Vintage Jesus: 8 & 9

Chapter 8- Where is Jesus today?

Mark here in chapter eight starts by describing how Jesus is everywhere in today’s culture. Here Marks shows on how all of the Scriptures are on and about and show as well how they were about Jesus. Mark gives this chapter in brief sections that many people might not know about Christ. Although they are simple it is great to read and remember our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They are broken in to answering how Jesus ascended into heaven, how Christ is departed from his believer’s here on earth, Jesus sitting at the right hand of God, Jesus sitting on his thrown as Lord over all things, How Christ rules over all things. From there he shows the glory of Christ in how he pleads for his believer’s, how Christ is gives his spirituality to his believer’s, what Christ is doing now in the heavens, how Christ is enjoying the glory in the heavens and how Christ is spreading the Gospel throughout this world.

Chapter 9- why should we worship Jesus?

Mark begins this chapter in describing how he loves football and how he enjoyed attending a Seahawks game. From there he brings up the issue of how many people enjoy things often more than Jesus. Mark does a great job in showing what exactly worship is and how we are to do it, for Christ. From giving examples of how many may worship Christ but not doing it in a great manner. The later part of this chapter Mark gives a great section on how we today in the postmodern era can delight in worshiping the Lord, Jesus Christ. He ends in a wonder thought saying, “Through the worship of Jesus Christ alone there is joy, freedom, holiness, and life. Only by worshiping God our Creator are we free to enjoy creation by rightly eating, drinking, sleeping, playing, working, laughing, loving, weeping, marrying, parenting, living, and dying to the glory of God.” It should be said of Christ followers that they enjoy Christ their creator, in all things for the sake of His name, and nothing else!

Vintage Jesus: did Jesus rise from the dead?

Mark here begins this chapter with a story of someone that he had known that knew they were going to die. He then takes the story of a young man named Dustin who face death and faced it knowing that he had a better life to come to then taking a look at the facts of Christ dying on the cross. Mark quickly talks about his Christ death was foretold, that Christ himself even foretold about how his own death was to happen, Christ death its’ self, Christ being buried, Christ appearance after his death, the actual events that took place in showing Christ after his death, the creeds that professed that Christ did raise from the dead, showing how then that the believer is to worship the living Christ and Paul taught this in the truths that are in the Gospel. From there Mark shows that the disciples themselves saw this being the center of what they believed and how the church was to love and worship this out in life. Mark ends this chapter with a charge for those who believe in Christ to as well not only believe but live for Christ saying, “nonetheless, many people believe in the historical fact of Jesus’ resurrection but have not become Christians by placing their personal faith in him.”