Mark 9: Suffering, Saved, and Vocal As Elijah, Childlike Faith in ☧

Rev. Nabil Nour, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartford, South Dakota, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Mark 9. “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.” Jesus ☧ shows in Mark 9 that His disciples cannot rely on themselves; they will have to look to “Jesus only,” as Mark says following the Transfiguration. Like Pastor Nour’s acronym, faith is a fantastic adventure trusting Him. The path of God’s kingdom is paved with persecution, and the disciples like Elijah must quickly descend the mountain of God’s glory to confront the powers of darkness. The boy tormented by an unclean spirit is like the church, assaulted from infancy. ☧ helps our lack of faith so that we would not be mute with the fears of childish reason, but with child-like trust constantly speaking and listening to the Word.