Sermons on Mark 9:31-38:

Hearing Problems

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 19, 2023

Are we afraid to ask what Jesus has in store for us, of what our future following him might look like?

This was a very difficult sermon to prepare because this passage doesn’t really apply to you, at least not the way most preachers spin it. I can just hear the disciples arguing over who’s the greatest, can’t you? like a bunch of little boys bragging in the playground at recess, or kids ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Stumbing Along

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 19, 2023

Unexamined assumptions can cause us to stumble over things we don't even notice.

It’s a little disconcerting, sitting down to write a sermon on a passage that you’ve already preached on twice, to find that neither time did you say what you’d planned to say. Of course, only preachers have that problem... Maybe only 60-something preachers have that problem. But more generally, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:35-50

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Cut It Out

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 21, 2023

We are always trying to blame our sin on something else - on someone else, on society, on circumstances. But Jesus says that what makes us sin is part of ourselves.

I stopped watching TV news three or four years ago. But you have to know what's going on, somehow, so there are a few sources I've come to trust. But guess what? They're just as depressing as TV news. Because what is actually happening is worse than what you might imagine if you stayed ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-50

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Resurrection - The Devoted Women At The Tomb – Resurrection Message For Easter – Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 29, 2023

How could the disciples be so thick that they would not believe the resurrection? Disbelief translated all the truth of the women’s testimony and joy to nonsense. As the fact of the resurrection spread, joy and excitement replaced the sorrow and defeatism they all had.

THE RESURRECTION - THE DEVOTED WOMEN AT THE TOMB – RESURRECTION MESSAGE FOR EASTER – PART 2 We continue to examine this loyal group of women who went to the tomb early on Sunday morning carrying their prepared spices but when they arrived, the tomb was open and the body of Jesus was missing. In ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:4, Romans 1:4, John 14:27, Luke 24:5-7, Luke 18:31-34, Mark 9:30-32, John 14:26, Luke 24:9-11, Luke 24:12, Luke 22:60-62, Jeremiah 9:23-24, 1 Corinthians 15:3-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Para Ser Grandes

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Apr 13, 2023

En el reino de Cristo, la grandeza radica en ser como él.

Un poco antes de la pandemia comencé a descubrir un gusto, que no sabía que tenía, por la cocina. Comencé con cosas muy sencillas como una carne molida que se fue sofisticando un poquito. Al llegar la pandemia y estar más tiempo en casa, pues se descaró mi ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:33-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Should I Join A Church?

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 24, 2021

The Purpose of this three-week class is to encourage you to become an informed member of North Richland Baptist Church so that you may, in turn, become an involved member of North Richland Baptist Church and Cross Church

This is the beginning of a three-week course that is designed to give you an opportunity to learn more about who we are as a church. We’re calling it Membership Matters. By attending you are not obligated to join, but if you would like to join, completing the class is the first (1st) step we will ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:35

Denomination: Baptist

"No One Like Him In This World”

Contributed by Ralph Lawrence on Jul 20, 2021

As Christians, do we take our Savior’s call to discipleship seriously? How do we respond to Mark 9:35 . . .”Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all"?

Whatever you may think of Jesus Christ, there is no One like Him in this world. This sermon title is referring to our Savior. Our subject has to do with any person who takes our Savior’s call to discipleship seriously. And we take note of the 35th verse from today’s Gospel, Mark 9 . . .”Sitting ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:31-38

Inclusion Is What We Need, Not Power Hungry People

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Aug 11, 2021

Jesus rebuked His disciples because they wanted to keep the power of healing for themselves. This is happening in church today even though Jesus said it is wrong!

I think that it is sad that when I read this narrative, it made me think about the control the church has held over people for almost 2000 years. The church used only one verse, thus out of context, to control people. Catholics could not own a Bible until 1964 CE. The idea that a person has to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-41

Denomination: United Methodist

Valuable Service

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 22, 2021

There is no retirement in the Christian life. Your calling is active and valuable to the King until your last breath.

If you are still breathing there is time to do great things for God. Not necessary notable things. You may not get applause from your church, your name in the paper or the key to your city, but you can do great things. God's valuation is far different than man's. Matthew 10:42 And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:42, Mark 9:35, Micah 6:8, James 1:27, Matthew 11:28, Zechariah 4:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming Small

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

We want to be big, but Jesus makes Himself small. We, too, must make ourselves small, like Jesus.

BECOMING SMALL Mark 9:30-37 (ESV) What is wrong?—We want to be big. What is true?—Jesus makes Himself small. What to do—We must make ourselves small. How?—By… I Observing What Jesus Does for Us (Mark 9:30-32) 1. While Jesus Is Great, He Became Small (9:30-31a) ‘…He was teaching his disciples, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Is The Greatest Person In This Church?

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Mar 7, 2022

A close look at what Jesus considered greatness.

Who is the Greatest? Who is the greatest person in this church? That should be an easy question to answer if we use our culture’s criteria of greatness. In our society greatness is decided with three measuring rods: • Money • Beauty and • Brains All we would need to do is submit our financial ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:33-41

Denomination: Anglican

Strength Under Control Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Jan 25, 2022

Blessed are the meek. What did Jesus mean?

Strength Under Control lanny smith Reboot / Gentleness; Meek / Matthew 5:5   Intro: • 98 lb. weakling ads from the comic books. • [IMAGE] 98 lb weakling • [IMAGE] He Man! • Male or female, we worship power. • We fear those who have more. • We want to have more. • We fear losing what power we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5, James 3:8-10, Matthew 20:26-28, Mark 9:33-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Qualities Of A Servant

Contributed by Rolando, Jr Pama on Sep 14, 2024

“Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

1. FAITHFUL Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Matthew 24:13 ERV But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved. Matthew 25:21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:35

"Servant Leadership Vs I Want To Be Great”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 17, 2024

Opened with "The Invisible Gorilla" story. The disciples did not understand the culture of the kingdom even after viewing all the miracles... Quotes from Jesus Manifesto and Who Broke My Church... about values of being "servants".

Jesus Holy Name September 22, 2024 Text: Mark 9:33-35 Redeemer “Servant Leadership vs I Want to Be Great” Jesus has been busy. He has been transfigured on a mountain before Peter, James and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37, Philippians 2:5, Colossians 1:22, Matthew 18:1-5, Luke 9:46-48  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Let Us Test Him With Insult And Torture

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2024

Here and in other sources we see that there was at the time of Jesus a current of thought imagining that the Messiah, or some other righteous man, would die for the sins of the people.

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Course 2024 About fifty years before the birth of our Savior Jesus, an unknown Jew, probably living in Egypt because of the dispersal of Israelites by Assyria and Babylon, wrote what is called the Book of Wisdom. It’s written in Greek in the style of the Hebrew wisdom ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37, Psalm 54:3-7, Philippians 2:1-11, James 3:16-18, James 4:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic