Welcome to 12:13!

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Welcome to 1213!
Need to use the bathroom? Ask one of the parent
volunteers. Need handouts from a previous
week? Ask one of the parent volunteers. Need to
borrow a pen? Loan the parent volunteers a shoe
and they will loan you a pen! Need to talk with
your friend? Before or after class is OK, but not
during.
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Parachutes Over ColombiaAn Exciting Missions
Opportunity!

• Help Voice of the Martyrs drop Bibles into the
  hands of violent soldiers who are killing
  Christians in Colombia.
• 6 per parachute
• Offering Today!
• Assembly Sunday, 3/13

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Bible Bowl RulesFebruary 27

• Bibles CLOSED! (ESV)
• Level 1 -- Qualifying Round
• 20 questions -- 15 seconds each
• Teams of three (any grade)
• Level 2 -- Competition Round
• 20 questions -- 20 seconds each
• Top 5 teams from each grade
• Level 3 -- Championship Round
• Top team from each grade
• Prize Team Trophy and 10 Gift Cards!

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The Greatest Story Ever Told

• How To Read And UnderstandTHE GOSPEL OF MARK
• (Part 3)

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Why Are There DifferencesBetween The Gospels?

• Different perspectives
• Four personalities
• Four points of view
• Different priorities
• Same story, different emphasis
• Example Jesus Curses A Fig Tree
• Matthew 2118-22 (Faith)
• Mark 1112-17 (Symbolic judgment of Israel and
  religious leaders)

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Why Did Jesus Come?

• To Give His Life (Mark 1035-45)
• For even the Son of Man came not to be served
  but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom
  for many. (Mark 1045)
• To Bring Us Peace (Isaiah 533-6)
• But he was pierced for our transgressions, he
  was crushed for our iniquities the punishment
  that brought us peace was upon him, and by his
  wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 535)
• Story Time Slaves of the Dumpmaster

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Mad Gab Mania!

• Sample Haste Ached Inner
• Thick Waiter
• Sass Mister Eat
• Aim Age Her Hopper Haitian

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What Does Jesus Command?

• Take Up Your Cross (Mark 834-35)
• If anyone would come after me, let him deny
  himself and take up his cross and follow me. For
  whoever would save his life will lose it, but
  whoever loses his life for my sake and the
  gospels will save it.
• Peters Example Ups and Downs of Following Jesus
• Confesses Jesus as Christ but rebukes Jesus as
  confused (829-32)
• Faith enough to walk on water but fear enough to
  sink (Matt. 1425-31)
• Depends on his loyalty but denies his Master
  (1426-54, 66-72)
• Bitter tears of an unfaithful follower

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How Do Sinners FollowA Sinless Savior?

• Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to
  salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly
  sorrow brings death. (2 Corinthians 710 NIV)
• If you want to see Jesus for who he is, you must
  see yourself for who you are. And if you are
  seeing clearly, you will begin by weeping. (Mark
  Dever)

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podium
Table for water/OJ
Table for coffee/food
Starting Point 2011 (seniors)