Changed By God To Make A Difference For God

We continue our preaching series on the letter to the Hebrews today. What are we to make of that strange claim that Jesus pled and prayed and cried out to God to save him, and through it all he learned obedience through suffering (Hebrews 5.7-8)? Pay attention, because in this claim your salvation is near and only a fool would reject the promise. Lectionary texts for today are Job 38.1-7, 34-41; Psalm 104.1-10, 26, 37; Hebrews 5.1-10; Mark 10.35-45.