YOU BELONG

 “One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat. When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. ‘He’s out of his mind,’ they said.” Mark 3:20-21 (NLT)

“Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them. There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, ‘Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.’”  Mark 3:31-32 (NLT)

“Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ Then he looked at those around him and said, ‘Look, these are my mother and brothers. Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.’”  Mark 3:33-34 (NLT)

Point 1: Purpose Over Pain

“For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23 (NIV)

Point 2: Purpose in the Process

“Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb.” Psalms 139:13 (MSG)

“Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them. There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, ‘Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.’” Mark 3:31-32 (NLT)

Point 3: Purpose Over Distractions

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)

“Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ Then he looked at those around him and said, ‘Look, these are my mother and brothers.” Mark 3:33-34 (NLT)

“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” 1 Peter 2:22 (NIV)

Last Point: God’s Fam

“So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.” Ephesians 2:19 (NLT)

“Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”  Mark 3:35 (NLT