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The Crown & The Cross: Overview
Scripture: Mark Jesus’ Identity as Messiah & King Jesus’ Purpose Dying on the Cross Background Author: John Mark Influencer: Peter Date: 60-70 ad Message: Jesus is Messiah Three Acts I. Galilee (1-8a) II. On the Way (8b-10) III. Jerusalem (11-16) Key Verse “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to […]
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Son of God
Scripture: Mark 15:33-47 Intro We talked about foreshadowing in literature last week. Here is an amazing example. In Genesis 22:2, God asked Abraham to do the unthinkable – to offer his own son Isaac as a sacrifice to God. Hebrews 11:17-19 “By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who […]
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Crucified!
Scripture: Mark 15:20-32 Intro Most Important Book is the Bible The Bible is the most important book of all time. It still remains the most copied and best selling book ever. THE BIBLE HAS TRANSFORMED THE WORLD PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO DIE FOR THIS BOOK IT’S THE MOST ACCURATE BOOK OF ANTIQUITY IT CONTAINS A […]
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Giving Your All
Scripture: Mark 12:38-44 Intro How American use spend their time and money. We worship God most when we sacrificially love Him and love others more than ourselves. Series The Crown and the Cross – Jesus in the Gospel of Mark Beware the Hypocrites Warnings against their self-righteousness and lack of real love for God and […]
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God of the Living
Scripture: Mark 12:18-27 Intro We here a lot about science today. Trust the science. I only believe what I can see and prove. The Bible and the Christian faith are often discounted as wishful thinking or fuzzy nice thinking, but unproveable. For all of those criticisms, there are sure a lot of people who believe […]
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Christ the King
Scripture: Mark 11:1-11 Intro In today’s message from Mark 11 Jesus will enter Jerusalem, the capitol of Israel and the center of worship, for the first time. And he also, doesn’t simply show up. There are preparation and pageantry befitting a king. Series As we continue our series: The Crown & The Cross sermon, Mark’s […]
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Attitudes for Ministry
Scripture: Mark 9:30-41 Intro How many of you are Pride & Prejudice fans? If you like great drama and romance there are plenty of movie and mini-series versions and spin-offs out there of this classic Jane Austin novel – including Pride & Prejudice and Zombies a few years ago. If you want to save watching […]
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The Mountaintop
Scripture: Mark 9:1-13 Intro Are you the kind of person who hates silence? If no one is talking, you feel like you should? Even if you’re wrong or not sure what to say, you just have to say something. Or maybe you’re the person who sits quietly listening and learning – watching and waiting for […]
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Compassion for Outsiders
Scripture: Mark 8:1-10 Comparison and Contrast of Feeding of 4,000 with Feeding of 5,000 Good morning, I appreciate the opportunity to share with you again from God’s word. For those of you that don’t know me or for those that may be watching online, my name is Dan Jones and I serve as a Deacon […]
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Mercy for the Marginalized
Scripture: Mark 7: 24-37 Series We are continuing our series: The Crown & The Cross sermon. Mark’s Gospel shows Jesus as a man of decisive action with a clear message and mission, and the reader is called to actively response to the message. Mark divides Jesus’ life into two parts: his identity as Messiah and […]
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