Resurrection Life I. Resurrection ALWAYS start with DEATH. (15:42-16:1)A. SOMETHING we’d like to FORGET. (Jer. 29-45)B. A SOLEMN process of HONOURING. (15:42-16:1)C. A POWERFUL, yet neglected, METAPHOR. (v.46; I Cor. 12:27) Resurrection Sunday is...
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Mark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 9 (Palm Sunday) | Mark 15:16-41
There’s More Going on Here than Meets the Eye I. A MESSIAH prone to MISUNDERSTANDING. (Mark 1-15)A. The PEOPLE want a KING. (8:29-33; 10:35-37; 11:8-10) B. Jesus DOESN’T meet their EXPECTATIONS. (14:41-15:15) Today we move back from Jeremiah to...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 8 | Mark 14:3-11
The Kingdom of the Messiah I. The IMPLICATIONS of What SHE Did (14:3-5; Isaiah 61:1-3; I Sam. 16:13)A. A SYMBOL of RECKLESS Devotion (14:4-5)B. ANOINTING the ANOINTED One (Isaiah 61:1-3; Mark 1:1, 8:29)C. Preparing to DIE (14:8, 16:1) II. The...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 7 | Mark 11:1-33
Here He Comes…the Messiah I. The COMING of the PROPHESIED Messiah. (v.1-26)A. ZECHARIAH tells of the ENTRY. (v.1-11; Zech 9:9)B. MICAH (and Hosea) explain the TREE. (v.12-14, 20-26; Hos. 9:10; Mic. 7:1)C. Isaiah and Malachi – CLEANSING the...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 6 | Mark 8:22-26; 9:2-13 10:46-52
Opening our eyes to reality I. The ORGANIZATION of the TEXT. (Mark 8-10)A. The QUESTION for the DISCIPLES. (Mark 8:29)B. BOOKENDS of healing BLINDNESS. (8:22-26; 10:46-52)C. The MOUNT of TRANSFIGURATION. (9:2-13) We often forget that when the...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 5 | Mark 8:27-38; 9:30-41; 10:32-45
“You keep saying that word…” I. The BIGGEST of all QUESTIONS. (8:27-30)A. With Jesus it ALWAYS gets PERSONAL. (8:27-29)B. The RIGHT answer, but the wrong UNDERSTANDING. (8:29-33) Today we look at the very heart of the Gospel of Mark. He has...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 4 | Mark 4:1-34
The Parables of the Messiah I. The PURPOSE of the PARABLES (Mark 4:10-12, 21-25, 33-34)A. To CONNECT and to SUBVERT (v. 3, 8, 21, 24-25, 26, 29, 31)B. To REVEAL and OBSCURE (v. 11-12, 21-25)C. To EXPLAIN His ACTIONS (Isaiah 6:8-13) II. The...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 3 | Mark 2:13-3:34
The People of the Messiah I. Two TYPES of PEOPLE. (Mark 2:17)A. The “SINNERS” – Those on the MARGINS. (2:14-16,18,23-24; 3:1,10-11,13-14, 34)B. The “RIGHTEOUS” – Those with the POWER. (2:16,18,24; 3:6,21-22)C. Words of IRONY and...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 2 | Mark 1:21-2:12
The Power of the Messiah I. The POWER that comes from AUTHORITY. (1:21-2:12)A. Power OVER the SPIRITUAL realm. (1:21-34) B. Power over PHYSICAL SICKNESS. (1:29-34; 41-42) C. Power to RESTORE those EXCLUDED. (1:40-45) D. One EVENT that COMBINES it...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 1 | Mark 1:1-20
Let’s start at the beginning… I. Mark gets RIGHT to the POINT. (v.1-8)A. The long AWAITED coming of GOD. (v.1-3; Mal. 3:1; Is 40:3) B. Right HERE and RIGHT now. (v.4-8) Mark is, as far as we know, the first gospel that was written. Scholars...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 11 (Easter Sunday)
“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 11 The One who brings light to darkness… Mark 15:33-16:8 April 16th, 2017 I. The DARKEST moment of HISTORY. (15:33-41)A. A DEVASTATING, yet FAITHFUL cry. (15:34; Ps 22:1,28)B. The MOST unlikely...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 9
Who Do You Say I Am? Part 9 “One to whom we need to listen” Mark 9:1-13 February 26th, 2017 I. Jesus REVEALS His IDENTITY. (v.2-4)A. An OTHER-WORLDLY moment. (v.2-4; Ex 24:15-16)B. Two UNEXPECTED GUESTS. (v.4)C. An EXPERIENCE they weren’t...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 8
Who Do You Say I Am? Part 8 “You are the Christ” Mark 8:22-38 February 19th, 2017 I. The TRUTH coming into FOCUS. (v.14-30)A. Do you “…FAIL to SEE?” (v.18)B. Sometimes SEEING takes TIME. (v.22-26)C. But WHAT about YOU? (v.27-30) We have...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 7
Who Do You Say I Am? Part 7 The One Who Understands the Problem Mark 7:1-23 February 12, 2017 I. The QUESTION of WASHING. (v.1-5)A. It’s INTERESTING what people SEE. (6:56; 7:1-2; Mt. 6:22)B. DRAWING clear LINES. (v.3-5) Our text today is...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 6
Who Do You Say I Am? Part 6 The God who Provides and Protects…Here and Now Mark 6:30-56 January 29, 2017 I. Mark stays FOCUSED on the QUESTION. (4:35-6:29)A. WHO is THIS? (4:41)B. The DEMONS KNOW. (5:7)C. Isn’t HE the CARPENTER? (6:3)D...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 5
Who Do You Say I Am? Part 5 The One who Communicates Truth Mark 4:1-34 January 22, 2017 I. Jesus tells the CROWDS a PARABLE. (4:1-9)A. The NUMBERS are GROWING…(3:7-34)B. The SEED and the SOILS. (4:1-9)C. EARS to HEAR… (4:9) As we continue...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 4
Who Do You Say I Am? Part 4 The One Who Defines Religion Mark 2: 13 – 3:6 January 15, 2017 I. Redefining WHO is WELCOME. (2:13-17)A. Those who WILL COME. (v.14)B. Those WILLING to admit NEED. (v.16-17) Last week we saw how Mark is...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 3
Who Do You Say I Am? Part 3 Mark 1:21 – 2:12 January 8, 2017 Who Do You Say I Am? – Part 3The One With AuthorityMark 1:21 – 2:12 I. STORIES about Jesus’ AUTHORITY. (Mark 1:21-2:12)A. A DIFFERENT kind of TEACHING. (1:21-22)B. AUTHORITY over...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 1 (Christmas Sunday)
Who Do You Say I Am? The Beginning of the Good News… Mark 1:1-9 December 25th, 2016 “The Beginning of the Good News…” This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And weought to lay down our lives for...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 2 (New Year’s Day)
Who Do You Say I Am? New Year’s Day 2017 Mark 1:9-20 January 1, 2017 New Year’s Day 2017Who Do You Say I Am? – Part 2Mark 1:9-20 I. The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus(Mark 1:9-13) A. Jesus is the True Israel(v. 9, 11, 12, Psalm 2...
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