Sermons on Mark (Page 2)

Sermons on Mark (Page 2)

Jesus Christ According to the Bible

“Jesus Christ Is Worthy of Your All” Mark 12:35-44

Theme: Jesus is David’s Lord and son, beware of teachers who crave money and honor, and give your all to God. Aim: Worship God with your all, pray God would guard us from false teachers, pray that God would use our church to further His gospel (1) God’s King is David’s Son & Lord (Mark 12:35-37) (2) False Teachers Take for Selfish Gain (Mark 12:38-40) (3) Give Your All to God (Mark 12:41-44).

“Love God!” Mark 12:28-34

Theme: We are only able to love God and our neighbors through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. Aim: Are there ways that you can give yourself more fully to God in worshipping Him with your whole life? (1) Hear – Listen (Mark 12:28-29) (2) Believe God Is One (Mark 12:29) (3) Love God (Mark 12:30) (4) Love Your Neighbor (Mark 12:31-34)

“Pay Your Taxes & Marriage Isn’t Forever” Mark 12:13-27

Theme: Jesus said to give up your life to God, and that Yahweh is the God of the living. Aim: Worship God with your whole life, and submit to our earthly government. Pray for faith to believe in the resurrection and to find hope, not in earthly marriage, but being united to Jesus Christ as our Bridegroom. (1) Pay Your Taxes (Mark 12:13-17) (2) Marriage Isn’t Forever (Mark 12:18–27).

“Jesus’ Authority Was Rejected” Mark 11:27-12:12

Theme: Jesus has authority, our sin is responsible for His death, and the fear of man is a roadblock to Christ. Aim: Submit to the authority of Jesus, see how your sinful heart is deceived to love sin, see how your fear and dishonesty with God can stand in the way of your relationship with God through Christ. (1) Do You Reject Authority? (Mark 11:27-33) (2) Would You Kill Jesus? (Mark 12:1-11) (3) What Are You Afraid Of? (Mark 12:1)

“Jesus Rides on in Majesty” Mark 11:1-25

Theme: Jesus is a King who can’t be deceived, who rejects dead religion, and who enables prayer. Aim: Pray that God would give us faith, that He would preserve us. Pray that God would give us the gift of daily repentance. Pray that God would set our affections and love upon Jesus. Pray that God would save our family and friends from a false sense of security in religion. (1) Jesus Rides in as King (Mark 11:1-11) (2) We Can’t Deceive Jesus (Mark 11:12-14) (3) Clearing Out Dead Religion (Mark 11:15-19), (4) Faith Expressed in Prayer (Mark 11:20-25)

“True Greatness” Mark 10:32-52

Theme: Jesus leads by dying and rising again, by bearing wrath, serving, ransoming and giving sight. Aim: Let this text reorient how you think about what is great, and submit to Jesus’ authority with a grateful heart. Three Aspects of the Greatness of Christ (1) Death & Resurrection (Mark 10:32-34) (2) Bearing God’s Wrath, Serving, & Giving His Life as a Ransom for Many (Mark 10:35-45) (3) Giving Sight (Mark 10:46-52)

“Approaching Salvation” Mark 9:14-50

Theme: Faith in Christ is being fully dependent upon Jesus’ death and resurrection and it bears the fruit of humility, cooperation, and perseverance. Aim: Let this text strengthen your faith and bear the fruit of humility and perseverance in your fight against your sin with hope in the gospel. Let this text help you to see the seriousness of God’s coming wrath. (1) Faith Is Fundamental (Mark 9:14-29) (2) The Cross & Resurrection Fuel Faith (Mark 9:30-32) (3) Faith Leads to Humility (Mark 9:33-37) (4) Faith Encourages Others to Serve Christ (Mark 9:38-41) (5) Faith is a Fight (Mark 9:42-50)

“The Beauty of the King” Mark 9:1-13

Theme: Jesus is resplendent [shining] in glory, is the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets by dying and being raise from the dead. Aim: Walk away from this text in awe of Christ, and know more clearly that His the perfect fulfillment of God’s Word, and that we might walk with the hope of his care for us because Jesus died and rose again from the grave for His people. (1) Jesus Is Glorious (Mark 9:1-4) (2) What does Jesus Do? He fulfills the Law & the Prophets (Mark 9:5-8) (3) How? Through His death and resurrection (Mark 9:9-13)

“Freedom from Slavery to Sin” Mark 8:27-38

Theme: Jesus is the Messiah, who came to die and be raised from the dead, who requires our death. Aim: Trust in Jesus as God’s Messiah, trust in the power of His death and resurrection alone to save you from sin, death and God’s wrath, and die to your self-centeredness. Die to yourself so that Jesus might be all in your life. Take up the cross of identifying with Jesus in the face of the opposition of this world. (1) Who Is Jesus? Mark (8:27-30) (2) What Did Jesus Have to Do? (Mark 8:31-33) (3) What Does Jesus Require of Us? (Mark 8:34–38)