"HIS Blood is Thicker Than Everything" -- Mark 3:31 - 35

"Your Family is What is Most Important?"

Have you ever heard the saying “Blood is thicker than water?”

The first known use of the phrase is from the 12th century. German philosophers used it to mean that family is more important than anything.

We see that here in America and I am assuming in other areas of the world as well, when people say:

* That’s your blood man, you have to take care of him
* She’s blood. She’s family. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for her
* I know they messed up, but blood is thicker than water.

Now the question before us today with this phrase is if this is what God wants?

If we look at the Old and New Testaments, we see verses that bear that out. Here are a couple:

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. – Exodus 20:12

8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. – 1 Timothy 5:8

However, if you have been with us for any time you know we cannot look at just one verse to understand what God is telling us. We need to look at verses in context and the Bible as a whole to get a proper understanding.

I am excited to follow Jesus with you today as He provides the clarity we need to understand that “HIS Blood is Thicker Than Everything.”