March 23, 2025
Passage:  Mark 12:35-44
Speaker:  Pastor Josh Holland
Main Idea:  Love Jesus with all you are, all you do and all you have.

I. Take the next step with Jesus.  (35-37)
            A. Loving God looks like faith in the Son of God.
            B. Jesus is both God and man.  (Romans 1:2-3; 2 Timothy 2:8)
            C. Seek spiritual growth, not entertainment.  (Mark 6:20; Ezekiel 33:31-32)

II. Go to war against your own pridefulness.  (38-40)
            A. Be the servant of all.  (cf. Mark 10:44-45)
            B. Be like one of Jesus’ kids.  (cf. Mark 10:15)
            C. Be a giver.  (cf. Mark 11:17; 1 Timothy 6:5)
            D. Be responsive to conviction.  (cf. Psalm 139:23-34)

III. God values wholehearted commitment. (41-44)
            A. Jesus sees the attitude of the giver.
            B. The widow trusted God with everything.
            C. Jesus gave wholeheartedly so we might freely receive.