Sermons in “Gospel of Mark”

2015 08 23am Mark 12:18-27 Can’t Wait for the Resurrection (?)

Will there be a resurrection? What will it be like? Jesus reveals this in answer to a question about the resurrection.

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2015 08 09 am Mark 2:13-17 Our Double but Unequal Allegiance

Should we pay tax when government is corrupt? And what is it that we are to give to God?

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2015 08 02 pm Mark 11:27-12:17 Authority and Allegiance

The Jewish leaders come to Jesus with two questions about authority. His answers and the parable reveal their unbelief, and they challenge us to consider our response to Jesus.

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2015 05 17 pm Mark 11:12-26 A Fruitless and Bazaar Situation

A fig tree and a Temple cleansing reveal a massive moment of change in God’s plan of salvation

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2015 05 10am Mark 1:1-11 Jesus Turns Up the Temperature

Jesus enters Jerusalem in a very public way that turns up the ‘heat’ What sort of king is He, really?

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2015 05 03 am Mark 10:46-52 A Beggar’s Belief

Jesus has been speaking about genuine discipleship in recent chapters. The disciples and others have shown what a genuine disciple is NOT. Finally, we meet a genuine disciple.

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2015 04 26 am Mark 10:32-45 The Servant King

Jesus reveals the sacrifice He is bringing to Jerusalem for the Passover – Himself! James and John ask a selfish question that exposes a common problem in us all. Jesus points to Himself as the reason we are to serve others.

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2015 04 19 am Mark 10:17-31 Gospel Lessons From Camel Impossibilities

This man asks THE question – What must I do to inherit everlasting life? He thought the answer was the law. Jesus shows him and us that the answer is Jesus. Wonderful lessons about the purpose of the law.

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2015 04 12 am Mark 10:13-16 Children, Elevated

After strikingly counter-cultural words demonstrating Jesus’ care for the physical and spiritual well-being of women, Jesus demonstrates the same for children. His words ask us if our thinking about children is wrongly influenced by the world and He points to them as examples of how to receive the kingdom.

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2015 03 29 am Mark 10:1-12 Marriage, Elevated

I can’t stand him anymore. She makes me so unhappy. May I divorce him/her? What is God’s design for marriage? What weighty accusations must us men hear from the Lord Jesus? Jesus speaks about marriage and divorce.

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