Jesus from the book of Mark.

            The Bible from the gospel of Mark reveals JESUS CHRIST our Lord as the Servant of The Lord or Jehovah’s Righteous Servant.  Mark 10:45.  For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 

Jesus said search the scriptures, you will find it so.

John  5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Our Lord was the faithful servant of Jehovah, who voluntarily went through excruciating, shameful , painful sacrificial death for the lost race of Adam to be redeemed and reconciled back to God.

We will consider the topic under three subheadings.

1. CHRIST SERVANTHOOD MINISTRY FOR  THE SINFUL

2. CHRISTLIKE SERVICES, MISSION OF SAINTS 

3. CONSEQUENCES  FOR SPURNING MESSAGES OF THE SAVIOR 

1. CHRIST SERVANTHOOD MINISTRY FOR  THE SINFUL

 The scriptures severally reveals our Lord in His faithful SERVANTHOOD ministry. 

Mark 10:45.  For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Luke 22:27: For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. 

John 13:14: If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.  

2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Philippians 2:5-8. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Our Lord in deed was the servant of Jehovah who came to save the sinful lost humanity.

Romans  3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Luke  19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

2. CHRISTLIKE SERVICES, MISSION OF SAINTS .

All Bible believing believers are to follow the good exemplary lifestyle of Christ.

1 Peter  2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Matthew  10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

Philippians 2:5. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 

He came to serve and they must serve too.

Luke 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

2 Corinthians  5:14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:  5:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

Matthew  5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Daniel  12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

James  5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;  5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

Jude  1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:  1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

We will be rewarded for our labour of love for Christ.

1 Corinthians  15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Colossians  3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;  3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

3. CONSEQUENCES  FOR SPURNING MESSAGES OF THE SAVIOR 

Very unfortunately, multitude in our world today are spurning and rejecting the redemptive works of Christ and message.

John  6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.  6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.  6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?  6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.  6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.  6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?  6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?  6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

They are determined not to have anything to do with Christ.

Luke  19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

John  9:28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

The consequences are fearsome in this life and for all eternity.

Proverbs  1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?  1:23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.  1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;  1:25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:  1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;  1:27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.  1:28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:  1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:  1:30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.  1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.  1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

John  12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.  12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.  12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

The question is are you one of the people still rejecting the redemptive works of Christ. Repent today, tomorrow might be top late.

Isaiah  55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:  55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

2 Corinthians  6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Let us pray.