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Contributed by Tim White on Dec 5, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Pray, Or Sleep?
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
Prayer should be a priority as it is a necessity.
• Ill.The Preacher and the Bus Driver in heaven. • Jesus was on His way to a terrible death of suffering. • On the way, He stopped to pray. • Today, we will focus on this event and how it relates to our lives. Mar 14:32-42 And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And ...read more
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2. Last Things
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
The 13 chapter of Mark teach us so much about how things will end.
• The second coming of Christ is one of the most important doctrines of Christianity. • Yet today some Christians look at it as optional, not as important as topics concerning day to day living. • Biblical prophecy provides some of the greatest encouragement and hope available ...read more
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3. Eschatology That Pasts The Test
Contributed on Mar 12, 2014
Many falter when it comes to "end-time" teachings. There is a way you can be certain about how things will end.
• End-times, the Rapture, The 1000 year reign of Christ, Heaven, Hell, Why are they important? • A fellow skeptic once asked the famous atheist Voltaire if he would speak some words of comfort to a friend who was dying. Voltaire responded, "I don’t think I can do that. The ...read more
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4. Figs And False Promises
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
Jesus used a fig tree to demonstrate the importance of producing fruit in this life.
• You can’t judge a book by its cover. That goes both ways. • A book with a tattered cover may be so because it has been often read. • Yet it may be so because it is often tossed aside and abused. • Ill. Two ranchers were in the city bank to get an extension of ...read more
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5. A Brave New Love
Contributed on Mar 11, 2014
Loving God's way is courageous and dangerous.
• Bible’s definition of love, not an emotion, but a choice and commitment. • God is calling you to a brave new love because God is calling you to a brave new life. • God wants to unchain you, free you from the restraints that prevent you from fully surrendering to Him and ...read more
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6. That Which Is God's
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
Render to Caesar that which is Caesar's and to God that which is God's.
Mark 12:13-17 • Possessions: That which we seek to owns ultimately will own us. • Ill. John Wesley's attitude is worthy of pondering. When he learned that his house had been destroyed by fire, he exclaimed, "The Lord's house burned. One less responsibility for me!" • Martin ...read more
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7. Jairus' Daughter
Contributed on Mar 12, 2014
Jairus demonstrates how to follow Jesus correctly.
Mar 5:21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. Mar 5:22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet Mar 5:23 and implored him earnestly, saying, "My ...read more
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8. Seeing Clearly
Contributed on Mar 5, 2012
Jesus' healing of the blind man in Mark 8 illustrates four points: 1) Some people just want to come out of the darkness. 2) Our ministry can sometimes only lift the darkness. 3) The religious expectations of others can be harmful. 4) There are times when
Seeing Clearly Mark 8:22-26 Seeing is a strange thing. An infant can see a john deer tractor and not benefit from it. A farmer can see a jar of smashed carrots and not be drawn to it. A doctor can see blurry images on a glass slide and be excited about what it tells him. A preacher can see ...read more
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9. Blue Jeans And Wine Skins
Contributed on Mar 11, 2014
Jesus' way is to live out, grow into and share with others.
Mar 2:18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" • John was in prison, and his disciples were grieving and fasting. • The Pharisees fasted ...read more
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10. Impossible!
Contributed on Mar 12, 2014
Jesus feeds 5000 men, plus women and children, with a Happy Meal.
• I know I will have some people's attention this morning because there are fish in the story. • Fishing and catching fish. • I don't think Jesus planned on taking his disciples fishing, but he wanted them to get away. • There were fish involved, however, in their ...read more
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11. The Lord's Day
Contributed on Mar 11, 2014
Jesus introduces the concept that the Lord is the Lord of everyday.
• The story was told some years ago of a pastor who found the roads blocked one Sunday morning and was forced to skate on the river to get to church, which he did. When he arrived the elders of the church were horrified that their preacher had skated on the Lord's day. After the service they ...read more
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12. Pure Worship
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
This precious story tells us what is expected in pure worship of our King.
• During the tenure of the great orator Henry Ward Beecher, a visiting minister (Beecher's brother) once substituted for the popular pastor. A large audience had already assembled to hear Beecher, and when the substitute pastor stepped into the pulpit, several disappointed listeners began to ...read more
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13. Don't Wither
Contributed on Mar 11, 2014
Dealing with anger can be seen in this trip to the synagogue.
• tied to last week’s sermon, the disciples ate from grain field. • lesson, Jesus is the Lord of Sabbath and Lord of everyday. • The theme, Sabbath traditions were not recognized by God. • Sabbath was designed for the man’s good, not mankind to obey ...read more
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14. Evaluation Our Values
Contributed on Jan 23, 2012
Jesus tells us the cost of discipleship and the values we must hold to follow Him.
(My illustrations are from my files, primarily. No intention is implied that they are original. I have simply used them too much to remember where I found them. Variations of them can all be found on the internet, even on this site). Jesus addresses the crowd to share with them the values ...read more
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15. Who Is Jesus Christ
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
The Story of Jesus' entry to Jerusalem reveals His true identity, and thus reveals the Father
• When the Apostle Paul went to Mars Hill in Acts 17 to preach his famous sermon about the unknown God, he made an interesting and extremely accurate statement. Act 17:26-27 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted ...read more
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16. Just A Taste
Contributed on Mar 12, 2014
The transfiguration and lesson we should take from it.
• Sometimes a taste is not enough. Sometimes it is too much. • Ill. Little Johnny sat playing in the garden. When his mother came out to collect him, she saw that he was slowly eating a worm. She turned pale. "No, Johnny! Stop! That's horrible! You can't eat worms!" Trying to convince ...read more
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17. Who Am I
Contributed on Jan 14, 2012
Jesus demonstrates that who He is is the most important question in any life.
Who Am I? Mark 8:27-33 In a posting just this last June, Kevin DeYoung, in his Restless and Reformed blog, describes what people say about Jesus today. "There's the Republican Jesus—who is against tax increases and activist judges, for family values and owning firearms. “There's ...read more
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18. Seeds
Contributed on Mar 11, 2014
Jesus teaches of the ways people receive the truth.
A pastor once preached on this passage: A mother of 12 came forward, concerned that her life has not produced any eternal fruit. She told the pastor, “I am not sure that with my responsibilities, I have time to do anything of value to God.” The pastor tried to comfort the lady, prayed ...read more
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19. Unwanted
Contributed on Mar 11, 2014
Jesus dealt with unwanted antaganism, an unwanted audience and unwanted affirmations.
Mar 3:6-12 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. 7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and ...read more
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20. After The Service
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
After an important service, there are three important rules that we must consider.
• A Sunday school teacher asked her children where the disciples and Jesus went after the Last Supper Church Service. After a moment of silence, one of the little girl said, “The probably went to Denny’s”. • The disciples had just finished one of the most meaningful ...read more
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21. One Life To Live, Many Lives To Lose
Contributed on Mar 12, 2014
Lessons from the death of John the Baptist.
• Today's passage, though lengthy, reads like a script from a soap opera. • Though all the sorted details are not specifically mentioned in Luke, they are alluded to as part of the story. • The twisted nature of man without God can be seen clearly in the intoxication of power, ...read more
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22. Getting Into The Game
Contributed on Apr 16, 2012
Here is a story that was not content sitting on the sidelines and watching life go by. Despite his obstacles, he got into the game.
Getting Into The Game Of Life Mark 10:46-52 • “Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today! • “We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field. • “A-roundin’ third, and headed for home, it’s a brown-eyed handsome man; • “Anyone can understand the way I feel. • “Oh, put me ...read more
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23. The Mission Of The Twelve
Contributed on Mar 12, 2014
The twelve are commissioned and their mission is revealed.
• Next Week, we will recognize those who have volunteered for this next year's service for the Lord in the Church. • I am asking all of you to bring a covered dish and dessert for the noon meal, and let's make it a great day. • A great day, of course, includes coconut cream ...read more
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24. A House Divided
Contributed on Mar 11, 2014
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
• Pastors hate division. You would think that Christians would too. • John Calvin said if Christians hated division as much as they hated those who disagreed with them, we would have won the world. • Ill. It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the ...read more
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25. Close Is Not Enough
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
Knowledge is good, effort is commendable, and lifestyle is important. However, you can get all that right and miss Jesus.
"If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost" (II Cor. 4:3). Mark 12:28-34 Is close always good enough? Not when you think about it. • If 99.9 percent were good enough ... • The IRS would lose 2 million documents this year. • 22,000 checks will be deducted from the ...read more
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26. Recognizing The Master
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
How can you recognize if you are following the master?
• If you watch KRBC News in the evening, you will see the lady anchor is Megan Dobbs. • Megan was a in Jr. High, she was in the youth group where Laura and I were youth counselors and sponsors. We went to First Baptist Church of Forney. • We took her and a big group of youth to ...read more
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27. Other Sheep
Contributed on Feb 27, 2012
When the disciples were disturbed about the other work going on outside their group, Jesus set them straight.
Other Sheep Mark 9:38-41 There is a difference in having a lot of Churches and making an impact for Christ. There are just over 20 Major religions in the world and Christianity is one of them. Each religion has multiple, sometimes tens of thousands of, denominations. A denomination is defined ...read more
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28. The Grace In Marriage
Contributed on Mar 22, 2012
Jesus discusses marriage, divorce and remarriage, covered by His grace and love. 1. God's Aspiration, 2. God's Allowance, 3. God's Acquittal.
The Grace of Marriage Mark 10:1-12 A common mistake in Bible teaching is when the teacher/preacher takes a passage and presents it as if it were all God says about a subject. Proper Bible study of a subject must take what all the Bible says about a subject and recognize what each passage adds ...read more
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29. Death Meal
Contributed on Mar 19, 2014
The Lord's Last Supper is an admonition on how we should conduct our lives as Christians.
Background: • Jesus was in his final week of ministry before He would suffer and die. • It was a time of intensity, both in Jesus’ teaching and the religious leaders’ opposition, as we have seen. • Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus followers, had already determined to ...read more
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30. The Mustard Seed
Contributed on Mar 12, 2014
Jesus uses a living illustration to tell us about being productive in the Kingdom.
Over 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to find the source of the Missouri River, and from there to discover a relatively easy water route west to the Pacific. Such a waterway, they discovered, doesn't exist. But they did succeed in mapping the Northwest ...read more