January 10, 2011. Homily, January 11, 2011

Monday, January 11, 2010

January 11, 2010. Homily, January 12, 2010.

Mark 1:21-28

Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are- the Holy One of God!" Jesus rebuked him and said, "Quiet! Come out of him!" The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. All were amazed and asked one another, "What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him." His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Modern writers usually begin with the key idea and work down from it or save the best point for last and build up to it. Ancient authors, however, used many methods, one of which was placing the key element in the middle of the passage to create what commentators commonly call the necklace effect.

They lead us to the central point of the passage - that Jesus Christ is "the Holy One of God".

center - the Holy One of God

1 cried out with a loud cry

2 astonished amazed

3 taught as one having authority teaching with authority

4 entered the synagogue and taught fame spread throughout

Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Posted by Daniel Murphy at 11:55 AM