Sermons on Mark 4:1-41:

Why Jesus Chose To Not React To Cultural Or Personality Traits But focused On Principles

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. Jesus knew that He would have been accused of partiality by giving favorable treatment to the rich young ruler over the woman at Jacob's well.

1. Jesus knew that He would have been accused of partiality by giving favorable treatment to the rich young ruler over the woman at Jacob's well. Surely, Jesus understood all of the elements of social-cultural norms and the intricacies of personalities, but He chose to objectively address all ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:34-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Passing Over To The Other Side

Contributed by G Buie on Oct 18, 2000

INTRODUCTION: Verse 33: And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

INTRODUCTION: Verse 33: And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. “Many (large amount) such (kind or sort)” ++++++++++ “Parables” (a placing of one thing by the side of another; a comparison; something like unto) ++++++++++++ “…….spake ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:39-41

Tossed About

Contributed by Robert Rust on Oct 18, 2000

As some of you know, the business career I recently left to enter into the ministry full time required me to travel quite a bit.

As some of you know, the business career I recently left to enter into the ministry full time required me to travel quite a bit. In the last ten years of my business career I traveled just about every week. I was on an airplane two to three times a week. My jobs have required me to travel ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

High Anxiety

Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Nov 7, 2000

Why Worry? Jesus calms our fears and concerns in Mark 4

High Anxiety, Mark 4:35-41 How many of you are chronic worriers? You say, I never worry. I just suffer from anxiety. Some of you worry all the time. And if you don't have anything to worry about, you go out and invent something to worry about. I am temped to worry as much as anyone. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Baptist

The Sower's Diagnosis

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Nov 13, 2000

In this simple parable the great physician offers listeners a straight-forward heart exam.

(A note to those reading this material: This manuscript follows the presentation of the material as it was originally given. What may be difficult to tell by just reading the original text is the presence of a thick, southern accent – deliberately used in the introduction to make the material more ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:2-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Stewardship Of Truth

Contributed by Rick Johnson on Nov 22, 2000

We are to receive God's truth in view of obeying it and sharing it with others.

Jesus used parables to make truth simple and understandable. The previous parable to this passage concerned an agricultural metaphor that taught a lesson centered around the sower, seed, and soil. The primary lesson in that parable was that there are different responses to God's truth. All ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:21-29

Denomination: Baptist

Peace, Be Still

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Dec 3, 2000

Jesus may not always calm the storms of your life, but he will always calm you in the storms.

Peace, Be Still It was a dark and stormy night… actually, that’s not entirely true. It was a calm and pleasant day. Everything seemed to be going well. Bart had just watched his new teacher just wow the crowds with his creative and amazing stories. More and more people were coming out to hear ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting A Return On Your Ministry

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000

If you make an investment, would you not expect to make a greater return than what you put in? Why should God expect less from us?

Turn tonight to Mark 4:20 (READ) And those are the ones whom seed was sown in the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it, and bear fruit, thirty, sixty and a hundred fold. If I were to give you each tonight $100, and I were then to tell you how you could turn that $100 into ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-7, Mark 4:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Storms Happen

Contributed by Mark Atherton on Sep 20, 2001

This is a message I preached after the WTC and Pentagon attack

This was the message I preached after the WTC and Pentagon attack. I spoke of the fierceness of the storm. These were fishermen and were not going to be afraid of any ordinary storm. It’s interesting to not that in the passages before this story we don’t see the disciples being rebuked for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-40

Denomination: Holiness

The Perfect Storm

Contributed by Tim Byrd on Oct 17, 2002

When Storms beat against the boat of your life whaat do you have to hold to?

THE PERFECT STORM Place: Allendale Baptist Date: October, 14,2001 Read Mark 4:35-41 Introduction October 1991 a fishing boat named the Andrea Gail sailed from a New England port to fish for swordfish. On their return, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean they faced a hurricane named Grace. Waves ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Baptist

When You Think You're Going Under

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jun 22, 2002

Don’t despair, Christ is there. And He desires to lift you up when you think you’re going under.

We have all had that “sinking feeling,” haven’t we? We’ve all had our share of storms. There are various types of storms in life. 1. Situational storms. This is when circumstances seem to plot against you and everything seems to go wrong. Murphy’s law is in full force. Everything seems to go ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Jesus Boat

Contributed by Jackson Snyder on Jun 22, 2002

The Jesus of Faith meets the Jesus of history in the discoveries of Peter’s House and the Jesus Boat in Capernaum.

The Jesus Boat one of 600 sermons by Jackson Snyder, June 20, 2002 http://jacksonsnyder.com/arc Mark 4:35-41 Today’s Gospel story is known as “The Calming of the Storm.” Jesus and the disciples are in a boat, crossing the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). A great storm overtakes them and the boat is ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-18, Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Methodist

How To Help People Listen More Effectively – Mark 4:20

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 26, 2002

How to Help People Listen More Effectively – Mark 4:20

How to Help People Listen More Effectively – Mark 4:20 Jesus said, “Others, like seed sown on good soil, HEAR the word, accept it, and produce a crop – thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.” Jesus said, “You will know them by their fruit.” “Be doers of the word and not merely ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Matchless Savior Series

Contributed by Mike Carmody on Jan 17, 2001

This sermon outline take a great look at two name of God and also a look at His Omnipresence. It is 1 part of a 3 part series. I also have a complete 10 part series on the names of God

Mark 4:35-41 OUR MATCHLESS SAVIOR  Intro: In Washington, DC, in the Museum of Natural History, there is a diamond called the Hope Diamond. It is a vivid, dark-blue diamond that weighs 45.52 carats. According to geologists, it is a diamond without equal in all the world. It was found in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-39

Denomination: Baptist

Safe In The Arms Of Jesus

Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Jan 14, 2003

When we find ourselves in one of the storms of life, we need to remember who is in the "boat" with us.

SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS Luke 8:22-25 INTRODUCTION: A. Have you ever been so scared that you weren’t sure what action to take next? How do you handle the storms of life? ILL> That was the situation that a little boy found himself in. He had diligently rehearsed for his role in the Easter ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25, Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ