Mark 8a
Jesus Feeds the 4000.
Mark 8:1-10
I. Jesus feeds the 4000. (1-10)
A. Jesus has compassion on a crowd that put importance of the word over their own physical situation. (1-3)
B. Jesus can take use a small amount to accomplish great things. (4,5)
C. God never stops giving when we recognize where the provision comes from. (6,7)
D. Jesus provides fulfilment. (8)
E. Jesus sends the crowd home and returns to Jewish populous. (9-10)
Mark 7b
Jesus Ministers in the Gentile Regions.
Mark 7:24-37
II. Jesus ministers in the gentile regions. (24-37)
A. Jesus seeks rest in the gentile regions. (24)
B. Jesus ministry had gained respect in areas outside of Israel. (25,26)
C. Jesus ministry was geared towards Israel first but was extended to gentiles second. (27)
D. Salvation is granted to all who chose to believe Gentile or Jew. (28)
E. Jesus rewards the woman’s faith and demonstrates power to heal from a distance. (29,30)
F. Jesus the creator speaks and the creation responds. (31-34)
G. Jesus was glorified in his work in the gentile regions. (35-37)
Mark 7a
The Dangers of Traditions.
Mark 7:1-23 NKJV
A. Tradition will lead to the replacement of the Word as they seek holiness through human means. (1-4)
What are the dangers of putting Traditions over the word of God?
We develop a wrong view of sin as well as holiness by putting works above relationship.
B. Because the tradition was not followed by the disciples, Jesus was accused. (5)
C. The traditions of men are a contradiction to the Word of God. (6-13)
Why are we called to a life of humility and not ritualistic showmanship?
Because we can become separated from the reality of God by our false religious rituals.
Why should we be aware of Legalism in our lives?
Because we all fall short of the glory of God and are all susceptible to sin no matter how pious we strive to be.
D. True worship of God comes from a faithful heart and not from external appearance. (14-16)
Where does faithful living originate?
In the repentant heart of an admitted sinner who has turned to Jesus.
E. Faith is determined by the condition of the heart, and its exports not the imports of the world.
Why should we examine our hearts?
To be sure to purge the evil that dwells within them as we strive to be more like Christ.
1 Peter 3:15 NKJV
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;[i]
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), 1 Pe 3:14–15.
Mark 6e
Keep on Paddling!
Mark 6:45-56
V. Keep on Paddling. (45-56)
A. We are all sent out across the sea as Jesus looks on. (45-47)
B. At an appointed time, Jesus will remove us from the storm. (48)
C. We must keep a proper understanding of Jesus and not be led astray by false perceptions. (49,50a)
D. Jesus is the calming influence in the storm of our lives. (50b)
E. Jesus is the answer to all of my problems if I keep the faith. (51,52)
F. Jesus will heal and save all that put their faith and trust in him. (53-56)
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Mark 6b
Jesus sends Laborers into the Mission Field.
Chapter 6:7-13
II. Jesus sends laborers into the field (7-13)
A. Jesus commissions and appoints the Apostles to do the work of ministry. (7-9)
Acts 1:23-26 NKJV
23 And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen 25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” 26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.[i]
2 Corinthians 13:1 NKJV
13 This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” [ii]
2 Corinthians 3:5,6 NKJV
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as beingfrom ourselves, but our sufficiency isfrom God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.[iii]
B. Judgement comes to those that reject the gospel but blessings are brought by those that accept it. (10,11)
Mark 9:41 NKJV
41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
C. The message of salvation is always followed by life change. (12,13)
Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[iv]
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ac 1:23–26.
[ii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), 2 Co 13:1.
[iii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), 2 Co 3:5–6.
[iv] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Mt 28:18–20.
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Mark 6a
Jesus Second Rejection at Nazareth.
Chapter 6:1-6
I. Jesus second rejection at Nazareth. (1-6)
A. Jesus is rejected because people did not understand the nature of the man that was teaching. (1,2)
B. Jesus is greeted with insults and discrediting remarks in Nazareth. (3)
A. Because of Nazareth’s rejection of Jesus, He would leave doing very little for the needy. (4-6)
Mark 5b
5:21-43
Jesus Over Death and Disease.
II. Jesus heals those of great and minute faith. (21-43)
A. Jesus returns to Capernaum and is met by two individuals with two differing levels of faith. (21-27)
James 3:17 NKJV
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.[i]
Romans 2:11 NKJV
11 For there is no partiality with God.[ii]
B. The woman is healed when her faith leads her to Jesus. (29-34)
Leviticus 15:25-27 NKJV
25 ‘If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, other than at the time of her customary impurity, or if it runs beyond her usual time of impurity, all the days of her unclean discharge shall be as the days of her customary impurity. She shall be unclean. 26 Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her as the bed of her impurity; and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. 27 Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.[iii]
C. We must turn to Jesus first when the situation seems hopeless. (35-38)
D. Belief in Jesus is the factor that overcomes death. (40-43)
Romans 8:37 NKJV
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.[1]
[1] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ro 8:37.
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Jas 3:17.
[ii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ro 2:11.
[iii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Le 15:25–27.
Deuteronomy 18:10-13 NKJV
10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. 12 For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lordyour God drives them out from before you. 13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. 14 For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the Lordyour God has not appointed such for you.[i]
James 4:7-10 NKJV
7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify yourhearts, you double-minded. 9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.[ii]
I. Jesus expels a legion of demons. (10-20)
A. Two forces that influence the possessed. (1-5)
Matthew 8:28 NKJV
28 When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.
John 10:10 NKJV
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
B. Jesus is the antidote to all outside influences. (6-10)
1 Peter 5:8 NKJV
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Matthew 8:29 NKJV
29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”[i]
Luke 8:31 NKJV
31 And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.[ii]
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Mt 8:29.
[ii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Lk 8:31.
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Dt 18:10–14.
[ii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Jas 4:7–10.
Mark 4d
Chapter 4:35-41
Jesus over all!
VI. Jesus has authority over all situations.
A. When Jesus says something will happen, trust that it is going to happen. (35-37)
B. We will always be subject to storms and trials in life. (38)
C. Knowing God is in control will help when fear conflicts with faith. (39,40)
D. Jesus has power over His creation. (41)
Mark 4c
Kingdom Growth
Chapter 4:26-34
III. Parable of the growing seed. (26-29)
A. My job as a disciple is to plant the seeds of salvation in the hearts of men. (26)
B. I may plant but it is God who provides the increase and the yield. (27)
C. The harvest comes when the seeds of faith are planted, and matured. (28,29)
IV. Parable of the Mustard Seed. 30-34
A. The church grew from the smallest of origins. (30,31)
B. The churches growth would become a resting place for danger. (32)
C. Jesus explanations are clarified by faith and the Holy Spirit. (33,34)
Mark 4b
The Parable of the Lamp
Chapter 4:21-25
III. The parable of the lamp. (21-25)
A. Light has a purpose, it is not to be suppressed. (21)
B. All truth is given to us, our duty is live that truth out. (22)
C. Our call to understanding is paramount. (23)
D. The more we take the word seriously, the more we will receive. (24)
E. Understanding is rewarded with further understanding, but disregard leads to judgement. (25)
Mark 4a
Parable of the Soils
Chapter 4:1-20
I. Parable of the soils.
A. Jesus teaching on the sea is symbolic and necessary. (1)
B. Jesus describes the condition of mans heart when the seed of the word is planted. (2-8)
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 NKJV
C. Having ears to hear is having a willingness to follow the message. (9)
Isaiah 6:10 NKJV
D. Jesus teaches in parables to entice the willing to follow and to confuse the unwilling. (10-12)
1 Corinthians 2:13,14 NKJV
E. The sower is the messenger of the Lord. (13,14)
Galatians 6:8 NKJV
II. The types of soils
A. Desolate soil, pillaged by Satan. (15)
B. The unprepared soil that cannot endure. (16,17)
Matthew 10:22 NKJV
C. The soil dominated by the worlds entanglement. (18,19)
D. Good soil produces reproducing crops. (20)
Mark 3c
3:20-35
Opposing Opposition
II. Opposing Opposition
A. The world believes believers are out of their minds. (20,21)
B. Opposition to Christ comes from religious fundamentalists. (22)
Matthew 12:22-24 NKJV
22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”[i]
C. Division leads to destruction. (23-26)
D. God overcomes Satan. (27)
E. Opposition and rejection leads to condemnation. (28-30)
F. Our spiritual duty is greater than our earthly duty. (31-35)
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Mt 12:22–24.
Mark 3b
To Know God and Make Him Known
Mark 3:13-19
Mark 3:9 NKJV
9 So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. [i]
I. The servants call and training of the disciples. (13-19)
A. Gods calling our lives desires a response. (13)
Exodus 3:1-2 NKJV
3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush wasnot consumed.[ii]
1 Kings 19:8 NKJV
8 So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God.[iii]
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Mk 3:9.
[ii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ex 3:1–2.
[iii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), 1 Ki 19:8.
Mark 3a
Chapter 3:1-12
Not Today Satan.
III. Gods actions outweigh the traditions of men. (2:23-3:12) continued.
D. Jesus opponents began trying to spring traps in order to accuse Jesus. (1,2)
E. Jesus questions the hearts of the Pharisees. (3,4)
F. Jesus compassion is met with anger over the condition of man. (5)
G. The institutions of man always try and remove God. (6)
Isaiah 14:12-14 NKJV
12 “How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’[i]
G. Jesus withdrew as His popularity increased. (7,8)
H. Jesus popularity put His life in danger. (9,10)
John 21:25 NKJV
25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.[ii]
I. Jesus authority over demons maintained His anonymity. (11,12)
[i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Is 14:12–14.
[ii] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Jn 21:25.
