Knowing your place -- Mark 1: 1-11 -- Rev. John W. Armstrong

Sermon notes:

 

Knowing your place  (Mark 1:1-11)

 

I.     John knows his place.

A.  He is only a ___________________ (v.3; John 1:29).

B.  He proclaims not himself but ___________________ (vv.7-8).

 

II.    Vocatio:  more than an invitation.  It is ______________________________.

A.  Each of us has multiple callings:

1.  Husband/wife.

2.  Parent/Child.

3.  Employer/employee.

4.  Elected official/citizen.

5.  Teacher/student.

B.  We do not choose our vocations.  _________________ chooses us for them (Genesis 2:15; John 15:16; Acts 17:26-27).

C.  Even the most humble vocations are “__________________ of God” (Martin Luther).

D.. The purpose of your vocation is _____________________________ (v.4; Mark 10:45; Galatians 5:13).

 

III.   Jesus knows His place:  __________________________________ (v.9; Isaiah 53:12;        Matthew 27:38; Luke 15:1-2; 1 Timothy 1:15).

A.  The Father is pleased ___________________________ (v.11; John 8:29).

B.  The Father is pleased ___________________________ (vv.9-11; John 3:5; 6:29; 1 John