In each of our private world’s there is a direct-dial 911 line which
when activated, will cause us to act with the greatest level of urgency we can
produce at that time. 
You might identify
with some of the “triggers” like: A pleading phone call in the night for help,
a sudden life threatening illness of a close family member, a serious car
accident, or even a burst water pipe in your home. 
Many stimuli may enter our personal sphere, but nearly all will be dealt
with through a pecking order of importance.
The issues on the lower portions of the list may be recognized, but
still not get done at all. 
However, the one that is most extreme, most dire -- the one that screams
out for immediate attention, will cause us push all other things aside. Then, like Bruce Banner, a sense of urgency
overwhelms us; the adrenaline begins to pump through our bodies like the
Incredible Hulk and we will spring into action and immediately respond to the
call. 
However, if the issue does not push through the urgency ceiling, it may
wait and wait. As Scarlett O'Hara would say, after
all “tomorrow is another day.” Urgency
is not busyness; it’s responding as if a life were at stake. 
You would have no trouble saying that there
is this sense of urgency in the Gospel of Mark because everyone and every
action connected with Jesus has a sense of urgency and acts immediately!
In our newest sermon series, we will explore a Season of Urgency for our
faith community and as disciples of an immediate messiah – Jesus. So, what is your urgency? What does, and should, make it onto your
urgency list?
What part does urgency play
for followers of Jesus? What happens
when matters of our spiritual life or less than urgent? What might happen if we embraced a Jesus-urgency
instead of the frantic busyness that overwhelms many of us? What would happen if a church community began
to embrace the urgency of Jesus as a lifestyle?
In search of some answers through this series, we will be exploring
topics like: An Urgent Emergency, The Eyes Of Urgency,
Intentional Urgency, Urgency In The 1st century Church, Urgency In
The Making, Healing Urgency, The Urgent Question, Generational Urgency, The
Urgent Point, Urgent Fear, The Urgency Of Love, The Urgency Of Kindness, The
Urgency Of Speaking Life, The Urgency To Preach Freedom For The Captives.
Join us “immediately” this Sunday as we urgently
seek Jesus’ answers to life!
