Mark 13:12-13

TITLE: Hated by All TEXT: Mark 13:12-13 PROPOSITION: Christians must be prepared to suffer for Christ. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Principles READING: Same INTRODUCTION:

1. Many believe that Christianity solves all their problems.

2. Listen to Jesus as he recruits workers - TEXT.

3. Here is my sermon - WE MUST BE DARE TO BE HATED BY THE WORLD AND BY THE BRETHREN.

“WE”

1. 1 Peter 2:9-10 royal priesthood, peculiar people

2. Titus 2:14 a people zealous of good works

3. We = more than elders, deacons

4. We = all of us

“MUST”

1. Luke 2:49 Must be about Father's business

2. Matthew 13:10 Must preach gospel to all nations

3. John 4:24 Must worship in spirit and truth

4. Hebrews 11:6 come to God must believe

5. John 3:5 Must be born again

“DARE”

1. Boldness is needed - Stand by your guns

2. 1 Corinthians 6:1 Dare any of you - go to law before the unjust?

3. Acts 4:13 saw the boldness of Peter and John

4. Acts 17:1-3 Opening and alleging - Jesus is Christ

5. Vs. 6 “turned the world upside down”

“TO BE HATED”

1. Matthew 10:22 You shall be hated of all men

2. Matthew 14:9 Hated of all nations for my name's sake

3. We must pay the price because a price was paid.

4. Scorned, laughed at, 1 Peter 4:3-4

5. HATED =

[1] Undeserved feeling 1 John 4:20 If a man hate his brother [2] Right feeling toward evil Judges 1:23 hating the garment spotted by the flesh [3] Preference of one to another Matthew 6:24 cannot serve two masters

6. WE MUST BE ABLE TO HATE WITH A HOLY HATE BEFORE WE CAN LOVE WITH A HOLY LOVE.

“BY THE WORLD”

1. 1 John 5:19 whole world lies in wickedness

2. John 1:9-11 Came to his own, received him not

3. 1 John 2:15 Love not the world

4. 1 John 3:13 Marvel not if the world hate you

5. John 17:14 I have given them the world and the world hated them

“AND THE BRETHREN”

1. Luke 6:22 Separate you from their company

2. Mark 13:12 Brother shall deliver up brother, father against son

3. Matthew 10:36 A man's foes shall be those of his own household