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Desperation. The one needed emotion we need today to walk with Jesus may be the very one which we speak so little of have feel so seldom. Desperation Mark – Mark 7:24-30 24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. 26The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. 27"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs." 28"LORD," she replied, "even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." 29Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter." 30She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone., Mark 7 24-30 passage.  24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[a] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil[b] spirit came and fell at his feet. 26The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.  27"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." 28"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." 29Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter." 30She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone. What do you guys think the Meaning of this passage is, the message, the lesson/moral and the theme? tells us that the word of God is “living, powerful, & sharper than any two edged sword. This passage reminds me that His word is living because it teaches so many truths. Mark 7:24-30, A word of encouragement for the church to pursue unity and faith in troubled times without compromise. Desperate Times - Desperate People I. Hope or No Hope?... Praise the Lord! If you have your Bible turn with me to Mark chapter 2 this morning. How many in here this morning knows that we’re living in desperate times? We live in a day and time where doom and gloom are all. Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man 2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” Desperate Times Desperate Men. Sermon encouraging people to go after God and to know that Jesus is always there for us. Mark 2:1-12 2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. Mark 2:1-12 Pentecostal. When repeatedly faced with overwhelming circumstances, Joel gives us a plan of action. how Jesus went to warn the very people who were plotting to kill him. April 1, 2001 Luke 20:9-19 Lexham English Bible (LEB)
The Parable of the Tenant Farmers in the Vineyard
9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man[a] planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time. 10 And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed after[b] beating him.[c] 11 And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, and[d] sent him[e] away empty-handed. 12 And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded and[f] threw out this one also. 13 So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when[g] the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason[h] with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!’ 15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and[i] killed him.[j] What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they[k] heard this,[l] they said, “May this never happen!” 17 But he looked intently at them and[m] said, “What then is this that is written:

‘The stone which the builders rejected,
    this has become the cornerstone.’[n]

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!” 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay their[o] hands on him at that same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.

Footnotes:
Luke 20:9 Some manuscripts have “A certain man”
Luke 20:10 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“beating”) which is understood as temporal
Luke 20:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:11 Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“beat” and “dishonored”) have been translated as finite verbs
Luke 20:11 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“wounded”) has been translated as a finite verb
Luke 20:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
Luke 20:14 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to reason”)
Luke 20:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“threw”) has been translated as a finite verb
Luke 20:15 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:16 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
Luke 20:16 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:17 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked intently at”) has been translated as a finite verb
Luke 20:17 Literally “the head of the corner”
Luke 20:19 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
Lexham English Bible (LEB)He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time. 10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him . Luke 20:9-19 Lexham English Bible (LEB)
The Parable of the Tenant Farmers in the Vineyard
9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man[a] planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time. 10 And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed after[b] beating him.[c] 11 And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, and[d] sent him[e] away empty-handed. 12 And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded and[f] threw out this one also. 13 So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when[g] the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason[h] with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!’ 15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and[i] killed him.[j] What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they[k] heard this,[l] they said, “May this never happen!” 17 But he looked intently at them and[m] said, “What then is this that is written:

‘The stone which the builders rejected,
    this has become the cornerstone.’[n]

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!” 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay their[o] hands on him at that same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.

Footnotes:
Luke 20:9 Some manuscripts have “A certain man”
Luke 20:10 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“beating”) which is understood as temporal
Luke 20:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:11 Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“beat” and “dishonored”) have been translated as finite verbs
Luke 20:11 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“wounded”) has been translated as a finite verb
Luke 20:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
Luke 20:14 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to reason”)
Luke 20:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“threw”) has been translated as a finite verb
Luke 20:15 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:16 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
Luke 20:16 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 20:17 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked intently at”) has been translated as a finite verb
Luke 20:17 Literally “the head of the corner”
Luke 20:19 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
Times Call For Desperate Measures  Series. When we’re confronted with desperate times, we can’t just do things the way we’ve always been doing them. - Have you ever been really desperate about something? o Maybe you lost your job and didn’t have any way to pay your bills or didn’t have any place to go. o Maybe you lost your home or your insurance and you didn’t know what you were going to do. - I think the most . Joel 1 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Locust Plague in Judah
1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

The Land Laid Waste
2 Hear this, you elders,
And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land!
Has anything like this happened in your days,
Or even in the days of your fathers?
3 Tell your children about it,
Let your children tell their children,
And their children another generation.

4 What the chewing [a]locust left, the swarming locust has eaten;
What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten;
And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten.

5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you drinkers of wine,
Because of the new wine,
For it has been cut off from your mouth.
6 For a nation has come up against My land,
Strong, and without number;
His teeth are the teeth of a lion,
And he has the fangs of a [b]fierce lion.
7 He has laid waste My vine,
And [c]ruined My fig tree;
He has stripped it bare and thrown it away;
Its branches are made white.

8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth
For the husband of her youth.
9 The grain offering and the drink offering
Have been cut off from the house of the Lord;
The priests mourn, who minister to the Lord.
10 The field is wasted,
The land mourns;
For the grain is ruined,
The new wine is dried up,
The oil fails.

11 Be ashamed, you farmers,
Wail, you vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field has perished.
12 The vine has dried up,
And the fig tree has withered;
The pomegranate tree,
The palm tree also,
And the apple tree—
All the trees of the field are withered;
Surely joy has withered away from the sons of men.

Mourning for the Land
13 Gird yourselves and lament, you priests;
Wail, you who minister before the altar;
Come, lie all night in sackcloth,
You who minister to my God;
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.
14 Consecrate a fast,
Call a sacred assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
Into the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord.

15 Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is at hand;
It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.
16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes,
Joy and gladness from the house of our God?
17 The seed shrivels under the clods,
Storehouses are in shambles;
Barns are broken down,
For the grain has withered.
18 How the animals groan!
The herds of cattle are restless,
Because they have no pasture;
Even the flocks of sheep [d]suffer punishment.

19 O Lord, to You I cry out;
For fire has devoured the [e]open pastures,
And a flame has burned all the trees of the field.
20 The beasts of the field also cry out to You,
For the water brooks are dried up,
And fire has devoured the [f]open pastures.

Footnotes:
Joel 1:4 Exact identity of these locusts unknown
Joel 1:6 Or lioness
Joel 1:7 Or splintered
Joel 1:18 LXX, Vg. are made desolate
Joel 1:19 Lit. pastures of the wilderness
Joel 1:20 Lit. pastures of the wilderness
What Would You do to bring someone to Christ? Looks at the full text Luke 5:17-26 17One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the LORD was with Jesus to heal the sick. 18Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven." 21The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, "Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 22Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 24But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." 25Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. 26Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, "We have seen remarkable things today." with a call for decision at the end.Luke 19:1-10 “Desperate For God” Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a sycamore tree, for the Lord he wanted to see. And as the Master passed that way, He looked up in the tree. And He said, “Zacchaeus, you come down. For I’m going to your house, (Video Clip – “It’s a Wonderful Life”, George’s Prayer of Desperation) Poor George. It’s a Wonderful Life, but George is at the end of his rope. Desperate, he admits he is not a praying man. Still he asks, that if God is there, to show him the way. Not that unusual of a circumstance. Proverbs 13:24