The Earth Is The Lord’s

And He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan
Scripture

Mark 1:13
Mark 1:12-15

Sermon Week/Year

First Sunday of Lent,
B

Sermon Topic

Stewards,

A young man named Buddy had been working in the oil fields of New Mexico in order to earn money for college. One winter day, when he was ninety feet above ground on a derrick platform, Buddy slipped on some ice that had formed. He began to fall toward the ground until his safety rope took hold. He dangled precariously in the air for a long time before being rescued. Speaking about it later, Buddy could not stop saying how grateful he was to God for saving him. He said that he learned from the experience that he could trust God to watch over him. The friend with whom he was talking asked, “Did you ever fall again?” Buddy said, “No. After that experience I always took a hatchet and some sand with me up to the platform. I would chop the ice away and then spread the sand.” The friend, half-jokingly, said, “If you really trust God to look after you, why do you…

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