9:30am Traditional Service

1.   A ministry restored.

·       But watch this. Just like Peter was restored by Christ into his ministry…so was John Mark.

o   One missionary journey became two. Paul goes with Silas, and Barnabas goes with Mark.

o   God’s message doubled in that instance and the results are still being felt today with billions of Christians all around the world.

·       Years later, Paul would call Mark a “fellow worker in Christ” in Philemon Near the end of Paul’s life, Paul sends a request to Timothy from a Roman prison that says, “Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in ministry.” (2 Timothy 4:11)

·       So, what happened? We don’t exactly know.

o   Mark matured through the years.

o   He showed his faithfulness as a servant of the Lord.

o   Paul recognized his progress and eventually saw him as a value in ministry.