Stacey Simpson

Stacey Simpson is pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Edison, Georgia.

Articles by Stacey Simpson

Living by the Word

Branded by God

Sunday, October 29

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Oct 18, 2000 by Stacey Simpson

"I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” And so God declares he is writing himself into us, according to Jeremiah.

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Mark: The movie

Sunday, October 22

Mark 10:32-45

Oct 11, 2000 by Stacey Simpson

If Mark’s gospel were a movie, this scene would make the perfect trailer. Without entirely giving away the ending, it summarizes all the major themes of Mark’s Gospel. In a nutshell, it offers everything that is quintessential Mark: the journey toward the cross, suffering and death, wrongheaded disciples, the reversal of power and Jesus’s reflection upon the meaning of his mission.

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Who can be saved?

Sunday, October 15, 2000
Mark 10:17-31

Sep 27, 2000 by Stacey Simpson

Here comes that man again, running up to Jesus with a question about eternal life. We can hear those dreaded words on Jesus’ lips even before the man approaches: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Even before Mark tells us so, we know that the rich young man will turn away grieving, for he has many possessions.

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Remembering who we are

Sunday, October 8

Psalm 8

Sep 13, 2000 by Stacey Simpson

"We have forgotten who we are. We have sought only our own security, we have exploited simply for our own ends, we have distorted our knowledge, we have abused our power.” So reads the proclamation of the UN Environmental Sabbath Program.