Sermons on Mark (Page 4)

The Infinite Healer

Mark concludes his series of Jesus’ miracles and highlights Jesus’ power and renown. Text: Mark 6:53-56 Jesus and the disciples reach shore (v. 53) Jesus is a celebrity (v. 54-56a) Jesus is the boundless healer (v. 56)

Politics, Prophets, and Protest

Text: Mark 6:14-29 Mark used the account of John the Baptist’s death to show the cost of discipleship and to foreshadow the death of Jesus. I. Jesus is like John and John is like Jesus (v. 14-16) II. John denounced Herod and Herod seized John (v. 17-20) III. Herod bowed to pressure and John became a martyr (v. 21-29)

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)

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…