Sermons on Mark

2 Peter 1:19 says: And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. G. Campbell Morgan said; A text taken out of Context is a pretext.   I. Vss. 5-8: Watch and Beware: The word translated “sorrows” means “birth pangs.” “Take heed” means “to be constantly looking for; expecting.” Mark…

I. Vss. 1-2: Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple: Ezra 6:15: and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. Matthew 23:16: “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ Acts 6:13: and they set up false witnesses who…

I. Vss. 41-42: Jesus Observes the Widow’s Giving: John 12:20-25: Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a…

Mark 12:34: And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.   I. Vss. 35-37: Jesus Asks a Question: Matthew 22:41-42: Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” John 8:24: I…

I. Vss. 28-34: The Greatest Commandment: Matthew 22:34-35: But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.   II. Vs. 28: Questioning: The Greatest Commandment: The word first here is “prōtos” means “preeminent, first, greatest, highest in rank.” John 6:44; No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the…

I. Vss. 18-23: The Sadducees Question Jesus: Romans 1:20: For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Levirate Marriage– Latin word levir, meaning “brother-in-law” Deuteronomy 25:5-10: “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a…

I. Vss. 13-15a: Attempting to Set a Trap: The Pharisees were legalists and proud moralists. Luke 18:10-14: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed within himself in this way: God, I thank You that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. I fast twice on the Sabbath, I give tithes of all that I possess. And…

Para– “Along side of”; Bole– “To cast, throwing” It’s a comparison, illustration or analogy. A parable conceals and reveals depending on your heart condition.   I. Vss. 1-8: The Wicked Vinedressers: Isaiah 5:1-2: Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed…

Luke 20:1: One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up.   I. Vss. 27-28: Religious Leaders Question Jesus: By what authority are you doing these things? In Greek it means; “What kind of authority do you claim?” Who gave you this authority? Romans 13:1: Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and…

I. Vss. 12-14: Jesus Curses a Fig Tree: Hebrews 4:15: For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin. Isaiah 29:13: And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men.” Jeremiah…