Why Every Sermon Mark 13 Needs to Focus on Hope
If you've ever sat through a sermon Mark 13 inspired, you know things can get heavy pretty fast. It's often called the "Little Apocalypse," which sounds like the title of a summer blockbuster, but for the disciples, it was a total reality check. They were walking out of the temple, probably feeling pretty good about their religion and the massive, impressive architecture of the day, and then Jesus just drops a bombshell. He tells them that all these huge stones they're admiring are going to be tossed down until not one is left. Talk about a mood killer. ...