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Mark: Great Lessons From The Life Of Christ
Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 9, 2024 (message contributor)
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1. Are You Listening #6
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
Like a parent who has an important message, does our Father ever wonder if we are listening?
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #6 ARE YOU LISTENING (Mark 4:1-20) How many parents have taken their child’s face in their hands and asked “Are you listening to me? Do you hear what I am saying?” And how many children have completely closed out what their parents were saying, but for safety ...read more
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2. Four Men Who Made A Difference #3
Contributed on Jan 13, 2024
We sit in church and talk about the needs around us. The question is: What are we doing about them?
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #3 Four Men Who Made a Difference (Mark 2:1-12) Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:1-8; Luke 5:17-26; 5:8-9 Recently heard a preacher talk about his experience in another country where both physical and spiritual needs were overwhelming. • A country of 8 ...read more
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3. Unique Things About Jesus #2
Contributed on Jan 13, 2024
Jesus really was different. Let's discover some of those ways in which He was different.
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #2 UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT JESUS (Mark 1:14-45) Parallel Passages: Matthew 4:13-22; 8:14-17; Luke 4:14-5:16 “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are my ways your ways.” Do you know what that means? God through Isaiah is saying: “Do you understand that I am ...read more
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4. The Man God Chose To Introduce His Son #1
Contributed on Jan 13, 2024
What was so special about the man God chose to introduce His Son. You find out in the life of John.
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #1 The Man God Chose to Introduce His Son Mark 1:1-8 (Parallel Passages: Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-18; John 1:19-28) The great promise found throughout the Old Testament is that Christ would one day come into the world – not to right political wrongs or cure ...read more
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5. Jesus Was Just Different #4
Contributed on Jan 13, 2024
Jesus was different, and because He was different, He made a difference.
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #4 Jesus Was Just Different (Mark 2:13-3:6) If I asked you, or any group of Christians to describe Jesus, what would I hear - I would hear words like gracious, loving, compassionate, perfect. . Do you think anyone would describe Jesus as scandalous, or ...read more
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6. Christ In The Pressure Cooker #5
Contributed on Jan 13, 2024
To know what a person is like, watch them under pressure. Jesus shows us how to respond when under pressure.
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #5 CHRIST IN THE PRESSURE COOKER (Mark 3:1-35) If you want to know what a person is really like, watch that person when he/she is under pressure – watch closely those moments of stress and duress…in anxiety producing situations. • It may be on the ball field ...read more
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7. Lessons Learned In The Storm #7
Contributed on Jan 15, 2024
Storms will come into every life. Jesus teaches us what to do when they come.
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #7 Lessons Learned in the Storm (Mark 4:35-41) Life is tough, but if you have lived very long, you already know that. • Scott Peck, begins his book The Road Less Traveled with the words “Life if Difficult.” • In life, you are going to experience pains, ...read more
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8. Desperate People Need Jesus
Contributed on Jan 24, 2024
Only Jesus has the answers to the problems of life.
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #8 Desperate People Need Jesus (Mark 5:21-43) In Mark 5:21-43 you have two stories of two desperate people. One had lost a child. The other had suffered with a disease from which she could find no relief. They have tried everything and now turn to Jesus for ...read more
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9. Jesus Rejected At Nazareth
Contributed on Feb 1, 2024
Like the citizens of Nazareth, how much do I miss out on when I fail to see Jesus for who He is?
Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #9 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6) JESUS REJECTED AT NAZARETH (Mark 6:1-6) 1. I could not get past the lessons of these six verses. 2. While John the Baptist was a recluse preaching in deserted regions of Judea, Jesus was anything but a ...read more