Christ’s Authorized Agents
Text: Mark 6:7-13 I. Jesus commissioned the Twelve (v. 7) II. Jesus instructed them to go unencumbered (v. 8-10) III. Jesus prepared them to shake the dust off (v. 11) IV. The Twelve fulfilled their commission (v. 12-13)
Jesus the Hometown Boy
Text: Mark 6:1-6 Mark revealed the wide rejection Jesus experienced in his hometown, reinforcing the utter depravity of man. I. The Nazarenes Rejected Jesus (v. 1-3) II. Jesus Denies the Nazarenes (v. 4-6)
Jesus the Sovereign Physician
Mark 5:21-43 I. The Role of Faith II. The Role of Humility I. A Work of Restoration II. A Work of Resurrection
From Among The Tombs
Text: Mark 5:1-20 I. Demons plague and subdue a helpless victim (v. 1-5) II. Jesus subdues the demons and delivers the man (v. 6-13) III. The townspeople reject Jesus (v. 14-17) IV. The new man embraces Jesus (v. 18-20)
Sleeping through the Squall
Mark gives testimony of Jesus calming the sea to the astonishment of the disciples. I. Jesus can sleep through a squall (v. 35-37) II. Jesus speaks and the earth obeys (v. 38-39) III. Jesus provokes awe and wonder (v. 40-41)
The Nature of The Kingdom
Mark presents three of Jesus’ parables which together teach about the nature and growth of the kingdom. You don’t put a lamp under a basket (v. 21-25) You don’t watch plants grow (v. 26-29) You don’t judge a plant’s potential by the size of its seed (v. 30-34)
A Mixed Reception
Mark 4:1-20 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the…
