Exhaustion and Rest (Mark 6:30-44)

March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 ~ Marc Sims ~ Leave a comment

Originally written, April 2020 Are you tired? What do you do when you are exhausted? How do you recharge the batteries at the end of a long day or long week? We are going into week seven or eight of quarantine now—how are you doing? Feeling weary? Feeling okay? Normal life, if you’re doing it … Continue reading Exhaustion and Rest (Mark 6:30-44)

Am I Required to Keep the Sabbath?

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 ~ Marc Sims ~ Leave a comment

This Sunday I preached on Jesus' Sabbath confrontations with the Pharisees in Mark 2:23-3:6. One question that I did not get time to address was practically: are Christians required to still honor the Sabbath? If so, how? One of the main points of my sermon was to argue that the Sabbath command pointed to Christ … Continue reading Am I Required to Keep the Sabbath?