willing to listen to us all about it.
Episode Notes
Riddle: Who is permitted to speak but not able, and able to speak but not permitted?
Big Idea: Even good things can become a hindrance from ministry….
We often have to choose between good and best.
1. Unable to speak.
(Journal) Mark 7:31-32
John 9:1-2, As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
2. Enabled to speak.
(Journal) Mark 7:33-35
Hebrews 1:3a, He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of His power.
3. Unable not to speak.
(Journal) Mark 7:36-37
John 6:15, Perceiving then that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by Himself.
1st Corinthians 15:3-4, For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures…
Next Step: Speak for those who can’t speak for themselves.
Young / Old / Hurting / Deceived….
Help / Show compassion / Pray for spiritual healing….
Isaiah 35:5-6a, Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
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