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The Gospel Of Mark
Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Apr 15, 2023 (message contributor)
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1. The Three-Legged Gospel - Sermon On Mark 1:1
Contributed on Apr 15, 2023
Mark presents the gospel in 3 parts
For video and audio of this message go to https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=826172321251 Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Introduction Throughout church history, Mark has always been the least popular gospel of the 4 gospels. For most of ...read more
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2. After Disgrace: The Restoration Of John Mark - Sermon On Mark 1:1
Contributed on Apr 15, 2023
No reputation is so damaged that it can’t be restored by God.
For audio or video of this message go to https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=92172240386 Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Introduction How many of you have ever totaled a car? It used to be that totaling a car meant the car was utterly ...read more
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3. The Desert - Sermon On Mark 1:2-8
Contributed on Apr 15, 2023
John flattened the mountains by calling people to repentance.
For audio and video of this message go to https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=9917232370 Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”— 3 “a voice of one ...read more
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4. Jesus’ Baptism & The Eyes Of Faith - Mark 1:7-9
Contributed on Apr 15, 2023
From the angle of God’s Word Jesus is the spectacular Son of God and magnificent, authoritative Messiah. From the angle of natural, human observation he is a disappointing nobody from nowhere. Failing to see from the biblical angle will result in confusion and doubt.
For audio and video of this message go to https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=916172323550 Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”— 3 “a voice of ...read more
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5. Heaven Opens, Hell Opens - Sermon On Mark 1:10-13
Contributed on Apr 15, 2023
The coronation: Jesus is anointed Messiah in fulfillment of messianic prophecy when the Spirit comes into him, and the Father calls him his beloved Son. The tearing of heaven means Isa.62:1 is happening – God is coming down to save his people.
For audio and video of this message go to https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=923172153523 Mark 1:9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit ...read more
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6. The Rain Maker - Sermon On Mark 1:1-11
Contributed on Apr 15, 2023
Mark presents the gospel in 4 parts: 1) Who Jesus is (Son of God), 2) What he came to do (turn the desert of God’s judgment into a plush forest by pouring out the Spirit and brining salvation), 3) How he plans to do it (through humility, suffering, and death!), and 4) How we can get in on it.
For audio and video of this message go to https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=42918223867 Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way"-- 3 ...read more
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7. It’s Kingdom Time! - Sermon On Mark 1:14-15
Contributed on May 6, 2023
The arrival of the kingdom demands an immediate human response: repent and believe
Mark 1:14 After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” Introduction: Jesus Won You’re traveling with a friend, walking north from Jerusalem and you see off in the ...read more
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8. Authority To Call - Mark 1:16-20
Contributed on Jun 3, 2023
Jesus called ordinary men to leave everything to follow him and their response shows his awesome authority. Great faith comes from great exposure to his great authority.
Mark 1:14 After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the ...read more
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9. Throw Down In The Synagogue -
Contributed on Jun 3, 2023
To be qualified to be Messiah, Jesus must have the power to overpower the forces of evil.
Mark 1:21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an ...read more
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10. Amazing Unremarkable Healing - Mark 1:28-34a
Contributed on Jun 3, 2023
The people were amazed at Jesus’ authority, but that response is inadequate. Only repentance and faith are sufficient.
Mark 1:28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee. 29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her. 31 So he went to her, took her hand and ...read more
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11. Awesome Authority - Mark 1:14-34
Contributed on Jun 11, 2023
Jesus is the promised Son/King from Psalm 2, and has awesome authority over people’s lives, what people become, roles in the kingdom, over the Word of God, over evil, and over disease.
Authority We live in a culture that hates authority. Part of that comes from the natural, prideful, rebellious human heart. And part of it comes from the fact that so many of us have been under terrible authorities who abused their authority. But the truth is, life is most wonderful when you are ...read more
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12. The War On Evil - Mark 1:34
Contributed on Jul 1, 2023
Jesus’ confrontation with demons highlights the collision of two kingdoms.
Mark 1:32 That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. 33 The whole town gathered at the door, 34 and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was. ...read more
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13. Jesus’ Private Prayer Life - Mark 1:35-39
Contributed on Jul 1, 2023
The fact that we are told of the circumstances of Jesus’ prayer but not the content shows that it’s recorded as an example for us to follow.
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 38 Jesus replied, “Let us go ...read more
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14. Make Me Clean Lord - Mark 1:36-45
Contributed on Jul 1, 2023
What Jesus did for the leper is a picture of what he does for our hearts.
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 38 Jesus replied, “Let us go ...read more
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15. Dr. Jesus - Mark 1:40-2:20
Contributed on Jul 1, 2023
To receive forgiveness, realize your disease, have faith, and follow him. And once you’re forgiven, obey, invite others, and rejoice.
Mark 1:40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured. 43 Jesus sent him ...read more
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16. The Forgiving Of The Paralytic - Mark 2:1-5
Contributed on Jul 29, 2023
First spiritual healing. Then physical.
Mark 2:1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4 Since they ...read more
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17. Why Did They Kill Jesus? - Mark 2:6-3:6
Contributed on Jul 29, 2023
Mark uses five conflicts between Jesus and the religious authorities that show how the animosity began and grew.
Five Conflict Stories Does Jesus Christ strike you as a likeable guy? The type of guy most people would look up to and respect, even if they disagreed with his teachings? Most people would say “yes,” but think about how his life ended. It ended in his early 30’s with the crowds in Israel begging ...read more
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18. It’s Party Time - Mark 2:18-22
Contributed on Jul 29, 2023
Jesus is asked why his disciples don’t engage in the expected fasting like John’s and the Pharisees. Answer: his presence is the arrival of God as bridegroom bringing salvation to Israel, so fasting would be inappropriate.
Mark 2:18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” 19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so ...read more
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19. Picky Picky - Mark 2:23-28
Contributed on Jul 29, 2023
The Pharisees accuse the disciples of Sabbath breaking when they pick grain while traveling. Jesus responds by pointing to David eating the bread of the presence.
Mark 2:23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his ...read more
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20. The Sabbath - Mark 2:28
Contributed on Jul 29, 2023
This message will help you learn to truly enjoy God’s complete acceptance of you.
Mark 2:28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my ...read more
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21. The Wrath Of Christ - Mark 3:1-6
Contributed on Aug 5, 2023
The Pharisees came with the purpose of getting evidence against Jesus. He went out of his way to make a scene to challenge their attitudes.
Mark 3:1 Again he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 They were watching him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” 4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the ...read more
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22. Qualifying The Called - Mark 3:6-19
Contributed on Sep 4, 2023
God made a lot of promises about the restoration of Israel after the exile. But most of them didn't happen when the Jews came back from Babylon after 70 years. Jesus reveals why.
Introduction The Promised Kingdom Before we pick up where we left off in Mark 3, I need to remind you of something. Do you remember back in ch.1 when Mark told us the topic of all Jesus’ preaching? Jesus preached about the arrival of the kingdom. Mark 1:15 "The time has come," he said. ...read more
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23. The Plan - Mark 3:11-15 (Luke 6:12-13)
Contributed on Sep 4, 2023
Jesus never wrote anything that we know of. All the information we have came from the Apostles. Why?
Mark 3:7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to ...read more
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24. The Qualifying Round - Mark 3:16-19 (Luke 6:12-16)
Contributed on Sep 4, 2023
Jesus selected 12 men who, by all appearances, were deeply unqualified. But he was very deliberate about who he selected. Why did he chose the men he choose?
Mark 3:13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve-- designating them apostles-- that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve he ...read more
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25. The Blasphemy Of The Holy Spirit - Mark 3:20-30 (Matthew 12:22-37)
Contributed on Sep 4, 2023
People often say the unforgivable sin is attributing demonic work to Jesus. But several other passages speak of an unforgivable sin, and none of them identify it that way.
Mark 3:20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." 22 And the teachers of the law who came down from ...read more
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26. How Does Jesus Feel About You? - Mark 3:20-35
Contributed on Sep 9, 2023
The new family of God
The Galilean Ministry Part 25 6/17/2018 Summary: Verdicts on Jesus are really verdicts on the people rendering those verdicts. Jesus’ family thought he was insane and the scribes thought he got power from Satan. Jesus disproves both by his brilliant response destroying the scribes’ ...read more
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27. Family Ties - Mark 3:31-35
Contributed on Sep 9, 2023
How is your brotherly relationship with Jesus going? And why is it important? Have you ever thought of Jesus as your son? Why does Jesus call Christian women his mothers 3 times in 2 verses? 1The answers are a huge encouragement! And you will find them in this study.
Mark 3:31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent for him, calling him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.” 33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked. 34 Then he looked at those seated in ...read more
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28. How To Hear From God: The Deaf Heart - Mark 4:1-15
Contributed on Sep 9, 2023
Life and joy come from hearing from God. But to hear his voice, we must listen the right way.
Mark 4:1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! ...read more
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29. Parable Of The Soils Supplementary Notes - Mark 4:1-25
Contributed on Sep 16, 2023
These are the footnotes from the studies on the parable of the soils in Mark 4.
Mark 4:14 The sower sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. Immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, ...read more
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30. How To Listen To God: The Shallow & Divided Hearts - Mark 4:16-19
Contributed on Sep 16, 2023
Coffee mug theology, which generates great zeal until suffering comes, but then ...
Mark 4:14 The sower sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. Immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, ...read more