English Sermon (04/18/21) – B.L.E.S.S – Serve in Love (Mark 7:31-37)
During his ministry, Jesus performed many miracles but he didn’t do so randomly – Jesus most often served those who were right in front of him. Although he could just speak the words and heal someone far away (think of the Centurion and his servant), he usually healed those within his proximity. In Mark 7:31-37, Jesus comes across a man who is both blind and mute. He takes the man aside, looks up to heaven and with a deep sigh, heals the man with God’s power. Jesus did not heal every sick person the same way but rather through understanding and having empathy of each person’s unique personal needs. So far we’ve learned how to ‘BEGIN with prayer’, ‘LISTEN with care’, ‘EAT together’, and now the next step is for us to SERVE in love. The first 3 letters help us to know someone on a deeper level so that we can serve them better and more accurately. Jesus served those within his proximity with perceptiveness and on a personal level by using God’s power. Serving others in love starts by following Jesus’ example wherever we are in the place God has sovereignly put us in.