https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo6tv7rFVD0&feature=youtu.be Jesus Blesses Little Children: Mark 10:13-16 I.) The Grace of God In my study of this text, I discovered that many commentators do not take time to expound upon their understanding of this account. They acknowledge its existence and quickly move on to The Rich Young Ruler.[1] This is unfortunate, because before us reads …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydO2sr8b0iY Christ on Divorce (Mark 10:1-12) I.) Common Practice This morning we come to Mark’s recording of our Lord’s teaching on the matter of divorce. The separating of those whom God has joined. The subject of divorce is not foreign to us. 40-50% of marriages in America end in it. If we are honest, we will acknowledge that …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbWwv34tqM8 Salty Christianity (Mark 9:49-50) I.) Christ’s Conclusion with His Disciples A.) Our text this morning begins with a very ambiguous statement from Jesus Christ: “For everyone will be salted with fire.” I want to come right out and tell you that I do not have a definitive answer as to what He means. Much to …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJq0aM8oG74&feature=youtu.be Christ’s Call for Holiness (Mark 9:43-48) I.) Christ’s Call for Holiness This morning we will be continuing further into Jesus’ hyperbolic teachings with His disciples. Hyperbole being an exaggerated statement or claim that is not intended to be taken literally, but to emphasize a great truth. These portions do not condone ascetism, which is …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB4LAxPhlxQ The Least Among You, Part III (Mark 9:41-42) I.) The Love of God in Christ We are in a text this morning that ought to cause all of us in Christ to stop and examine our relationships with each other and other believers. Do not leave here today without considering the weighty implications of this …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W71LsUFSSQs The Least Among You, Part II (Mark 9:38-40) I.) That They May All Be One Let us open this morning with considering Jesus Christ’s prayer and desire for His people: “That they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spoGXRFAF-o The Least Among You, Part I (Mark 9:33-37) I.) Think Highly of God, Lowly of Self Jesus’ lesson here is one of humility. Not only have the disciples ministered with faithless hearts, they have been found guilty of possessing proud ones as well. Afterall, if your faith does not rest in God it will ultimately be …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pAIBVw1EJM The Prediction of The Passion (Mark 9:30-32) I.) Let These Words Sink Into Your Ears If there is ever a segment of Scripture that reveals Jesus’ desire for His people to know, and to understand and to love the gospel message it is this. Beginning in Mark 8:31 and working through to our portion today …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQMbhbPxEO4 The Disciples Dilemma (Mark 9:14-29) I.) Dangers of Serving Independently of God Truly, a horrific matter unfolds in this text about a man, his son, and Jesus’ disciples who are incapable of exercising the very authority given to them. A man comes to the disciples with his only “son, possessed with a spirit which makes …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j4DsX97_1o The Necessity of Defining Jesus (Mark 9:9-13) I.) The Age Without Definition We currently find ourselves living within a time were definition means very little. True, we clearly see this in the secular world, but its deadliest form has manifested itself among the church. We must come to acknowledge we live in an age of the …
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