Journey to the Cross - Week 10

The Journey to the Cross – Week 10   Mark 12:35-44             “Live From the Amen”
Thesis: A life lived from the “Amen” is marked by submission, gratitude, and wholehearted love FOR GOD, not the pursuit of earthly recognition.

I. LEARN From the Messiah (Mark 12:35-37)

II. LEAD Like the Widow (Mark 12:38-40)

III. LOVE Like the Widow (Mark 12:41-44)

IV. The “Live From the Amen” Challenge

1.   LEARN From the Widow:

o   Key Idea: Submission and gratitude define true devotion.

o   Verse: “The Lord sees not as man sees… the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).

2.   LEAD Like the Widow:

o   Key Idea: Don’t seek the approval of people, but of God.

o   Verse: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth…” (Matthew 6:19-21).

3.   LOVE Like the Widow:

o   Key Idea: Love God with everything—heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30).

o   Verse: “She, out of her poverty, has put in everything she had…” (Mark 12:44).

Takeaway: Living from the “Amen” is about putting God first in EVERYTHING.