Sermons on Mark 12:28-37:

Not Far From The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 5, 2022

You've heard the phrase, "close but no cigar". It communicates that getting almost there is not good enough. Jesus had an encounter with a teacher of the law in Mark 12 where he tells him that he was not far from the kingdom of God.

NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD Mark 12:28-34 You've heard phrases like, "close but no cigar" or “almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades”. These communicate that getting almost there is not good enough. Jesus had an encounter with a teacher of the law in Mark 12 where at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-29, Philippians 3:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love God, Love Others

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 13, 2015

When our priorities in life are correct, life will have new meaning!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • February, the month where love is in the air. Yesterday was Valentine’s Day; I hope you guy took care of your ladies! • There are songs and poems written about love. Love is the focus of art; love is the subject of many movies, many of which are a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Impress God

Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 28, 2016

Impressing God with our daily living

IMPRESSING GOD Mark 12:28-- And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Main Thing Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 13, 2017

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing because only God is everything.

A week ago, after watching Wisconsin beat Nebraska in football, I was thrilled to hear that Michigan lost to Michigan State. During a commercial break, a promo for Michigan came on the screen. The voiceover described a wounded wolverine and then showed clips of players tackling, running, passing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

In Christ Alone Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 29, 2017

A Reformation sermon focusing on the 5 Solas.

We were introduced to the “5 Solas” one year ago this weekend in a sermon called, “Engage with the Reformation.” The second part of that message will air on Moody Radio (89.3) Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. if you’d like to listen to it. Because the Protestant Reformation began 500 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:35-40

Denomination: Baptist

Connecting With The Created Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 29, 2017

We know we should love others as we love ourselves, but how do we love ourselves? This message looks at connect with ourselves.

I was probably 9 or 10 when I first discovered Lego, as opposed to the soft plastic bricks that I had been playing with up to that time. Even though Lego had been around for 20 years it was only introduced in Canada in the early sixties. But even after I discovered the joys of Lego I didn’t ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Wesleyan

Love The Lord? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Aug 28, 2017

what does it mean to love the Lord and our neighbors?

We have been noting that the religious leaders hated Jesus Christ and tried several times to trip Him up; eventually of course, as God had predicted, the Jewish Religious Leaders along with the people and through the Roman Empire had Jesus Christ crucified to death. Here’s a question: Did Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Delight In God's Word Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 5, 2017

Jesus took the challenges and turned them into opportunities to encourage people to believe in God!

Please open your Bibles to Mark 12…… Take a quick look again at v12…… Eventually, Jesus was crucified on a cross, but sadly, many missed the point of Jesus being a sacrifice for man’s sin as planned by God. I pray that all of you never miss the point of why Jesus died. This is one of the reasons ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:34-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Reasons For Faithfulness And Gratitude Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 28, 2016

Every person is worthy of our giving.

Thursday of 9th Week in Course St. Marcellinus We see today the convergence of these two readings with the commemoration of Ss. Marcellinus and Peter, who were martyred under Diocletian, but only after they had converted to Christ both their jailer and their executioner. They were considered so ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Catholic

Teaching To The Test... And Beyond

Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 10, 2015

Ultimately, it is not only what you know... it is what you do with what you know.

20151108 23rd Sunday after Pentecost B Title: Teaching to the Test... and Beyond Text: Mark 12:28-34 (Matthew 22:37-40 and Luke 10:25-28) Thesis: Ultimately, it is not only what you know… it’s what you do with what you know. Introduction Video Clip: “How NOT to Love ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keep It Simple When Answering Critics Of Our Christian Faith Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 20, 2019

Jesus taught a simple solution to convoluted criticisms hurled at Christians. Instead of getting bogged down in futile, endless arguments, why not implement His Formula which works so effectively! Stay tuned!

GOOD NEWS PRESENTED BY MARK Study of the Gospel According to Mark As you read Mark, be aware that you are reading the very first written account of the ministry of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:13-34

All Your Mind Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 15, 2021

Our mind is our spiritual barometer. To love the Lord with all of our mind means making sure that the “mind” doesn’t simply justify what the heart loves and the will chooses, instead the mind makes the heart and will accountable to the written word.

Message Mark 12:30 All Your Mind If you have had a chance to listen to the sermons from the past week you will be familiar with the verses which are the focus of our current series. Mark 12:30-31 30 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Denomination: Baptist

All Your Strength Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 22, 2021

Our strength comes from being plugged into the strength of God. Loving God with all our strength means making sure we are putting on the full armour of God so that we can love God with a greater intensity, and a higher level of quality, and a superior abundance.

Message Mark 12:30 All Your Strength We are really getting to know this one verse, aren’t we:- Mark 12:30 30 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” In this verse Jesus is quoting Deuteronomy 6:5. Love the Lord your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessed And The Cursed

Contributed by Bobby Smith on Jan 23, 2021

The Reward and Coming Joy of Serving Jesus

Matthew 25:34-46 The Blessed and The Cursed The entire chapter is written in RED …and every word was spoken by Jesus The entire 25th chapter is about judgement and faithfulness to Christ’s Gospel ILL. The little kid who said it doesn’t matter how good we play we all get trophies 1:) ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:34-46, Mark 12:31, Luke 9:24

Your Neighbour As Yourself Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 29, 2021

Loving our neighbour as ourselves means not looking for loopholes in the way we act towards our neighbours, but to live knowing that every part of Scriptures hangs off the commands to love God and love our neighbour.

Message Mark 12:31 Your Neighbour As Yourself Let’s start today by talking about loopholes. A loophole is what happens when a contract, or rule, or statute is written in such a way that the obligations of that contract, rule, or statute can be ignored or evaded. There are heaps of examples but a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:31

Denomination: Baptist