Sermon
Scoffers and Seekers
Stonebrook Community Church
Speaker: Brad Barrett, with Matt Heerema
February 24, 2025 · 39 min
Jesus / ChristologyFaithSpiritual DisciplinesGod's SovereigntyMark 12:18–27Mark 12:28–34Deuteronomy 6:4–5
Summary
Through two contrasting Mark 12 stories—the Sadducees' hostile questioning and a scribe's sincere inquiry—the sermon reveals that how we respond to Scripture and to Jesus directly reflects our relationship with God. Loving God with all that we are and knowing His fullness are Christianity's foundational commands.
Highlights
How we respond to the words written here is directly correlated to how we respond to God. Because if we love these words, it shows we love God.
Let all that you do be done in love. Love for God, love for people. All that we do should be undergirded, should be surrounded by love.
We love because He first loved us. You and I will not have any power to love God and to love people if we're not growing in knowing the love of God for us.