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Mark 1:21 - Authority

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

November 17, 2024

Authority

Mark 1:21-28

Introduction

In our passage, the word Authority appears twice, but the implication of authority is in every part of the passage we will look at.

authority - legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion, jurisdiction;

In the gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as a servant. However, it is very clear in the beginning of the gospel, that he is not a weak servant, but a very powerful, strong servant. While Jesus came to serve, and be a servant, by no means does that make him weak, or lessen his authority.

Proverbs 1:7

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

December 19, 2018

Proverbs 1:7-9

Intro.

This probably should have been tagged on the last passage that we studied, and included with that section.

I. Authority of God (7)

A. Fear of the Lord

1. This is a phrase that is used in the Bible 30x, it is used 14x in the book of Proverbs. So it is an important phrase to understand.

2. fear - 1: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger 2: anxious concern : solicitude 3: profound reverence and awe especially toward God 4: reason for alarm : danger

3. Two Hebrew words, pachad, and yirah. We have one English word. After examining the usages of the word, it is clear that yirah is a reverence for God, while pachad is a fear as in afraid.

4. Motivation from fear of pending judgment is not the purest motivational tool.

5. Motivation from reverence is the right motivational tool in our Christian service.

6. 2 Chr 19:5-9 - Both motivate

7. v7 - pachad - FEAR that you do justly, don’t take bribes

8. v9 - yirah - REVERENCE that you serve God out of reverence, faithfully, perfect heart!

9. Pachad - FEAR - Isaiah 2:10-21 - 10,19, 21 - pending doom

10. Yirah - REVERENCE

11. Ps 19:9 - Clean, everlasting… we will not live in heaven in ‘fear, afraid of pending judgement’ but in reverence.

12. Ps 111:10 - Beginning of wisdom

Context is key!

13. FEAR breeds a desire to hide, and flee the pending wrath, whereas REVERENCE breeds a desire to serve in loyalty and awe!

14. Without that REVERENCE for the creator, and recognition of the GREATNESS and power of God, you will not get knowledge.

15. The devil falsifies knowledge with a rejection of God, and the creator… Evolution, gender neutral.

16. An acknowledging reverence of God Almighty is fundamental to forward movement! Any "advancement" without that is fake, errant.

B. Folly of the Fool

1. Fools would rather forge their own path.

2. Fools are wise in their own eyes, and therefore despise instruction and wisdom! No one is going to tell me what to do!

Prov. 22:15 ¶ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

3. Every child is born with that ‘foolish' nature inside of them, that wants to overthrow authority, and carve their own path.

II. Authority of Parents (8)

Eph. 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Proverbs 1:20

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

January 17, 2019

Advice for the Simple and Scorners

Pro 1:20-23

Intro.

In the last verses we were able to see the advice from a father to a son, in this passage we can see the advice for a simple person, as well as a scorner. There is a real contrast in the idea of a relationship between a father and son, and that of wisdom, and the simple, scorner, or fool. A father deals has a great deal of interest and love for his son, as does a son for his father. The same cannot be said of a simple person, a scorner, or a fool!

Romans 13:1

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Christian & The Government

Romans 13:1-7

Introduction

There are some that would take this passage, and completely separate it from the rest of the passages. It flows very well, as the Apostle was teaching about Christians and their conduct with one another, they then move on to Christians living with lost individuals, and he now continues with the idea of Christians and the state or government.

As we have noticed, the church in Rome consisted of Jewish christians, as well as gentile christians. This teaching applies to both of them. We having a Bible, are given much light into the jewish mindset. The jews were a tough people to govern, because they would not fall in line with the government over top of them. They gave the Roman empire great amounts of trouble. Why?

Mark 7:1 - Defining the Final Authority

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Defining the Final Authority

Mark 7:1-13

Introduction

We have a showdown again between Jesus and the Pharisees. They simply cannot leave well enough alone the Lord Jesus Christ. He was winning the hearts of the people, and they were being left behind. Their influence, their position, their authority, was all being threatened by Jesus presence.

These were not interested in truth, they were interested in maintaining their prestige, the position, and their prominence among the people.

Psalm 93

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

July 9, 2025 - Wednesday

The King

Psalm 93

Introduction

We have a great description of the King in this Psalm. This Psalm is not given a title, and we have no idea who the writer was. However, it matters not because it’s subject is of eternal value! We are far better knowing the King than the penman.

So it is with great interest we learn about our God tonight! There are truths written here, that we must focus on, and learn.

Proverbs 20 - Authority

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

June 17, 2020

Authority

Proverbs 20:2

Introduction

We live in a society that knows very little of authority. Respect for authority is lost. Children in schools are taught by example, they do not have to respect their teacher. Teachers are stripped of the authority they once had. We see this in a dis-respect, and even scorning of law and order in our country. Many times people excuse rebellion to authority based on abuse of authority. This does take place, and even in Paul’s day, it was it was a problem, and Paul in the NT still wrote,