Scripture Reading for August 7: Revelation 17
There
is no sermon outline for August 7.
Scripture Reading for July 31: Exodus 23
Divine
Q & A
(Mark 9:9-13)
Verse 9
● Setting the scene - on the heels of the glorious transfiguration
●
Peter would later recall this event (2 Peter 1:16-18)
● What are
the two events in the life of Christ that are central to Christianity
● These 3
Apostles witnessed both events (Acts 2:32)
● This is
what our forefathers of faith preached (2 Corinthians 1:22)
● No room
for contrary doctrines (Hebrews 13:9, 1 Timothy 6:3, Romans 16:17, 2 John 1:9-11)
●
The disciples clearly still struggled at this point
Verse 10
● The necessity of the crucifixion is recognized in salvation (Romans
10:9)
● Further unbelief followed (Mark 9:31-32, Mark 10:33-34)
Verse 11
● Where did the scribes go wrong? (Malachi 3:1, 4:5-6,
Isaiah 40:3-4)
● A type of Elijah (Luke 1:17)
Verse 12
●
Jesus agrees, resulting in further confusion
● Greek word
for contempt ‘exoudenoō’ which means to _______________
● Disciples
stood firm on a misunderstanding, while denying reality (Isaiah 53)
Verse 13
●
Previous explanation brought back to light (Matthew 11:13-15)
●
Elijah & John The Baptist had many similarities, even attire (2 Kings 1:8, Mark 1:6)
● What is
the proper view of the disciples' lack of understanding?
Scripture Reading for July 24: Revelation 16
There is no sermon outline this week.
Scripture Reading for July 17: Exodus 22
Unveiled Glory
(Mark 9:1-8)
Verse 1
● Correct interpretation is in the context, following events providing
necessary explanation
● Greek word
for kingdom is ‘basileia’ which can be defined as _____________ _____________
●
6 days? 8 days? Clearing up the parallels (Mark 9, Matthew 17, Luke 9)
Verse 2
● Who is the
inner circle? (Mark 5:37)
● Greek word
for transfigured is ‘metamorphoō’ meaning to _____________, were we get our English word _____________ (Romans
12:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18)
● Though rightly
identifying Jesus as Christ (Mark 8:29) the disciples still struggled to understand the glory of the Savior
Verse 3
● Details
of the glorious witness (Luke 9:29, Matthew 17:2)
● This is
a repeated instance of the _______ glory of the Lord (Exodus 13:20-21, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 33:9-10, 20-23, Colossians 2:9,
John 14:9) - The Hebrew word here literally means “He caused to dwell” or “a divine dwelling or presence”
Verse 4
● Two OT prophets
appear in glory
● Pillars of the old law (1 Kings 2:3, Deuteronomy 31:9, Acts
7:38) were present with the fulfillment of the law in Christ (Matthew 5:17-18)
Verse 5
● What were the disciples doing up to this point? (Luke 9:32)
● Response from Peter - Rabbi (Mark 9:5) Master (Luke 9:33) Lord (Matthew
17:4)
● Greek word for tent is ‘skēnē’ which
means _____________
Verse 6
●
Greek word for afraid is ‘ekphobos’ meaning frightened out of one’s _____________
(Hebrews 12:21)
Verse 7-8
● Divine verification and validation of the Son (Matthew 3:17,
2 Peter 1:17)
Scripture Reading for July 10: Revelation 15
There is no outline this week.
Scripture Reading for
July 3: Exodus 21
Unashamed
(Mark
8:34-38)
The Cost
of Following Christ
Verse 36
●
What benefit is the approval of the world? (1 John 2:15-17, Romans 12:2, James 4:4)
Verse 37
● Jesus asks the question with only one possible answer
● Jesus provides what man could never provide (1 Timothy 2:5-6)
Verse 38
●
There is importance in the word ‘for’
●
A generation defined as adulterous & sinful is a shameful generation (James 4:4)
● Who are those that are ashamed of Jesus? (Hebrews 10:29-31)
● Those who follow Jesus are not ashamed (John 10:27, 1 Peter
4:16, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Psalm 31:1, Hebrews 2:11, Romans 9:33, 2 Timothy 1:12, Philippians 1:20)
Scripture Reading for June
26: Revelation 14
The Cost of Gaining Everything
(Mark 8:34-38)
The Cost
of Following Christ
● Our ability
to faithfully follow Christ is credited to the goodness of God (Psalm 16:2, James 1:17)
Verse 35
● We must
take notice of the transitions that exist
● Jesus reveals
the human nature of self preservation
● God alone
determines the days of man (Job 14:5, Matthew 6:27)
● Our primary
focus should never be on the comfort and pleasure of self
●
Instead we should have an eternally focused gaze (2 Corinthians 4:17-18)
●
Suffering for Christ is a worthy endeavor (2 Corinthians 11:24-28)
●
Is Jesus good at evangelism? How might what is largely considered the gospel in modern day
evangelicalism contradict this?
● The gospel
is inseparable to the cause of Christ, it is the good news of Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:13-14, Romans 10:9, 1 Corinthians
15:3-4)
● Reality
of following Christ further explained in John 21:15-19
● Christ supplies
us with everything we need to faithfully follow Him, thus He gets the glory for any & all good work that is manifest through
us (James 1:4)
Scripture Reading for June 19: Exodus 20
An Example To Be Followed
(Mark 8:34-38)
The Cost of Following Christ
Verse 34
● First was
to deny self
● Second was take up your cross
●
Third is to follow Me
● Significance
in the word ‘and’
● Greek word for follow is ‘akoloutheō’ which
means to _______________ in or be in the same _______________ with, or to _______________
●
To rightly follow, the follower must conclude that the one to be followed is ______________ of such
(Psalm 145:3, Psalm 18:3)
● Jesus also proves to be worthy through His actions, character
& nature
● Thus, a follower must properly know Christ (Mark 8:29)
● By considering what the crowd before Christ had witnessed to that point,
what can we glean regarding the attributes of Christ?
Chapter
1 -
Chapter 2 -
Chapter
3 -
Chapter 4 -
Chapter
5 -
Chapter 6 -
Chapter
7 -
Chapter 8 -
● Knowing
the character & attributes of Christ, we are to faithfully follow, pursuing Christlikeness (Romans 8:29)
●
Mankind has a tendency to wander & follow the wrong things (man, self, societal agendas/movements,
experiences/feeling, etc.) - Proverbs 14:12
●
Following Christ is a lifelong endeavor but an absolutely essential one (Matthew 10:38)
Scripture Reading for June 12: Revelation 13
Bearing
The Cross With Gladness
(Mark 8:34-38)
The Cost of Following Christ
Verse 34
● First was to deny self
● Second is
to take up your cross
● 3 Parts to understanding this phrase “Take up his cross”
1. The _______________
● What relevance
did the cross have to the audience before Jesus?
● What relevance
does the cross have to us today?
● Unquestionably the cross is an instrument of _______________
& _______________
2. The _______________ Jesus would issue this command
●
Physical death is a price that must be considered to follow Christ (Matthew 10:28)
●
Why would such drastic measures be potential? (John 15:18-19, Matthew 10:22, John 3:20, 2
Timothy 3:12)
● Will you serve Christ even in the face of severe persecution?
(Matthew 5:10-12, 1 Peter 4:12-14)
● What attitude ought we have towards persecution? (Matthew
5:44, Luke 6:22, 1 Peter 3:14-16)
3. The _______________ of bearing
one’s cross
a. Taking up one’s cross is _______________ to God (1 Peter
4:16, Romans 8:17)
b. Taking up one’s cross is to _______________ the genuineness
of one’s _______________(1 Peter 1:6-7, Hebrews 11:6)
c. Taking up
one’s cross inevitably results in revealing the _______________ faith of _______________ followers (1 John 2:19)
d. Taking up one’s cross
serves as a wonderful _______________ for others (Titus 2:7, Ephesians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 11:1)
Scripture Reading for June 5: Exodus 19
Pursuing
Christ Means Denying Self
(Mark 8:34-38)
The Cost of Following Christ
Verse 34
● Who is this invitation for?
●
Who would come after Christ? (Romans 3:10-12,
Romans 7:8, John 6:35-40, Philippians 1:6)
●
Evangelistic responsibility has never changed
(Matthew 16:19-20)
●
First requirement to be a follower of Christ
1. To follow Jesus one must deny themselves (Mark 8:34, Matthew 16:24, Luke 9:23)
● General self deprivation is not the prescription here (Asceticism)
● Mankind is naturally self seeking & self pleasing (Galatians 5:19-21, Romans
2:8, Romans 8:6-7)
●
The world promotes selfish mindedness (1 John
2:16)
● How do we practically deny self for the cause of Christ?
a. To deny self we must become servants (John 12:26, 1 Corinthians 12:1- 2)
● Christ is the ultimate example of servitude (Philippians 2:5-8)
b. To deny self
we must put off the former things
●
Put offs (Colossians 3:5-10, James 4:4)
● Put ons (Colossians 3:12-17)
● The disciples
were no strangers to giving up former things (Matthew 8:18-22, Luke 14:33)
c. To deny
self we must prioritize our love - Christ, others, then self (1 Corinthians 13:8)
● Loving Christ (1 John 4:7-8, John 14:15, Luke 10:27, 1 John 4:19, John 14:21)
● Loving others (John 13:34-35, John 15:13, 1 Peter 4:8, Mark 12:31, 1 John 4:11)
Scripture Reading
for May 29: Revelation 12
Set Your Mind On The Things Of God
(Mark 8:31-33)
Verse 31
● Jesus makes a few clear, distinct, prophetic promises
●
Starting
with a descriptive title - Son of Man (used _______ times in the gospels alone)
1. Must suffer many things - Isaiah 53:7
2.
Rejected
by Elders, Chief Priests and Scribes - Luke 9:22
3. And be killed - The manifestation of sin through rejection
●
John 1:14,
Colossians 1:19, John 14:9, Matthew 1:23, Romans 8:3, Isaiah 53:5-6, Psalm 34:20, Zechariah 12:10
Verse 32
● Peter rebuked Jesus (Go ahead and let that sink in a little bit)
●
Greek word
for rebuke is ‘epitimao’ a verb that stresses an action of sharply _______________
● What was the source of Peter’s disagreement? Matthew
16:22
●
Peter wanted
his own will to be accomplished
● Jesus was operating under the sovereign will & plan of the Father
(Isaiah 53:10, 1 John 4:9, John 3:16, Romans 5:8-10)
Verse 33
●
Peter went
from extreme high to extreme low
● What does it mean to set your mind on the things of man? (Proverbs 3:5-6,
Colossians 3:2, Romans 12:2, Matthew 6:33)
● God’s ways warrant no cause for questioning (Psalm 119:137, Deuteronomy
32:4, Psalm 145:17, Psalm 71:19)
● We do not want to be guilty of attempting to usurp the will of God,
an act we couldn’t accomplish anyhow (Job 42:2, Isaiah 43:10-11)
● Peter misunderstood the kingship of Christ
● Scripture reveals that Jesus is the King of Kings, Lord of
Lords (1 Timothy 6:15, Revelation 19:16)
● Foolish was Peter, foolish are we to declare our own way (James 4:13-16)
●
Thus we submit & pray - THY WILL BE DONE (Matthew 6:10, Matthew 26:42)
Scripture Reading for May 15: Revelation 10
Truly Knowing Christ
(Mark
8:27-30)
Verse 27
● Caesarea
Philippi was a ______________ area
● First Jesus
poses a broad question
Verse 28
● John The
Baptist? Not possible (Mark 1:9-11, Luke 1:17)
● Not Elijah
or merely a prophet
Verse 29
● The direct
question
● A proclamation is given (Matthew 16:16-20)
●
Christ is Greek is ‘Christos’ meaning ______________ One or ______________
● Peter had been
given the gift of understanding
● Who do you say Jesus is? (John 14:6, John 1:1, John 1:14)
● This is a question of great significance
Verse 30
● Time had not yet come for the disciples to take the full message of
Christ
Scripture Reading
for May 8: Exodus 17
Coming Into Focus
(Mark
8:11-26)
Recap
● It is the Lord alone who has
the power/authority to bring one out of the darkness & into the light (1 Peter 2:9, Jeremiah 9:23-24, 1 Corinthians 1:31)
Verse 14-15
●
Jesus
cautions the disciples - Greek word for cautions is ‘diastellomai’ which means to _______________, _______________, or ______________
●
Symbolism
has Old Testament roots (Exodus 12:39, 13:6-7)
● Leaven was equated to _______________ & _______________
●
The
belief that the disciples had in Christ was not their own (Philippians 1:6)
Verse 16
● Clearly they were not comprehending
the teachings of Christ fully
Verse 17-21
●
Series
of rhetorical questions that reveal the impaired vision of the disciples
● How is your gaze?
●
Having
the full canon of Scripture as well as the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we have absolutely no excuse for misunderstanding
what the Lord has revealed (2 Peter 3:18, Philippians 1:9)
Verse 22-26
● Don’t miss the extraordinary correlation that occurs in this event
Scripture Reading for May
1: Revelation 10
Shedding Light On Spiritual Blindness (Mark 8:11-26) Lead up
● Wanting Jesus to perform another sign revealed the heart of the Pharisees
& Sadducees
● What made
the Pharisees & Sadducees an unlikely pair?
● What did
these two groups have in common? Matthew 15:13-14
A glimpse
at spiritual blindness
● Spiritual
blindness can be temporary or permanent
● Spiritual
blindness is one in the same with spiritual death (Ephesians 2:1-3)
●
This has impacted all of mankind (Romans 5:12)
●
What can a spiritually dead person do? (Romans 3:10-12, Jeremiah 17:9)
●
Allegiance reveals position (John 8:44)
●
Spiritual blindness does not love the light (1 Corinthians 2:14)
●
Spiritual blindness is not to be excused (Romans 1:20)
By what means can one acquire spiritual
sight/life?
● There is
only one agent of change (John 8:47)
● There are
many factors of blindness (2 Corinthians 4:3-4, John 12:37-40, Isaiah 6:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)
●
Blindness manifests itself in evil actions (1 John 2:11)
●
God alone brings light (Psalm 18:28, 1 Peter 2:9, Psalm 119:18)
Scripture Reading for April 24: Exodus 16
Different Crowd, Same Savior
(Mark 8:1-10)
3 Main Elements
1. The Need of the Crowd (Mark 8:1-3)
●
Significance of Jesus’ compassion in verse 2 compared to Mark 1:41, 6:34
●
Greek word for compassion ‘splagchnizomai’ interchangeable with the word _______________
2. The Need of the Disciples (Mark 8:4-5)
●
Short term memory loss or misunderstanding the redemptive plan of God?
●
Jesus cares about the Gentiles too (John 10:16, Acts 2:21, Isaiah 42:6)
3. Jesus the Provider of Needs
●
From physical needs to spiritual needs, the Lord is the Provider (Philippians 4:19, Matthew 6:31-32,
Ephesians 2:8-9)
Scripture Reading
for April 17: Selected Easter Passages
The Accomplishments of
Christ
(Hebrews 10:1-18)
What was accomplished on the Cross?
Justification
● God declaring an individual ______________
● Can man justify himself?
● Then what
justifies a person? (Titus 3:3-7, Romans 5:1, Galatians 3:24, Philippians 3:8-9, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Romans 5:9, Romans
3:28, James 2:24)
Reconciliation
● Reconciliation is establishing a _____________ _____________ with God
● Can a man reconcile himself to God?
● Then what justifies a person?
(2 Corinthians 5:18, Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:19-22)
Full and final payment
for sin
● Jesus paid our debt in ______________ (1 Corinthians 6:20, Romans 6:23, Isaiah 1:18)
What was accomplished through the resurrection?
● John 11:25-26 - Jesus is the resurrection
● 1 Peter 1:3 - We are born again through the power of the resurrection
● Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 6:14 - The power of God in the resurrection is working through our individual lives
● Luke 18:27 What
is impossible with man is possible with God - Hebrews 10:4, 9, 11-12
1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ
Scripture Reading for April
10: Revelation 9
The King Above
All Kings
(Luke 19:28-40) ●
The objective of God’s perfectly established
plan was set, it was told of, it was being executed through Christ (Luke 9:21-22, 44-45)
● Even the
particulars of this event were foretold (Zechariah 9:9)
● The crowd was unprecedented, staggering in size
● What is the significance of the location (Jerusalem)?
● Was He the king they had been seeking? What were their expectations?
● _______________ also rode in on a donkey (1 Kings 1:38)
● Laying down of the garments was not unheard of (2 Kings 9:13)
● Verse 38 was what enraged the Pharisees
● Jesus did not hide who He was (Matthew 11:27-30)
● The crowd did not recognize what was foretold of Christ (Zechariah 12:10)
●
Pharisees demand Jesus make the adoration cease
●
Verse 40 - Jesus asks a rhetorical question followed
by a bold proclamation
●
God’s plan is complete, it is perfect,
it is established
●
God will be praised, His name will be exalted,
by any means He sees fit (Psalm 98:7-9, Isaiah 55:12, Matthew 9:3)
● Even more than the certainty of praise was a judgment made against the Jews (Habakkuk
2:11-12)
Scripture Reading for April 3: Exodus 15
A Personal Touch
(Mark 7:31-37)
Verse 31
● The perfect
work of Christ was accomplished in Tyre & Sidon (John 5:19)
● Decapolis
means _______________ _______________
●
This was largely a _______________ area
Verse 32
● Important corresponding passage in Matthew 15:29-31
● Though a large crowd had gathered, a particular individual gains the focus of Jesus
● Greek word for speech impediment is ‘mogilalos’ which means hardly _______________ or tongue _______________
Verse 33
● We read
that 4 actions were performed by Christ in this verse alone
● We see the
sympathy & compassion of Christ (Hebrews 4:5-6)
Verse 34
● Jesus intentional look toward heaven demonstrates His willing ______________
to the ______________ (Philippians 2:5-8, John 14:10)
Verse 35
● The man was healed instantly & fully
●
The power of God alone can heal (Isaiah 35:5-6)
●
God’s choice to heal certain individuals is beyond our comprehension (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Verse 36
● It was not
yet time for the public ministry to the Gentiles
Verse 37
● Christ proved yet again that He is in fact who He says He is (John 8:58)
Scripture reading for March 27: Revelation 8
Confidence In The Lord
(Mark 7:24-30)
Intro
● Who did the Jews believe salvation was for?
● The means of salvation are exclusive (Acts 4:12, 1 John 4:14)
● There was a proper order set in place in God’s perfect plan of salvation (Romans 1:16)
Verse 24
● Tyre and Sidon, which is modern day _______________, were ______________ of Galilee
● What was the significance of this particular area?
Verse 25
● Unclean spirit is the same as?
● Her reaction upon encountering Christ is quite appropriate (Revelation 1:17)
Verse 26
● Mark describes the woman as Syropheonician, while Matthew uses the term _______________ (Matthew 15:22)
Verse 27
● Important
details in Matthew 15:23-24
● We notice
very specific timing in regards to the advancement of the gospel (Matthew 10:5-6,28:19-20)
●
The woman is remarkably persistent
Verse 28
● Was Jesus unaware of His own plan? Was the woman being disrespectful?
Verse 29-30
● Great Faith
(Matthew 15:28, Matthew 8:10)
● Jesus displays
His power & authority (Hebrews 1:3, Colossians 1:16-17)
● The woman displayed great confidence in the Lord (Hebrews 13:6)
Scripture Reading for March 20: Exodus 14
The Heart of Evil
(Mark 7:20-23)
Verse 20
●
Jesus reiterates where defilement comes from
● What comes out of the mouth is very telling to what is going on in the heart (Matthew
15:11)
Verse 21-23
●
Jesus describes what lies in the natural heart
1. Evil Thoughts
● An evil heart is indicative of an unrepentant heart (Genesis 6:5, Proverbs 15:26, Ephesians 2:1-3)
● God wants His children to fix their attention on what honors Him (Philippians 4:8)
2. Sexual Immorality
● More than an action (Matthew 5:28)
●
Greek word ‘porneia’ where we get
the word pornography from
●
Bible is very clear about avoiding immorality
(1 Corinthians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 4:3)
3.
Theft
● Greek word ‘klopē’ is where we get the English word ____________
● The word thief is descriptive of Satan (John 10:10)
4. Murder
● Hate is
equated to murder (1 John 3:15) love is equated to caring for others (John 13:34, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 John 4:11)
5. Adultery
● Since
sexual immorality is already listed, what is the significance of separating adultery? (Matthew 19:16)
6. Coveting
● Coveting
is not what pleases God (Luke 12:15, Hebrews 13:5, 1 Timothy 6:6-8)
7. Wickedness
● Wicked actions are a result of a wicked heart
8. Deceit
●
Deceit is what characterizes the evil one (2
Corinthians 11:13-15) and God hates deceit (Proverbs 6:17)
9. Sensuality
●
Inappropriate lusting of the heart (Galatians
5:19, Jude 1:4)
10. Envy
● Destructive
nature of envy (Proverbs 14:30)
11.
Slander
● Slander is found in the fool that seeks evil (Proverbs 10:18, 2 Timothy 3)
12. Pride
● One of
the most commonly warned against evils in the Bible
13. Foolishness
● A unregenerate heart is a foolish heart (Proverbs 1:7, 1 Corinthians 2:14)
Scripture Reading for March 13: Revelation 7
Externalism Exposed
(Mark 7:14-19)
Verse 14
● Greek word used here is proskaleomai
which means to _______________ or
to call _______________
● Not to be confused with the call of sinners to repentance, otherwise
known as the ________________ call (Philippians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:3, Romans 1:6-7) (Greek word ‘kaleō)
Verse 15
●
Greek
word for defile is koinoō which is to _______________ or _______________
● Sin cannot be blamed on external
factors, for sin originates in the heart (Matthew 15:19, Matthew 5:21, 27-28)
● Jesus teaches against the externalism
of the Pharisees
● The Bible teaches that the root of all that comes forth is from the
heart (Matthew 15:18, James 3:6-10)
Verse 17
●
Some
important insight from the book of Matthew (Matthew 15:12-14)
● God is the Judge of the fruit and
the weeds (Matthew 13:42)
Verse 18-19
●
Jesus
focuses His teaching to the disciples
●
The
stomach rids the waste, the sick heart produces waste
Scripture Reading for March 6: Exodus 13
Legalism
Unraveled Part 4
(Mark 7:1-13)
10 Points on the Danger of Legalism
1.
Legalism often denies the sufficiency
of Scripture
2.
Legalism is Idolatry
3.
Legalism fosters works based
justification
4.
Legalism is often accompanied
by hypocrisy
5.
Legalism leaves no room for
grace
6.
Legalism blinds
7.
Legalism is ______________ with
a ______________ heart ______________
● Heart transformation is vital to our position in Christ (Jeremiah 17:9, Ezekiel 11:19, 36:26)
● Our hearts are never hidden from the Lord (Proverbs 21:2)
● Our actions should be a manifestation of our heart condition (John 14:15)
● Jesus knew the hearts of the Pharisees as well (Mark 7:6)
● The motivation of our heart should be to faithfully serve the Lord (Psalm 51:10,
Psalm 139:23-24)
8.
Legalism creates ______________
not ______________
●
Unity was not a goal of the Pharisees
● God desires unity within the Body (1 Corinthians 1:10, 1 Peter 3:8)
● Examples of legalism - Bible translations, water baptism (1 Corinthians 12:13)
9.
Legalism does not ______________
the ______________
●
Greek word for edification is ‘oikodomé’ which is the act of building up or building
of a house (Ephesians 4:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Ephesians 4:29)
●
Warning against division (Matthew 12:25, Titus 3:10, Romans 16:17)
●
Looking into our own lives, are we found building up or tearing down?
10. Legalism takes _____________ off ______________
● Our eyes
are to be fixed on our Great God (Colossians 3:2)
Scripture Reading for February 27: Revelation
6
Legalism Unraveled Part 3
(Mark 7:1-13)
10 Points on the Danger of Legalism
● Last week we looked at the first point
1. Legalism often denies the sufficiency of Scripture
2. Legalism is Idolatry
3. Legalism fosters works based justification
4. Legalism is often _______________ by ______________
● Jesus points out the hypocrisy of the Pharisees (v.6)
● The Bible is consistent in condemning hypocrisy (Psalm 24:4-5, Matthew 6:2, 6:5,
6:16, 23:27-28)
●
Tying Exodus 20:12 into Mark 7 Jesus reveals
the error of the Pharisees
●
Legalism promotes pride while God offers grace
(James 4:6)
●
We have a responsibility to put off hypocrisy
(Colossians 3:9-10) and put on the likeness of Christ, who is the source of truth (John 14:6, 1 Timothy 3:15)
● A warning of hypocrisy found in Matthew 19:21-22
5. Legalism leaves no _______________ for _______________
● Grace is the necessary means for our position as sons and daughters (2 Corinthians
12:9)
●
We too should show grace to others (Colossians
4:6)
6.
Legalism _______________
● While legalism blinds and offers discontentment, God’s instruction and guidance
offers joy (Psalm 16:11)
Scripture Reading for February 20: Exodus 12
Legalism
Unraveled Part 2
(Mark 7:1-13)
10 Points on the Danger of Legalism
● Last week
we looked at the first point
1.
Legalism often denies the sufficiency
of Scripture
2.
Legalism is _______________
● Idolatry is warned against all throughout Scripture (Exodus 20:2-5a,
1 Corinthians
10:7,14, 1 John 5:21)
●
God is a jealous God and this is GOOD (Deuteronomy
4:24, Nahum 1:2)
●
Mankind are image bearing worshippers, but man
cannot serve two masters (Matthew 6:24)
● The Pharisees
were not the only ones who struggled with legalistic idolatry
3. Legalism fosters _______________ based _______________
● No amount of work will ever earn a right standing with God
● God’s
grace is what brings about Spiritual Life (Ephesians 2:1-9)
● Legalism
places an unhealthy amount of emphasis on works, overlooking the grace of God
● We are not justified without God (Romans 5:1, Titus 3:7, Romans 3:28, 2 Timothy 2:9)
Scripture Reading for February 13: Revelation
5
Legalism Unraveled Part 1
(Mark
6:53-7:4)
Verse 53-56
● Believing in the works of Christ is not the same as belief in Christ
● The ministry of Christ continued to expand, compassionately ministering wherever
He went
Mark 7
Verse 1-4
● There
was significance in Jerusalem
●
Both the synagogue as well as the _______________
council was in Jerusalem
●
_______ members of the council
● Pharisees had an important role in the Jewish hierarchy
● Two main schools of thought among the Pharisees named after two prominent rabbis
- _______________ and _______________
●
Scholars of the written law, particularly the
Torah, the first _______ books of the Bible
●
The Hebrew Bible is called the _____________
● Compilation of the oral law is found in the ______________
● The Pharisees placed an unhealthy emphasis on the ______________ Law
● Absence of hand washing made the Pharisees agitated, even though wrongly applied
(Leviticus 22:6-7, Exodus 30:17-21)
Dangers of Legalism
1. Legalism often _______________ the _______________ of Scripture
● The Bible teaches that Scripture is sufficient (2 Timothy 3:14-17, 2 Peter 1:21,
Psalm 19:7-11)
Scripture reading for February 6: Exodus 11
Supernatural Travel
(Mark 6:45-52)
Verse 45
●
A specific detail in Mark that can cause confusion
(Bethsaida)
●
We use Scripture to explain Scripture (Matthew
14:22, John 6:16-17)
Verse 46
●
Common practice of the Lord serves as a wonderful
example for us (Luke 5:16)
Verse 47
●
Detail about the separation between Jesus &
the Apostles
Verse 48
●
Greek word for see is ‘eidō’
which goes _______________ the _______________ of physical sight
● Greek
word for painfully is ‘basanizō’ which means to _______________ or _______________
● Greek word for against is ‘enantios’ which means _______________
● This storm was no accident (Mark 4:41)
● The 4th watch was from _______am to _______am
● A phrase
we must wrestle with “He meant to pass by them” (Exodus 33:19, 1 Kings 19:11-13, John 1:36, Luke 18:37-38)
Verse 49-50a
● Apostles came to the conclusion that Jesus was a ghost
● This terrified the Apostles
Verse 50b
● As He
had done before, Jesus instructs them to not be afraid, rather trust in Him (Luke 12:22-34, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 10:28, Mark
5:36, 2 Timothy 1:7)
●
Matthew alone provides unique detail of the Apostle
Peter, an example of waning faith (Matthew 14:28-31)
Verse 51
● Immediate
response
●
Why were the Apostles astounded?
Verse 52
● Only two outcomes of encountering the work of the Lord
Scripture Reading for January 30: Revelation 4
A God
Who Exceeds Human Reasoning Part 2
(Mark 6:38-44)
Verse 38
●
This must have seemed like an unreasonable question
from the Apostles perspective
●
One boy in the crowd had the only contents, 5
loaves of bread and 2 fish
Verse 39
●
Removing the idea that this scene took place
in a desert region
Verse 40-41
●
A common debate exists regarding what Jesus was
doing by looking up at heaven and saying a blessing (John 6:11)
● Jesus
always fulfilled the _______________ will (John 14:31, John 6:37)
Verse 42-44
● Jesus
provided with an abundance
Aftermath
●
What was the result of this wonderful miracle?
● Did everyone in the crowd come to an understanding of who Jesus was and believe
in Him?
●
Important details are found John 6:22-36
● All of our _______________ needs are met in ________________ _______________
Scripture Reading for
January 23: Exodus 10
A God Who Exceeds Human Reasoning
(Mark 6:30-37)
Verse 30
● Apostles give an synopsis of their journeys
Verse 31
● Jesus was providing a set aside time for rest
● He is the Lord of Spiritual rest as well (Matthew 11:28-30)
Verse 32
● Sailed to the general area of Bethsaida (Luke 9:10)
Verse 33
●
Popularity created an eager crowd
Verse
34
●
Jesus’ reaction was one of compassion
●
Greek word for compassion is ‘splagchnizomai’ which literally means to be moved at one’s
_______________, a deep yearning (Luke 7, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 9:36, Matthew 20:34)
● What caused Jesus to be moved with compassion?
● Sheep without a shepherd a common metaphor (Numbers 27:17, 1 Kings 22:17,
2 Chronicles 18:16)
● Who is the
Good Shepherd? (John 10:11, Psalm 23:1, Isaiah 40:11, 1 Peter 2:25, John 10:14, John 10:7-10)
● What was the need that existed in the crowd? (Mark 2:17)
Verse 35-36
● Logical human reasoning
Verse 37
●
Simple instruction that perplexed the Apostles
●
200 Denarii equates to __________ months of wages
●
Major theme of this account (Luke 18:27)
Scripture Reading for January 23: Revelation 3
A
God Who Exceeds Human Reasoning
(Mark
6:30-37)
Verse 30
● Apostles give an synopsis of their journeys
Verse 31
● Jesus was providing a set aside time for rest
● He is the Lord of Spiritual rest as well (Matthew 11:28-30)
Verse 32
●
Sailed to the general area of Bethsaida
(Luke 9:10)
Verse 33
● Popularity created an eager crowd
Verse 34
● Jesus’ reaction was one of compassion
● Greek word for compassion is ‘splagchnizomai’
which literally means to be moved at one’s _______________, a deep yearning (Luke 7, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 9:36, Matthew
20:34)
● What caused Jesus to be moved with compassion?
● Sheep without a shepherd a common metaphor (Numbers 27:17, 1
Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 18:16)
● Who is the Good Shepherd? (John 10:11, Psalm 23:1, Isaiah 40:11, 1 Peter 2:25,
John 10:14, John 10:7-10)
● What was the need that existed in the crowd? (Mark 2:17)
Verse
35-36
● Logical human reasoning
Verse 37
●
Simple instruction
that perplexed the Apostles
● 200 Denarii equates to __________ months of wages
●
Major theme of this
account (Luke 18:27)
Scripture Reading for January 16: Exodus 9
Motivation
Of Sin
(Mark 6:14-29)
Verse 14
● Herod, a brutal hypocrite of a man from a brutal line of men (Matthew 23:29-36,
Hebrews 11:36-38, Matthew 2:16-18)
●
Like father like son
● Herod had a personal vendetta (Matthew 14:3-5)
● Herod also did not properly recognize Christ (Sadly many don’t today either)
Verse 15-16
●
Misunderstanding Malachi 4:5 (John The
Baptist was the fulfillment)
Verse 17-20
● The details of this event shed light on the nature of sin
1. Sin weighs _______________ on a person
2. Sin causes one to be _______________
3.
Sin leads to further _______________
4. Sin has _______________ _______________
● John brought Herod & Herodias’s sin to light, the result was deadly
● Herodias’s anger grew and grew
● Their sin was an obvious one (Genesis 19, Leviticus 18, Deuteronomy 27, Ezekiel 22, 2 Samuel 13,
1 Corinthians 5)
Verse 21
●
Herodias seized the opportunity
Verse 22
● Herodias’s daughter was _______________
Verse 23
● Sin caused Herod to be unreasonable
Verse 24-28
● The unregenerate heart is capable of much evil (Jeremiah 17:9, Ephesians 2:1-3)
Verse 29
● Important lesson for the disciples (Matthew 16:24-26)
Scripture Reading for January
2: Revelation 2
Full Reliance
(Mark 6:8-13)
Verse
8-9
● Comparing
instructions (Mark 6:8-9, Matthew 10:7-10, Luke 9:1-3)
●
Key word in to understanding interpretive challenge Greek word ‘ktaomai’ meaning to
______________ or _______________or to ______________
●
Jesus wanted the Apostles to trust Him for everything (Philippians 4:19)
● How does this scene compliment the major theme of the Bible - God Glorified?
(Romans 11:36, 1 Corinthians 10:31) + the promise for believers (Romans 8:28)
● This was a specific teaching to the Apostles, because the Bible teaches
the value of preparedness (Matthew 24:44, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Matthew 25:1-13)
Verse 10-11
●
The Apostles were given great authority, but there was still something they could not do
● Shaking the dust off one’s feet was symbol of judgment
(2 Thessalonians 1:6-9, Hebrews 10:29)
● The Apostles
shouldn’t take rejection personally (John 15:18)
Verse 12-13
● The means that God chose to reach the lost (Romans 10:14-15)
Scripture Reading for December
26: selected passages
Send Them Out To Draw Them In (Mark 6:7)
Verse
7
● The 12 are
recommissioned
● Previously
commissioned in Mark 3:13-19
● Important
to note where the Apostles would draw power from
●
What was the goal? Wow people with miraculous works? (Mark 1:4, Mark 1:14-15, Luke 5:31-32)
● False gospels/strange doctrines are not of the Lord (Galatians
1:8, 2 Corinthians 11:3-4, 2 Corinthians 11:12-15, 1 Timothy 6:3-5)
●
This is nothing new (Ecclesiastes 1:9-10)
●
What is the purpose of the works the Apostles were entrusted with?
● 2 Theological stances on “miracle gifts”
1. _______________
2. _______________ (1 Corinthians 13:8)
● What is the purpose of the disciples being sent out two by two? (1 Thessalonians
5:11, Proverbs 27:17, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
●
The authority given was a power evil could not stand against (1 John 4:4, Romans 12:21, Mark 5:7-10)
Scripture Reading for December 19: selected Christmas passages A Servant Bore The King
(Luke 1:26-38)
Verse 26
●
Significance of Nazareth (Matthew 2:23, Isaiah
11:1)
Verse
27
●
Joseph a common carpenter (Matthew 13:55)
● House of David (2 Samuel 7:12-13)
● Mary the chosen virgin (Isaiah 7:14)
Verse 28
●
Not chosen by merit but instead God’s sovereign
plan
Verse
29-30
●
Sensing her bewilderment, the angel eases her
fears
Verse
31
●
This was monumental news
● The name of Jesus has great power (Philippians 2:9-11, Acts 4:11-12)
Verse 32
● Importance placed on the grammatical use of the word ‘the’
● The unique Son (John 3:16)
Verse 33
● House
of Jacob (Jacob’s 4th son _______________ the father of David)
Verse 34
● Logical,
understandable questioning, not doubt
Verse 35
●
Greek word for overshadow is ‘episkiazō’ which means to _______________
● Jesus was & still is Holy (Acts 3:14)
Verse 36-37
● Confirmation
of the sovereign, all knowing plan of God
Verse 38
● Response of a faithful servant (John 12:26)
Scripture reading for December 12: Exodus 8
Homefield
Disadvantage
(Mark 6:1-6)
Verse
1
●
Jesus’ hometown was Nazareth (John 1:46,
Mark 1:24, Matthew 2:23)
●
This was not the first trip back to Nazareth
(Luke 4:29-30)
Verse 2
●
Jesus was teaching as He often did - He was a
teacher (John 3:2)
●
Greek word for astonished is ‘ekplēssō’ which literally means to _______________
● His teaching was on a different level (Matthew 7:28-29)
● What kind of wisdom did Christ display? Divine (Proverbs 2:6,
Job 28)
Verse 3
●
Human reasoning could not explain the power & authority of Christ
●
Greek word for offense is ‘skandalizō’ which is where we get the word _______________
Verse 4
● Same response
of Christ as His last visit (Luke 4:24)
● Jesus knew
a thing or two about rejection & unbelief (John 6:64-66)
● Important
reminder for the disciples as well (Matthew 10:14)
Verse 5
● Miracles & healing served a specific purpose (John 2:11)
Verse 6
● Satan delights
in unbelief (2 Corinthians 4:3-4)
● Rejection
of Christ is serious business (John 12:48)
Scripture Reading for December 5: Revelation 1
Desperate Times Call For Divine Measures
Part 3 (Mark 5:21-43)
Verse 35
● A grim message
on the heels of a miracle
●
Did the healing of the bleeding woman get in the way of healing of Jairus’ daughter?
Verse 36
● One’s trust in God should supersede all fears - Jairus had to put this into practice (Isaiah 41:10, Luke 8:50)
●
Greek word for believe is ‘pisteuō’ meaning a great
degree of _______________ & _______________
● This is not the popular view of the world (John 5:18-19)
Verse 37-38
● The commotion was a typical, traditional response upon knowledge of one’s death
(Matthew 9:23)
●
Cultural knowledge is key to understanding this
scene
●
Aninut took place?
● Shiva took place?
Verse 39
● Was Jesus mistaken, even out of His mind? (Mark 3:21)
Verse 40
●
Scoffers were nothing new (Psalm 1:1, Jude 1:17-20)
●
Five were welcome - Jairus, his wife & the inner circle
Verse 41-42
●
Jesus spoke in _______________
●
Jesus has power over death (Luke 7)
Verse 43
● A command in
line with the perfect plan of redemption
Scripture Reading for November
28: Exodus 7
Desperate Times Call For Divine Measures Part 2
(Mark
5:21-43)
Verse 29
● After 12 years of suffering
the woman was healed instantly & fully
●
Was Jesus surprised?
Verse
30
● Many
have a tendency to assume logic over the supernatural in this verse
● Greek word for _______________ is ‘epiginōskō’ meaning to _____________, _____________ or to _____________
upon (Mark 2:8)
●
Why does Jesus ask a question that He already
knows the answer to?
Verse 31-32
● Peter
(Luke 8:45) questions Christ
Verse 33
● Jesus’
question was to draw the woman out in admission
● She falls
before the Lord in submission
Verse 34
● Three
main areas of focus
1.
In this there is a beautiful _______________ in the manner
in which _______________ must come to Christ
● What is
the importance of submission? Ephesians 5:25, 5:21, Hebrews 13:7, Romans 13:1
● Glorious result of submission (James 4:7)
2. ______________ is the _______________ means to bring about submission
● Faith is required to seek & pursue God (Romans 3:10-11)
● _______________ different Greek words for the word faith
● Distinction between manmade faith & saving faith (Hebrews 12:2)
●
Greek word in Hebrews 12:2 ‘pistis’ is the same word for faith in Mark 5:34
● Saving faith makes heirs (2 Corinthians 6:18, Romans 8:17)
● Saving faith is ongoing & God honoring (Hebrews 11:6)
3. True _______________ is only accomplished through _______________ saving
_______________
● Same Greek
word for peace here in Mark 5:34 also seen in Philippians 4:7
Scripture reading for November 21: Jude
Desperate Times Call For Divine Measures Part 1
(Mark 5:21-43)
Verse 21
● Jesus and His disciples traveled
across to Capernaum
● A
large, welcome crowd gathered (Luke 8:40)
Verse
22-23
● Not
a typical exchange from a synagogue leader
●
Jairus showed great submission before Christ
● Greek work ‘proskuneō’ means _______________ (Matthew
9:18)
● Greek word
‘parakaleō’ means _______________ & _______________ (Mark 5:10, 5:23)
● Jairus exhibits faith and confidence in Christ
Verse 24
●
_______________ is from the Greek word ‘sunthlibō’
Verse 25-26
●
The woman was deemed unclean (Leviticus 15:25-27)
●
Depleted resources in attempt to be made well (Luke 8:43)
Verse 27-28
●
The woman expressed great confidence and certainty in Christ
Scripture Reading for November
14: Exodus 6
Unmatched Power Part 2
(Mark 5:1-20)
Verse 10
● Personification of goodness/righteousness does not mesh with essence of pure evil
(2 Corinthians 6:15)
Verse 11
● Insight to the demographics of the location (Leviticus 11:7-8)
● What was this area of Decapolis like?
Verse 12
● Begging seen as a position
of submission
● How does evil dwell/overtake
a body? (John 13:27)
Verse 13
● What a horrific scene
Verse 14-15
●
The undeniable result of having an encounter with the Lord (Ezekiel 36:26-27)
Verse 16-17
●
Their reaction to Jesus was to beg His departure
Verse
18-19
● Different events saw different
instructions from Jesus (Mark 1:44)
Verse 20
● Proclaiming the excellencies
of the Lord (Colossians 1:13)
Scripture Reading for November 7: 3 John
Unmatched Power Part 1
(Mark 5:1-20)
Verse
1
● Gerasenes,
Gadarenes, & the Gergesenes (interchangeable)
Verse 2
●
How many demon possessed men were there?
(Matthew 8:28)
●
Five things to conclude about the demon
possessed men
1.
They were from a _______________
_______________ (Luke 8:27)
2. They
were possessed w/ _______________ than _______________ demon (Mark 5:9)
3. The men were _______________ by the _______________ power of the unclean spirits
(Luke 8:27)
4.
The men’s _______________ was one
of a _______________, _______________ nature (Matthew 8:28)
5. The men were _______________ in every way (Numbers 19:11)
Verse 3-4
● Binding a violent lunatic is common throughout history
Verse 5
●
Manifestation of sheer agony
Verse
6-7
●
How did they recognize Christ? (1 John
3:8, Romans 16:20, Genesis 3:15)
● Christ’s presence was not good news for the demons (Hebrews 2:14-15)
● Demons correctly determine who Christ is (Mark 1:23-26)
● Demons have knowledge of Christ’s complete superiority over them (Luke 8:31)
Verse
8
●
A command with complete power and authority
Verse
9
●
Legion is a military group of _______________
men
●
Light and darkness to not go together
(John 1:5, 1 John 1:5, John 3:19-20)
● No one is like our God (Jeremiah 10:6, 1 Samuel 2:2)
Scripture Reading for October 31: Exodus 5
Trust
To Weather The Storms
(Mark 4:35-41)
Verse
35-36
● Jesus instructed His disciples
to proceed to the other side of the lake
● Those
traveling with Jesus were varied in terms of allegiance (John 6:64-66)
Verse 37
● Typical storm or divinely appointed?
Verse
38
● Greek word for teacher is ‘didaskalos’
which means _______________ or _______________
●
Different from messias (_______________) or sōtēr (_______________)
● Significance in the phrase “Do you not care?”
● There is suggestion in the questioning (Genesis 3:1)
● Knowledge of God’s power His own creation (Psalm 65:5-7, Psalm
89:9)
Verse 39
● Jesus further
proves His power & authority (Psalm 46:1-3, Isaiah 25:4)
Verse 40
● The disciples needed to increase in faith (1 Corinthians 3:1-2)
● Small faith has tremendous power (Matthew 17:20)
Verse 41
● God is trustworthy,
therefore Jesus is trustworthy (Proverbs 3:5-6, Jeremiah 17:7)
Scripture Reading
for October 24: 2 John
Growth of the Kingdom
(Mark 4:30-34)
Verse 30
● Should the disciples know the answer to this question?
● Christ is preparing them for ministry all the time (Mark 3:14)
Verse 31-32
●
What are some things we can earn about the mustard seed and/or plant?
●
Where does the unwarranted controversy lie in this passage?
●
The Kingdom of God, like the earthly ministry of Christ had a _______________ beginning (Luke 2:7,
Luke 9:57:58, James 4:6, Philippians 2:8)
● Another use of the mustard
seed that represents God’s use of something seemingly small (Matthew 17:20)
●
What is the promise in verse 32?
Verse 33
● Jesus, being the Word, spoke
nothing but the Word (John 1:14)
Verse 34
● Parables always served a two-fold purpose
Scripture Reading for October 17: Exodus 4
God of the Harvest
(Mark 4:26-29)
Verse 26
●
Further agriculturally related teachings (Genesis 37:7, Luke 13, Romans 11, Isaiah 29, 1 Corinthians
3)
● Key phrase in this passage
“Kingdom of God”
● What
is the Kingdom of God? (Matthew 19:24, Matthew 21:31, Mark 9:47)
●
Man (sower-disciple) seed (perfect seed-gospel) ground (good soil-heart softened by God)
Verse 27
●
Day and night, orderly process of creation (Genesis 1:5)
●
Mark 4:27 highlights the _______________ of God and the _______________ of man
Verse 28
●
God’s wonderful, unique creation
Verse
29
● What is the harvest that is
being spoken of (Matthew 9:37-38)
● God’s
grace is revealed through His redemptive plan
Scripture Reading for October
10: 1 John 5
This Little Light Of Mine (Mark 4:21-25)
Verse
21
● Rhetorical question leading
to significant understanding
● Lamps
were a relevant item for Christ to use as an illustration
●
God is the source of light (Psalm 119:105, 119:130, Proverbs 6:23)
● Our new lives in Christ results in new found ‘light’
(Galatians 2:20, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Matthew 5:14-16, John 8:12)
Verse 22
●
Truth is worth proclaiming (Colossians 1:28, 1 Peter 2:9)
Verse 23
●
The disciples were to verbally proclaim the teachings of Christ (Romans 10:14)
● Greek word for preaching ‘ kērussō’,
meaning _______________ or _______________
Verse 24
● Good stewardship will be rewarded (Matthew 25:23, 25:29)
Verse 25
● God is glorified
through our being responsible with what He has entrusted to us (1 Corinthians 4:2, Matthew 16:24-25)
Scripture Reading for October
3: Exodus 3
Agronomy of the Heart Part 3
(Mark
4:1-20)
Verse
20
● Only soil type described as
good
● Other 3 soils rejected the
gospel but this soil type received the gospel
●
We need to recognize the sovereignty of God revealed through all things, of course salvation included
● 3 truths seen through this
soil type
1. God is the _______________
of ______________
● Creator
of physical life (Genesis 2:7)
● He
brings about Spiritual life through the response to the gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
2. God _______________ the _______________
● God is the only One who can
soften a heart (Romans 9:8)
● God’s
sovereignty does not cease in the area of salvation (1 Chronicles 29:11-12, John 6:44, John 6:65, Acts 13:48, Acts 16:14)
3. God _______________ elicits
_______________ and produces ______________ in a person’s life
●
This is a miracle of God, a supernatural work with a supernatural result
● We are dependent upon God in able to bear fruit (John 15:1-5)
● By grace we receive the Holy
Spirit, aiding us in producing fruit (Galatians 5:22-23)
●
Bearing fruit is not an option, it is an inevitable result of God working in us (John 15:16, Matthew
7:15-20)
● Praise God the work He began,
He will see to the finish (Philippians 1:6)
Scripture Reading for
September 26: 1 John 4
Agronomy of the Heart Part 2
(Mark
4:1-20)
Verse
16
● Emotional response versus a
genuine conversion
Verse 17
● False professions won’t
weather persecution (2 Timothy 3:12, John 15:18, 1 Peter 4:12-14)
●
Heart condition remains unchanged - serving satan (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)
● Hearing the truth, professing the truth, but ultimately denying
the truth is Apostasy (1 John 2:18-19)
Verse 18
● Thorny soil
Verse 19
●
Thorns most accurately represent any form of _______________ (Deuteronomy 5:7)
● Consumed with cares of the world vs. eternal focus (John
17:16, Colossians 3:1)
● Deceitfulness
of riches (Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:19-21, Galatians 5:17, Ecclesiastes 5:10, 1 Timothy 6:10)
● ‘Other Things’ - servitude to anything else but
the Lord is idolatry (James 4:4)
● Unregenerate
condition yields bad fruit, resulting in? (Matthew 7:192 Thessalonians 1:9, Matthew 9:48, 25:46, Daniel 12:2)
● Greater
than all these things is the ______________ of God (1 John 3:20)
Scripture reading for September 19: Exodus 2
Agronomy
of the Heart Part 1
(Mark 4:1-20)
Verse 1
● Word ‘again’ shows
commonality of this type of scene in the ministry of Christ
Verse
2
● This would lead into many further
teachings in parable form
Verse 3-9
● The parable of the soils (what
do the soils represent?)
Verse 10
● The later questioning of the
Apostles was likely two-fold
Verse 11
● What was concealed that is
now being revealed? (John 1:14)
Verse 12
● Who were parables being concealed
from?
● Prophecy fulfilled. (Matthew
13:35 ref. Psalm 78:2) (Mark 4:12 ref. Isaiah 6:9-10)
●
No understanding among the unregenerate (1 Corinthians 1:18)
● God gives us the ability to know & understand Spiritual
things through _______________(Psalm 119:18, Ephesians 1:17-18)
Verse
13
● A rhetorical question to invoke
the Apostles to think about deeper Spiritual things
Verse
14
● The focus is not on the sower
(1 Corinthians 3:6-7).
● The
sower needs no other tool than the Word (Romans 1:16)
Verse
15
● Hard soil represents the hard
________ (Ephesians 4:18)
● This
condition does not desire God (Romans 3:11)
Verse 16
● Emotional response versus a
genuine conversion
Verse 17
● False professions won’t
whether persecution (2 Timothy 3:12, John 15:18, 1 Peter 4:12-14)
Scripture reading for September 12: 1 John 3
Family
Matters
(Mark 3:31-35)
Verse
31
● Jesus’ family was outside,
typical large crowd inside (Mark 2:1)
Verse 32
● Those in attendance alert Jesus that His family has arrived
Verse 33
● Not
the expected response out of Christ
● Did
He not know His own family?
Verse 34-35
● The significance of Jesus’ statement
1. Jesus teaches that the _______________ family is more
important than the _______________ family.
● Elevating
the Spiritual family (Luke 14:26)
2. Though
_______________ in some ways, the Spiritual family does _______________ the earthly family in many ways.
Differences
●
●
●
Similarities
●
●
●
3.
There are specific _______________ for being in the Spiritual family
●
Obedience (Luke 6:46, John 14:15)
●
Pleasing God (Hebrews 11:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Matthew 28:18-20)
● Victory through the Lord (1
John 5:4, 1 John 5:1)
Scripture Reading for September
5: Exodus 1
Accusations From An Apostate Heart
(Mark 3:24-30)
Verse 24
●
Division causes chaos (Romans 16:17-18, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13)
● Satan does not desire unity with Christ & vice versa (Colossians
1:13, Matthew 4:8-9)
Verse 25
● God does not share His glory,
He is a jealous God (Exodus 20:5, Deuteronomy 4:24)
Verse
26
● Absurdity of the claims
Verse 27
●
Jesus has the power OVER satan (Colossians 1:13-14, Romans 8:37-39)
Verse 28-30
●
Unpardonable sin? What does this mean?
●
Clearing up the confusion
1.
Jesus is not speaking in _______________
●
Jesus does forgive ALL our sins (1 John 1:9)
●
Mark 3:28-30 addresses apostasy
2.
Jesus’ response was directed toward ______________ people for a ____________time
● They (scribes/Pharisees) had
evidence, validation of claims, everything, yet they rebelled
●
Apostasy still happens today
3.
This exact scenario cannot be _______________ today
● The result of blasphemy of the HS (apostasy) is the same as
lifelong unbelief (John 3:36)
●
Salvation delivers us from our ability to commit the unpardonable sin, it delivers us from unbelief.
Scripture Reading
for August 29: 1 John 2
Good VS. Evil
(Mark 3:20-23)
Verse 20
●
Went
back home? (Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum)
Verse 21
● Who in Jesus’ family came to Him? (Mark 6:3)
●
Greek
word for seize is ‘krateō’
which means to _______________ or take _______________ of
● Who likely did not buy into the idea that Jesus had lost His
mind? (Luke 1:30-33)
● What was the nature of the message Jesus’ family must have received?
Verse 22
●
Scribes
and Pharisees were at it again
● Beelzebul is another name for _______________
● Jerusalem is where _______________ Council was held
Verse 23
●
Begins to
speak in parable - Greek word ‘parabolē’ meaning to _______________ alongside (Matthew 13:10-15, 10:35)
●
Parables
two main objectives
1. _______________ truth to a particular target audience
2. _______________ truth from those who are not the target
audience
● How can satan cast out satan? Drawing out the understanding of good vs. evil
●
Scripture
reveals the differences between God and satan
● God’s character (1 John 1:5, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 18:30, Luke
19:10)
●
Satan’s
character (2 Corinthians 4:4, John 8:44, 1 John 3:8, 1 Peter 5:8)
● May we strive
to discern the difference (Hebrews 5:14)
Scripture Reading for August 22: Genesis 50
Pleasing God
Mike Baker, Elder · Parental pleasure of growth of their children
3 John 4
· Who
can please God?
Romans 8:8; Galatians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; 2 Timothy 2:4
· Who cannot please God?
Romans 8:6-7
· What does God desire from us?
· Focus
on Him and His ways
Colossians 3:2; 1 Kings 3:3-15
· By what means do we please God?
· Faith
Hebrews 11:6; Hebrews 11:1
· By
the Power and Guidance of the Holy Spirit
Ezekiel 36:27
· What do we do to please God?
· Not
checklists
Genesis1:27-30; Genesis 2:15-17; 2 Samuel 11:1-17
· It’s
the heart
Luke 6:45; Proverbs3:1
· Obey
Him
1 Samuel 15:22; Hosea 6:6
· Read
and Know His Word
Joshua 1:7-8; Proverbs 3:1-4
· Be
an imitator of Him
Hebrews 12:1-2; Ephesians 5:1-2; 1 Corinthians 11:1
· It’s
for His Glory
Micah 6:6-8; 1 Corinthians 10:31
· What keeps us going in our quest to
please God?
Joshua 8:34, Joshua 14:13-14; Psalm 1:1
Scripture reading for August
15: 1 John 1
Chosen With Purpose
(Mark 3:7-19)
Verse
7-8
●
Greek word for disciples ‘mathētēs’ which means _______________ or _______________
●
People came from all around to see Jesus
Verse 9
● Not everyone in the crowd had the same heart motive (Isaiah 53:3)
Verse 10
● Even a simple touch sufficed for the crowd (Matthew 9:20-21)
Verse 11-12
● Testimony from an unlikely source (v.11)
● Don’t tell anyone? (Mark 1:44, Mark 7:36)
Verse 13
● Jesus isolated Himself to be with His Father (Luke 6:12, Mark 1:35)
Verse 14-15
● Greek word for appoint ‘poieō’ which means to make or to make
_____________
●
Distinction between disciple (‘mathētēs’)
& Apostles (‘apostolos’)
● Specific
responsibility of the Apostles was _______________ (‘kērussō’)
● Authority was given to them, granted, not earned. (Romans 11:36)
Verse 16
● Simon also _______________ & _______________ & Simon _______________ _______________
(Matthew 16:17-19, John 1:42)
Verse 17-19
● Chosen
men for the will and purpose of the Lord
Scripture Reading
for August 8: Genesis 49
Impassible
To Ignore
(Mark 3:1-6)
Verse 1-2
● Another Sabbath encounter, another opportunity for the Scribes (Luke
6:2) & Pharisees to “catch” Jesus
Verse 3
● Jesus calls for the man (authority), the build up of the event
Verse 4
● Jesus presents a moral question
●
Their
answer would reveal their heart (which Jesus already knew)
● Do good (Proverbs 3:27, Isaiah 1:17) or do nothing?
Verse 5
● Does Jesus operate under emotions?
● Is God passible or impassible?
● The passible camp (Psalm 7:11,
Genesis 6:6, John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, Proverbs 6:16, Romans 1:8, John 3:36, Exodus 20:5, Zephaniah 3:17, Isaiah 62:5, Ephesians
4:30, Luke 7:13)
● The impassible camp (Malachi 3:6, James 1:17, Hebrews 13:8)
What Scripture teaches regarding the emotions
of God
1. Without a _______________ _______________ teaches that God has _______________
2.
God’s
_______________ are 100% _______________ and ______________
3. God’s _______________
do not _______________ or _______________ His _______________ will and _______________
Verse 6
●
Instead
of revelation the Pharisees only possessed repulsion
Scripture for August 1, 2021:
2 Peter 3
Lord
Of The Sabbath
(Mark 2:23-28)
Verse 23
●
God Himself rested on the seventh
day (Genesis 2:3)
● All things, including the Sabbath of the Old Law, were given by God (Romans 11:36)
Verse 24
●
Proper hermeneutics is key (particularly
historical in this case)
● We must distinguish between modern day acceptability & period correct practices (roughly A.D.30)
●
Scripture speaks to this very
situation (Deuteronomy 23:24-25)
● Specific detail in Luke 6:1 is critical to the Pharisees’ indignation (?)
● Who was working? Argument could be made for the hard working
Pharisees
●
Man made laws made rule following
a religion in itself
Verse 25-26
● Jesus asks self proclaimed scholars of the OT “Have you never read”
● Proof in 1 Samuel 21 that God did not make arbitrary laws as to
forgo grace, mercy & love
● Legalism does not save
Verse 27
● Pharisees went way above and beyond what God had commanded, treating their legalism as being as important
as Scripture itself
● New Testament does not require adherence to the Sabbath, as all days are days to praise the Lord (Psalm 113:3, Hebrews
13:5, Acts 2:46)
● Are individuals saved by following laws and traditions? (John 6:28-29, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 2:16)
Verse
28
●
Son of Man (Jesus’ most
common title for Himself) = Lord of Sabbath (God)
● Does this Pharisaical legalism still exist? (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
● Jesus provides freedom from legalism and religious death (Matthew
11:27-30)
Scripture reading for July 25: Genesis 48
“Properly Passing the Praise”
Psalm 145
Pastor Mark Abel
I. A_______________ B_______________ to His C_______________
II. D_______________ E_______________ for His F_______________
III. G_______________ H_______________ of His I_______________
IV. J_______________ K_______________ His L_______________ and M_______________
V. N_______________ O_______________ on His P_______________
VI. Q_______________ R_______________ in His S_______________
VII. T_______________
U_______________ of His V_______________
VIII. W_______________ X_______________ Y_______________ Z_______________
Scripture Reading for July 18: 2 Peter 2
Not So Fast
(Mark 2:18-22)
Verse 18
●
John’s disciples should have known better (John 1:29 3:28)
● Remember where John was at this time (Mark 1:14)
● Fasting protocol (Leviticus
16:29-31)
● Pharisees had it all wrong,
function, heart motive, everything (Luke 18:1-13, Matthew 6:16-18)
●
Instances of baptism & purposes of fasting (Matthew 4:2, Acts 14:23, Daniel 1, Daniel 10:2-3,
Luke 4:2, Acts 9:9, Exodus 19:15, 1 Corinthians 7:5)
Verse
19
● Would have been an offense to fast during a wedding feast
Verse 20
● Those who love the Lord will
weep when He dies on the cross (John 16:20)
Verse 21-22
● Legalism & self made religions
do not fit with true Christianity
● In
order to follow Christ we must _______________ ______________
●
Christianity is _______________, _______________-_______________, and _______________
● _______________ (Romans 12:9,
1 John 3:9, 1 Timothy 3:15, Matthew 7:15)
●
_______________-_______________ (Colossians 3:2, Matthew 6:33)
● _______________ (John 14:6, Acts 4:12)
● It is a daily charge, a lifelong commitment, & an eternal
course (Luke 9:23)
Scripture Reading for July 11: Genesis 47
The Penitent Publican
(Mark
2:13-17) Verse 13-14
● Jesus comes across Levi. Who is Levi? (Mark 3:16-19)
● Greek word for tax collector is ‘telōnēs’ which literally
means _______________ _______________
●
Despised profession (Matthew 5:46, Luke
8:9-12) found ______ times in gospels
●
Levi responds in obedience
Verse 15
● Tax collectors deemed a special class of sinners (Matthew 5:29)
Verse 16
● Scribes & Pharisees questioning the motive of Christ
● Tried to find fault in Jesus (Mark 3:2)
Verse 17
● Jesus used the physical to explain the spiritual (John 10:9, John 10:11, 1 Corinthians
3:12-15)
●
Jesus reminds them of His purpose (1 Timothy
1:15)
●
All are in need of a Savior, whether they
recognize it or not. Greek word for Savior is ‘sōtēr’ which means _______________
● The gospel addresses sin - Jesus addresses sin
● Humility must be put on, pride must be put off (James 4:6)
Scripture Reading for July 4: 2 Peter 1
Blinded By
The Heart
(Mark 2:6-12)
Verse
6
● Pharisee literally means _______________
_______________
● Pharisees
attempted to follow more than _______________ laws
●
Scribes were highly _______________
Verse
7
● Greek for blasphemy ‘blasphēmia’
means to speak _______________ or _______________
●
Could the Scribes & Pharisees have known Jesus was God? (Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 53:3)
Verse 8
●
How did Jesus know what they were thinking, what was in their heart?
●
Cohesiveness between God & Christ in knowing the hearts of man (Proverbs 21:2, Jeremiah 17:10,
Psalm 44:21, 1 Kings 8:39, Matthew 12:25, 22:18, Luke 6:8, 11:17, 16:15, John 2:25)
Verse 9
● Tough question,
how would we respond to this?
Verse 10-12
● Son of Man (title used by Jesus of Himself more than _____________ in
the NT)
● The title is a fulfillment of prophecy found in _______________
● Response of the crowd (Mark 2:12, Luke 5:26, Matthew 9:8)
● What about the Scribes & Pharisees?
●
Their hearts grew harder (Jeremiah 17:9, Ephesians 4:18)
●
God alone can change the heart of individuals (Ezekiel 36:26, 2 Corinthians 5:17)
Scripture reading for June 27: Genesis 46
Measure
Of Faith
(Mark 2:1-5)
Verse 1
●
Back from His time spent in desolate places (Mark 1:45)
Verse 2
●
A large crowd gathered as Jesus taught
Verse
3-4
● Importance in the details (home
structure, level of friendship among the men, potential danger in interruption, determination, desperation etc)
Verse 5
● Recognition of faith
● First mention of faith (v. 21-28 =?, 29-31 =?, 32-34 =?, 40-45
=?)
● Is there a difference in faith?
(Hebrews 11:6, James 2:19)
● Jesus
gives attention to the spiritual needs over the physical (2 Corinthians 4:16, 1 Timothy 4:7-8)
● Who do we thank for our faith?
(Hebrews 12:2, 1 Corinthians 13:13)
Scripture reading for June 20: 1 Peter 5
Who
Would Take My Place?
(Mark 1:40-45) Verse 40-45
● What is leprosy? Why was there such a stigma associated with
this disease?
●
Ramifications of leprosy were
not just physical, but social, spiritual, economical, psychological, etc.
● Precise protocol in Leviticus 13
● Correlation between leprosy and sin
1. Like sin, leprosy is a ______________ disease
●
Matthew 9:3-4, Ezekiel 36:26,
Matthew 15:19
2.
Like sin, leprosy causes
_______________
●
Isaiah 59:1-2,
3. Like sin, the person infected with leprosy cannot __________
themselves
●
Matthew 19:25-26
4. Like sin, leprosy can be _______________ by _______________
●
1 John 1:9, Acts 2:38
●
Significance in the encounter
(Leviticus 14 details the cleansing process)
● Jesus displayed love, compassion, and selflessness in His actions
● Instant and complete healing (v.42)
● Immediate disobedience caused a positional swap (v.45)
●
The parallels are rich (Christ
taking the place of man)
●
Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 3:18, 1
Peter 2:24
Scripture Reading for June 13: Genesis 45
Finding Purpose Through Christ
(Mark 1:36-39)
Verse
36-37
● Search for Jesus (36)
Verse 38
●
Is there any contradiction as to the purpose of Christ?
● Purposes of Christ on earth
1. Jesus came to do the _______________ of the _______________
(John 6:38)
2. Jesus came to _______________
_______________ (Luke 19:10, 1 Timothy 1:15)
3.
Jesus Came to bring _______________ to a _______________ _______________ (John 12:46, John 8:12)
4. Jesus came to _______________
(Mark 10:45)
5. Jesus came to be the _______________
sacrifice for sin (1 John 2:2, Isaiah 5:10, John 3:36)
●
Preaching the gospel was paramount to the ministry of Christ
● Preaching the gospel is the central message for all followers
of Christ
● John The Baptist preached repentance
(Mark 1:4) Christ preached repentance (Mark 1:14-15), thus we are to preach?????
● In light of Christ’ purpose, what is our purpose
1. Like Jesus we are to
do the _______________ of the _______________ (Matthew 7:21, John 14:8-15)
2.
Jesus came to save sinners and we have a _______________in that (Acts 4:12, Mark 16:15)
3. Like Jesus we are to be _______________
in a ______________ _______________ (John 8:12, Mark 5:14-16, Philippians 2:14-16)
4. Like Jesus we are _______________ to ______________ (Joshua
24:15, Romans 12:11, John 12:26, 1 Peter 4:10-11)
5.
Jesus _______________ everything, we too are to be a people of _______________ (Hebrews 13:16, Romans
12:1-2, Matthew 16:24-25)
Verse 39
●
Jesus fulfilling that purpose
Scripture Reading
for June 6: 1 Peter 4
The Prominence Of
Prayer
(Mark 1:35)
Verse 35
● Jesus would
commonly isolate Himself for the purpose of prayer (Luke 5:15-16, Matthew 14:23)
●
Christ’s example of prayer is one we should emulate
●
What must we do to ensure private prayer with the Lord?
1.
We must _______________ ______________ to pray
●
Time in prayer reflects our view of God (Matthew 6:33, Exodus 20:3)
●
This takes ______________ and ______________ ______________ (Titus 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:7, Galatians
5:23)
2. We must have a ______________ to pray
●
Our prayers, in both purpose and practice, reveal what is going in at the heart level (Matthew 6:5-6)
Why would Jesus need
to pray?
● Must understand roles and functions
of the Members of the Trinity
1. Jesus _______________ submitted
to the _______________ of the Father (John 10:17-18, John 4:31-34, John 5:19, 1 Corinthians 11:3, John 14:30-31, John 6:38)
2. Jesus _______________ and ______________ the will of the Father (John
10:30, Matthew 11:27)
3. The Father is _______________
______________ with the Son (Mark 1:11, Matthew 17:5)
4. The relationship
between the Son and the Father has _______________ since _______________ _______________ (John 17:5)
5. Jesus’ role does not _______________ the _______________ of the
three persons of the Trinity (John 10:39-42, John 5:22)
Importance of Jesus praying to God the Father
1.
Jesus received _______________ and ______________ from the Father (John 11:41-42)
2. Jesus set an ______________ in His ______________ ______________ (John
17:9, Luke 18:1)
3. Jesus demonstrated
further _______________ of the _______________ (Distinct functions with 1 glorious purpose)
Scripture Reading for May 30: Genesis 44
Jesus The
Compassionate Healer
(Mark 1:29-34)
Verse 29 & 30
●
Simon - Cephas - Peter - Mother-In-Law = ?
●
Further marital evidence 1 Corinthians 9:5
●
Greek word for wife is ‘gune’ - clear distinctions between woman & wife
● Simon’s mother-in-law
was very sick, dire need (Luke 4:38)
Verse 31
● The compassion of Christ is
displayed
● Scripture reveals the compassion
of Christ in all areas
1. Jesus
showed compassion for basic needs (Mark 8:1-2)
2.
Jesus showed compassion for emotional needs (Luke 7:13)
3. Jesus showed compassion for spiritual needs (Matthew 9:36)
● In this account we see compassion
of a physical nature
● Things
to notice about Christ healing
a. The
healing Jesus provided was _______________
●
He defied all medical expertise of the day
b. The
healing Jesus provided was _______________
●
Not a process of healing, instead it was immediate (eutheos)
Verse 32-34
●
Word travels when there are results (verifiable evidence)
● Healing Jesus performed very different from counterfeit faith
healers
● We have reason to have great confidence in Jesus,
Healer & Deliverer (Hebrews 4:16)
Scripture Reading for May 23: 1 Peter 3
DEMONstration of Authority
(Mark 1:23-28)
Verse 23-28
3
Major Angles to this event
1. The
____________ of the __________ ___________
2.
The ____________ by ____________
3.
The ____________ of the _____________
1.
● Difference between Demonology
& Christian Demonology
● Reality
of present evil (1 Peter 5:8)
● Evil
spirit does not cohabitate w/ God in an individual (Romans 8:9-11)
●
Significance in the recognition
a.
The unclean spirit recognized the ___________ of Jesus
● Demons are not omniscient
b. The unclean spirit recognized the ___________ of Jesus
● Evil spirit giving testimony
of who Christ is
● James
2:19, recognition is not submission
2.
● Authority that results in obedient
action
● Jesus is victorious (1 Corinthians
15:57, James 4:7)
● Further
encounters, same ending (Mark 5:1-7, Matthew 8:28-34)
3.
●
Amazement stirred up questions
Scripture Reading for May 16: Genesis 43
Author of Authority
(Mark 1:19-22) Verse 19
● Family - Zebedee wife Salome,
sons James & John (Mark 15:40, Matthew 27:55-56)
● Ordinary men - used by an extraordinary God (Mark 3:17)
Verse 20
● Divine, calculated calling
of the disciples (John 15:16)
Verse 21
●
Capernaum
- a familiar place for the 4 followers
● Synagogue Greek ‘sunagógé meaning to ____________ _____________
Verse 22
● Greek for authority ‘exousia’
● Triune authority extended to the Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17,
John 17:17, Matthew 24:35, Isaiah 40:8, John 1:1)
● Jesus knew His authority
(John 14:6)
Scripture Reading for May 9: 1 Peter 2
Follow The Leader
(Mark 1:16-18)
Verse 16
3 Things to notice
1. Jesus
was not just ________ upon these men
2. This
would ____ have been the _____ time Jesus saw Andrew & Simon (John 1:35-42)
3.
These men were __________ by _____
Verse
17 & 18
● Were the men following someone
they didn’t know?
Follow
me means?
1. Follow Me means an ________
of _____
● Matthew 16:24, Matthew 6:24,
Matthew 10:38, John 10:27
2. Following Christ is an
____ in _________
● Romans 8:29, John 12:26
3. Following Christ is ____ ______
●
John 21:18-19
4. Following
Christ is an ______ to a ________
● 1
Timothy 2:5, Romans 8:34, 1 John 5:14, John 9:31, John 1:12, John 15:26. Romans 8:26
Fishers of Men
●
God determines the results (1 Corinthians 3:6-8)
Scripture Reading for May 2: Genesis 42
The Good
News Is Still The Good News
(Mark 1:14-15) Verse 14
●
Why was John The Baptist arrested? (Luke 14:19-20)
●
Others' response to biblical truth cannot be predicted, but this does not change our responsibility
to share it.
● A
wonderful example in John
● Jesus
preaches in His hometown (Luke 4:28-30)
●
Lesson, don’t take the rejection of truth (gospel) personally (Matthew 10:14, John 15:18-19)
Verse 15
●
Greek word for repent is ‘metanoeo’ meaning to change one’s_____ & _______
● Repentance is not __________
● Paul explains this truth in
1 Corinthians 2:14
● Natural
man has the same dreadful condition (Jeremiah 17:9)
●
No one seeks Him (Romans 3:11) - Thank goodness He seeks us (Luke 19:10)
● The gospel is the message of all of Scripture
● Example (Genesis 1:1, 1 Samuel 2:2, Romans 3:23,
Romans 5:12, Isaiah 59:1-2, Romans 6:23, Jeremiah 17:9,
John 14:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, John 3:16, Romans 6:9, John 3:36,
Romans 10:9, 1 John 1:9, John 5:24)
Scripture Reading for April 25: 1 Peter 1
Tempting Situation
(Mark 1:12-13)
Verse 12
●
Roles and functions are being displayed
●
The Holy Spirit actively ‘ekballo’ (Greek) drove Christ to the wilderness
Verse 13
●
Not only was there significance in the location but also in the duration
● Mark is brief on the account - Matthew & Luke much more
detailed
● Luke 4:1-13 The temptation
of Christ
● In the wilderness fasting (similar
to Moses Deuteronomy 9:9)
● God
does NOT tempt Christ, the devil does (James 1:13)
Temptations
1. Luke 4:3 Devil’s angle
is physical, primal desires (hunger, satisfaction, pride)
●
Luke 4:4 Jesus responds using what? (Deuteronomy 8:3)
2. Luke 4:5-7 Devil’s angle is one of power and prestige
(but reveals his motive)
● Luke
4:8 Jesus responds in similar fashion (Deuteronomy 6:13)
3.
Luke 4:9-11 Devil’s attempts to match wits with Christ (Psalm 91:11-12)
● Luke 4:12 Jesus responds yet
again (Deuteronomy 6:16)
● Mark 1:13 Remarkable reference to what significant passage?
____________
● What is our responsibility
regarding temptation? (Matthew 26:41, 1 Corinthians 10:13)
●
The role of the Holy Spirit in our lives (John 14:26, Romans 8:26)
Scripture Reading for April 18: Genesis 41
All In Attendance
(Mark 1:9-11)
Verse 9
· Geographical humility in Nazareth
(Luke 1:26-27, John 1:43-50)
·
Although he didn’t feel worthy, John baptized Jesus (Matthew 3:13-15)
Verse 10-11
·
Christ served as an example
·
Who then should be baptized?
·
Is infant baptism appropriate?
·
Three main methods of baptism
1.
● In
this method water is sprinkled over the individuals head
2.
● In
this method water is poured over the individual
3.
● In
this method the individual is submerged under water (Mark 1:10. Matthew 3:16, John 3:23, Colossians 2:12)
· Remarkably
significant event takes place during baptism of Jesus
·
Presence of the Trinity
·
Dove (Matthew 10:16)
· Unique
phrase “My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 17:5)
Scripture Reading for April 11: James 5
There is no sermon outline for this week.
April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday
Who is Jesus?
Expectations - Luke 19:37-44
● Jesus had a very specific purpose (Luke 19:10, Matthew 1:21)
● Pharisees thought Jesus was
a _______ to their agenda (v.39)
● The
Sanhedrin council that He was a ________ (Luke 22:70-71)
●
Herod thought He was nothing more than a ________ (Luke 23:11-12)
● Pilate thought Jesus was ________ but foolish (Luke 23:13-16)
● The crowd thought He was deserving
of ______ (Luke 23:21)
● Cleopas,
even after the death of Christ, thought Jesus was a prophet and had hoped He would _______ ________ (Luke 24:18-21)
● Even today there are many false
views of who Jesus is.
● Throughout
the crucifixion and resurrection what does the Bible reveal about who Christ is?
1. Jesus is _________
● Luke 23:40-41, 1 Peter 2:22, Hebrews 4:15, 1 John 3:5, 2 Corinthians
5:21
2. Jesus Christ is _________
● Luke 19:41-44, Luke 23:43,
Luke 22:31-34, John 13:19-30
3. Jesus
is the _________ of __________
● Prophecy:
28:14 = Fulfillment: Luke 3:34
● Prophecy:
Isaiah 7:14 = Fulfillment: Luke 1:35
● Prophecy:
Isaiah 40:3-4 = Fulfillment: Mark 1:2-3
● Prophecy:
Zechariah 9:9 = Fulfillment: Matthew 21:5
●
Prophecy: Zechariah 11:12-13 = Matthew 26:14-16
●
Prophecy: Leviticus 17:3 = Fulfillment: Matthew 28:16
4. Jesus is the ______ and _________ ________ sacrifice
for sin
● Greek word for propitiation
‘hilasmos’ means ________
● 1
John 4:10, John 28:30 (finality), Romans 3:25, Hebrews 2:17, 1 John 2:2
●
Great explanation from Paul in Romans 5:6-10
5.
Jesus is ________
●
Luke 24:6-7, Revelation 1:17-18, Romans 8:34
He is risen,
Praise the Lord!
Scripture Reading for March 28: Genesis 40
Baptized
In The Spirit
(Mark 1:5-8)
Verse 5
●
News traveled about what John The Baptist was doing
●
John baptized upon individual’s profession of repentance
● Forgiveness of sin - reason Jesus was coming (Luke 19:10, 1
Timothy 1:15, Matthew 9:13)
Verse 6
● Would have looked similar to
________ (2 Kings 1:7-8)
● Some misconceptions of who
John was (Malachi 4:5, Luke 1:17, John 1:19-21, Matthew 11:9, Deuteronomy 18:18)
● Dietary normalcy according to Levitical/Mosaic Law (Leviticus
11:20-22)
Verse 7
● Humility of John (lower self/elevate Christ even in light of
Matthew 11:11)
● John was a good example in
many ways (1 Corinthians 1:31, 1 Peter 5:5)
Verse 8
Main
takeaways
1. John’s
baptism was a _______ baptism than Jesus would provide
●
Acts 19:1-5
2.
Baptism of the _______ ______ is absolutely essential in _______
● Acts 2:38, Romans 6:3-4
3. Water baptism is _________ by God
● Matthew
28:18-20, Acts 2:41, Acts 8:12
Scripture Reading
for March 21: James 4
The Gravity Of Repentance
(Mark 1:2-4)
Verse 2 & 3
● Mark recognizes the OT as authority
(this would have been what Mark had as the Word of God)
●
Romans Road (NT) vs. Jerusalem Road (OT)
Fact of sin - Romans 3:23 (NT) / Ecclesiastes 7:20 (OT)
Result of sin - Romans
6:23 (NT) / Ezekiel 18:4 (OT)
God’s provisions - Romans 5:8 (NT) / Isaiah 53:6 (OT)
Man’s response - Romans 10:9-10, 13 (NT)
/ Psalm 2:12 (OT)
● Mark references
both Isaiah 40:3 as well as Malachi 3:1
●
Who is this messenger that is to pave the way for Christ? (John 1:6-9)
●
A voice crying out in the wilderness (Matthew 3:1)
●
John The Baptist was special (Luke 1:15) to the plan of redemption (Ephesians 1:7)
Verse 4
● Greek word for baptize is ‘baptizo’
literally meaning to make fully ____ or ablution (washing or _______)
●
Repentance preceded baptism and still precedes baptism
●
John did NOT teach that baptism was merely an act that earned special favor with God (Luke 3:7)
● It was an outward expression
of an inward work of God
● John The
Baptist preached/proclaimed a message of repentance
●
Jesus Christ preached a message of repentance (Matthew 4:17, Luke 13:3, Luke 5:32)
● Greek word for repentance is
‘metanoia’ which means change of ______ or _________
●
Those who followed Jesus preached repentance as well (Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19, Romans 2:4, 2 Corinthians
7:9-11)
Scripture Reading for March 14: Genesis 39
One Goal In Mind
(Mark 1:1)
Introduction
●
What do we know about the author?
●
Mark was the son of _____ (Acts
12:12) whose home provided a safe place for ______ to retreat to
● Mark was the __________ gospel writer
● Mark uses the Greek word ‘euthus’, which means ________ 42 times, more than the other 3
gospels combined
● Mark was known as _______’s interpreter
● Shared similarities between Mark and _______. Two major likenesses
1. Both men struggled with ministry at times (Acts 15:37-40, Luke
22:54-62)
2.
Both men were restored, reestablishing
them into usefulness in ministry (Philemon 1:23-24, 2 Timothy 4:11, John 21:15-19)
Synoptic Gospel Audience
●
Matthew - ________
●
Luke - ________
●
Mark - _________
Verse
1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
●
The gospel message of Jesus Christ
is the message of _________
● The Greek word for the gospel is ‘euaggelion’ meaning good news Romans 1:9-10, 1 Peter 4:17)
●
Son of God - Specific role yet equal to the Father & Holy Spirit (Isaiah
9:6, John 10:30,38)
● Mandatory understanding (John 3:18)
Scripture Reading for March 7: James 3
Doing
The Work Of An Evangelist
(James 5:19-20)
● Interpretive challenge - Who is James speaking to? Who
is James speaking about?
● Our God of salvation requires
change, change that He elicits
● This is an evangelical passage
Verse 19
● Evidence
of audience - my brothers (1 Corinthians 2:1)
● False
converts - did this happen? Does this still happen? (Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 25:11-12
●
Jesus commands love through action (John 14:15)
●
Wandering - Greek word ‘planaō’ verb used in scripture 24 times for _______, 6
times for ____, and 5 times for __ _________
● From
the truth - What is the truth? (John 18:37)
● Two
main things that cause one to wander from the truth
1. ______
teaching/______ doctrine (Ephesians 4:11-14)
2. __________
(2 Corinthians 12:10)
Verse 20
●
Who can bring back one who wanders from the truth?
●
Sinners - Greek word ‘hamartolos’ these are individuals who are ________ by their sin
(1 Corinthians 6:9-11)
● Believers are defined by God
(John 1:12, 2 Corinthians 5:17)
● Covers a multitude of sins
(Romans 2:5, 1 Peter 4:8)
Scripture Reading for February 28: Genesis 38
Faithful Prayer, Faithful God - Part 3
(James
5:16-18)
Verse 16
● ‘Therefore’ - the truth of verse 13-15 leads to this command
● Unique Greek word for sin ‘paraptōma’
meaning __________ or _______
● Typically
for sin we see the Greek word ‘hamartia’ meaning miss the _______(Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Matthew 1:21)
Benefits to sharing our sins, struggles, faults with fellow
brothers/sisters in Christ
1. We
_______ the Body of Christ in a way that ______ God’s _______
●
Ephesians 4:16, 1 Corinthians 12:14, 1 Corinthians 12:26
2. Confessing sin fosters ___________, _________, and _______
● Proverbs 27:17, Galatians 6:1-2
● Not to be done in lieu of confessing
sins to the Lord (Romans 10:9)
● ‘You
will be healed’ - Contextual consistency in mind, healing of the sickness that corresponds. (Remember ‘astheneo’?)
● ‘Prayer of the righteous’
- Imputed Righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9)
Verse
17
● Nature? Jeremiah 17:9,
Romans 5:21
● He prayed fervently - Hebraism,
Greek meaning ‘he prayed with _____’
Verse 18
● A drought/famine was foretold
(Leviticus 26:18-19) leading up to 1 Kings 17:1
● Through prayer God brought back both rain & wandering people
(1 Kings 18:41-46, Luke 4:25)
Scripture Reading for February 21: James 2
Faithful Prayer, Faithful God - Part 2
(James 5:15)
Verse 15
● Needs to be viewed in context and
in conjunction with James 5:13-14
And the prayer of faith
will save the one who is sick
● ‘And’
is important, tying all implication of v.15 intimately to v.13-14
●
The prayer of faith - trusting in the Lord’s power through ________(Psalm
37:5)
● This is not a personal measure
of faith one earns (dangerous false teachings of WOF & NAR movements)
●
Will save the one who is sick - Sick, is it ‘astheneo’
or ‘arrostos’?
● Sick
Greek word ‘kamno’ (verb) meaning to grow weak or weary from ______ or _______ (unequally used only 3 times James
5:15, Hebrews 12:3, Revelation 2:3)
● Will
save Greek word ‘sozo’ to preserve, ______, _______ (primary use is in salvation)
● How do we know James is not talking about salvation in
this verse?
And the Lord will raise him up
● Raise up - Greek ‘egeiro’
meaning to _______ or __________
● The
focus is on the importance of prayer, the results exhibit the power of God
●
False teachers twist/distort scripture, often times James 5:15
● What out for these wolves
● We must understand the sovereignty of God in all things,
including prayer (Psalm 115:3, Matthew 10:29-30, Colossians 1:16-17)
●
2 Corinthians 8:9 clarified and supported by Ephesians 2:1-9
And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven
● Context shows this is restoration not rebirth
● 1 John 5:14-15 the will of God
prevails and we should be grateful it does
Scripture Reading for February 14: Genesis 37
Faithful
Prayer, Faithful God - Part 1
(James 5:13-14)
Verse 13
● Is anyone among you suffering?
●
Greek for suffering ‘kakapatheo’ means undergo ______, endure _______
●
Persecution/trials/suffering to be expected for be