Eccentric
Unconvential Acts of Love
A mother's one-liner abruptly expands the scope of Jesus' ministry. Jesus sighs before sticking his fingers in a deaf man's ears. A disciple is rebuked for sounding like the devil. Visions of one-footed followers hopping behind Jesus are blessed. A child crawls into the lap of God while the grownups stay criss-cross apple sauce on the ground.
In the middle chapters of Mark's gospel, Jesus makes a decisive turn toward Jerusalem and his cross. On the way home, the secret he tried hard to hold close seeps out in a series of unexpected encounters. The result is a depiction of divine eccentricity. The Son of God doesn't fit in, at all.
For the next four weeks in worship, we'll be paying close attention to Jesus' unconventional expressions of love in four passages from Mark's gospel. Enlightened by the eccentricity of Jesus, we'll be free to ask questions like "What now?" and "Do we, too, have to act so consistently strange to follow Jesus?
Join us for the series if you seek liberation from the ho-hum to dwell with the Holy One.