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Mark 2:13 - Following Jesus

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Following Jesus

Mark 2:13-17

Introduction

Jesus had just been in the house, with a lot of people, and healed the paralyzed man. He now goes out to the sea side, and is again followed by a multitude. They didn't have cameras to take pictures, but imagine the paparazzi. Jesus amassed a large following because of the miracles He did. We have the specific calling of Matthew.

I. His Calling (Mark 2:13-14)

A. Seaside calling

1. "by the sea" (13)

There was a lot of space for the crowd to gather.
It was not limited to the crowded house

2. "the multitude" (13)

Walking through the pages of Mark, many miracles had been done! Word had gotten out, and Jesus had become popular!

3. "he taught them" (13)

Jesus is found over and over teaching people!
He was more than just a miracle worker, he was a minister, and had a message from the Word!
The calling came during the teaching of the Word!

B. Spontaneous calling

1. "as he passed by" (14)

The Gospel message is often a fleeting message!

Matthew 13:4 “^4\ ^And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:”

Mark 3:8 - A Seaside Multitude

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A Seaside Multitude

Mark 3:8-12

Introduction

In our last message entitled the “Sabbath Showdown” out of Mark, 3:1-8 we covered

I. The Crippled Man (withered hand) II. The Compassionate man (Jesus) III. The Contentious Men (Pharisees) IV. The Converted Men

In keeping with the continuity of the passage, we note that Jesus had left the synagogue having clearly put the Pharisees in their place. He went to the seaside. One cannot hardly read the passage without taking notice of the word “multitude” that shows up in verse 7, 8, and 9 that it is a prominent point of the passage. There is emphasis in the crowd.

Revelation 4:2

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

November 27, 2022

Glimpse of Heaven

Revelation 4:2-11

Introduction

Last week we saw the Rapture, Throne, and the Lord sits on the throne. We noted the Priestly heritage, the Promise in the rainbow, and the Praise worthiness that the emerald represents.

The Travel (Trumpet) (1)

-Door -Christ

-Declaration -Come up

-Destiny -Condemnation to unfold

The Throne (2-7)

Description
Decree

The Tribute (8-11)

-Worship

--Seraphims

--Elders

-Worthy

I. The Travel (Rev 4:1)

A. Door (Jesus)

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

Revelation 5

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

December 4, 2022

Revelation 5

Revelation 5:1-4

I. Sealed Book (1-4)

A. Book -

1. Daniel saw this scene. (Dan 7:9-10, 13-14)

Dan. 7:9 ¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Mark 7:24 - A Crumb of a Miracle

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

August 8, 2025

A Crumb of a Miracle

Mark 7:24-30

Introduction

What is a crumb? A crumb is not thought of as anything grand. Matter of fact, we would consider them dirty, annoying, and brush them off the table, collect them in our hand, and throw them away. No one, asks for a box for crumbs. They are pitched without thought. We have a crumb of a miracle here in Mark 7. But the crumb made a difference to this woman and her daughter. The smallest of God’s miracles, is life changing for some!

Mark 7:31 - Deaf Man Healed

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

August 24, 2025 - AM

Deaf man Healed

Mark 7:31-35

Introduction

A couple of interesting things about this passage. This miracle is not recorded in the other Gospels. It is unique to the Gospel of Mark.

Jesus traveled quite a bit, it is estimated about 60 to 70 miles traveling. That would be up to 3-4 day trip of walking every day. The Bible doesn’t explain to us the details about the traveling of Jesus, but that is a lot of walking.

Mark 8:1 - Feeding 4000

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

August 31, 2025

Feeding 4000

Mark 8:1-9

Introduction

There are two separate miracles, the Feeding of the 5000 takes place on the west side of the Sea of Galilee, while the feeding of the 4000 takes place on the east side of the Sea of Galilee. The 5000 is recorded in all the Gospels where the 4000 is only recorded in Matthew and Mark. The 5000 there are 5 loaves, and 2 fish, the 4000 there are seven loaves and a few small fishes. The miracles were performed under very similar circumstances.

Mark 8:27 - Certainty about Christ

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

September 14, 2025

Certainty about Christ

Mark 8:27-38

Introduction

Last week we looked at two miracles, the miracle where the blind man was made to see, however he saw men walking as trees. We equated that to the fact that now, we don’t have perfect understanding. The second miracle was the second touch, and he was made to see clearly! Much like in heaven we will see clearly.

Mark 9:1 - The Transfiguration of Jesus

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

September 28, 2025

The Transfiguration of Christ

Mark 9:1-13

Introduction

There is a continuity here in the Gospel of Mark that we have stumbled across. It started with the Blind man seeing men as trees after Jesus touched him the first time. We equated that to many things we do not understand here in our life time. But soon after, he was touched again, and made completely whole! The very next section Jesus is asking his disciples who do men say that I am….. Jesus makes it very clear to his disciples that He is the Christ, the Messiah. They of course said that about him as well. But they didn’t fully understand the implications of that.

Mark 9:14 - Growing in Faith

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

October 5, 2025

Growing in Faith

Mark 9:14-29

Introduction

We have been following the life of Christ, and specifically his interactions with the disciples. We have dealt a lot with the certainty he made clear to the disciples about the fact that He (Jesus) is God. The Transfiguration was a very clear revelation to Peter, James and John the inner circle, those disciples that were perhaps closer to Jesus than others.

Psalm 110 - The Messiah

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

January 21, 2026

The Messiah

Psalm 110:1-7

Introduction

We have a short, but a great Psalm before us.

Notice the Title: A Psalm of David

The Authorship is authenticated and further established by Jesus in Matt 22:44-45

Matthew 22:44–45 —44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? (Son of David)… he is God

Mark 11:1 - The Triumphal Entry

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

January 11, 2026

Triumphal Entry

Mark 11:1-6

Introduction

We are a couple of months early for Palm Sunday, but the Sunday before Easter is called Palm Sunday. It is often referred to as the triumphal entry. It was one of the only times that Jesus allowed public prominent praise of himself. Jesus certainly is worthy of worship, but he often did not allow it, and maintained a low profile as best as he could. Jesus did not come to be lifted up as King, but came as a sacrifice.

Mark 11:15-18 - Lessons from the Lord

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

February 22, 2026

Lessons from the Lord

Mark 11:15-18

Mark 11:12-33

Introduction

We have been going through the book of Mark on Sunday mornings, and we have gotten behind a little. So, I will continue that series tonight. We are picking up toward the end of Jesus ministry. His disciples have spent a great deal of time ministering with him. Last time, we looked at the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We are going to look at three lessons given by the Lord.

Mark 12:41 - An Impressive Gift

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

April 26, 2026

An Impressive Gift

Mark 12:41-44

Introduction

We have a few verses here, but there is quite a bit we can learn from them.

I. The Widow (Mark 12:41-42)

The main character of this passage is the widow. That is the focal point that Jesus brings out.

A. Her Problem (widowed)

i. “widow”

In Bible times there was not Social Security… the help for a widow was very meager.

Mark 14:12 - The Passover

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

June 7, 2026

Jesus Celebrates Passover

Mark 14:12-17

Introduction

We left off last time with Judas already going to the chief priests and conspiring to betray Jesus. In his mind he had already decided this was the path to take. There was still time to turn around, he had not actually done it, only committed to doing it. We find the disciples after that in one of the most close knit, intimate times, when the disciples are with Jesus for one of the last times. Every one of them is gathered.

Mark 14:54 - Corrupt Trial

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

July 26, 2026

Corrupted Trial

Mark 14:54-59

Introduction

We are at the Jesus was in the garden praying, the band of soldiers came, and took him in the middle of the night. There was no crowds, just the disciples and Jesus. The disciples all fled, leaving Jesus alone to be carried away.

We now find Jesus before the chief priests.

I. Corrupt Council

A. Leadership

i. Chief priests, elders, and scribes (53)

This group was drunk with pride and arrogance
They were so full of themselves, it caused them not to think straight.

ii. Intentions (55)

“sought for a witness against Jesus to put him to death”
This was not about justice, this was about revenge
They were upset because they lost control of the narative.

B. Lying (56-60)

i. Lying

It was obvious their witness didn’t agree

Exodus 20:16 — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Mark 15:16 - Jesus Crucified

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

August 23, 2026

Jesus Crucified

Mark 15:16-20

Introduction

Jesus was in deep spiritual battle in the garden in prayer, while the disciples slept. It was late in the night. We covered the betrayal of Judas, as well as Peter’s curiosity and concern following Jesus to the mock trial the Jewish religious leaders held for Jesus late into the night, probably early into the morning. - In addition to the exhaustion from the spiritual battle Jesus had been in the garden, he had not slept all night, and went before Pilate first thing in the morning, only to be sentenced to death. There would be no sleep from this point on. We will pickup where we left off, Jesus has been turned over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.