We do not pay very close attention to information we are not interested in or don’t believe we will need. Do you pay close attention when you are on an airplane and the flight attendant is giving you the emergency instructions in case the plane goes down? I don’t. I don’t think the plane is going to have any problems (they usually don’t), so I don’t think I will need that information; therefore, I don’t listen. I look around and most other people aren’t listening either. We don’t pay attention to something we aren’t interested in and don’t believe we will need.
Throughout the book of Mark, large crowds are coming from all over to listen to Jesus. Apparently, they believed they needed to hear what Jesus had to say. They were interested and they were paying attention. How about you? Do you believe you need to hear what Jesus has to say to you?
You will have another chance to pay attention this Sunday when we look at what is going on in Mark 6:30-43. See you then.
Pastor Leon Stier
We are privileged to have retired LCMC Pastor Leon Stier giving the sermon this Sunday. He and his wife Nancy are members at FaithPoint. Our worship service is again at 9:30 AM for this week (Aug 21) as well as on Aug 28 and Sept 4. FaithPoint’s Campus is located at 1051 270th St. W. New Prague. Live Streaming available at 9:30 AM on Facebook or on our website
