Entries in the 'The Gospel of Mark' category

This week we reached the final part in our series from the Gospel of Mark – “Jesus Christ – What’s your response?” and looked at the resurrection of Jesus.  In Mark 15:40-16:8, we see three main characters that are part of the resurrection story: Joseph of Arimathea, the women, and Jesus. Joseph of Arimathea Joseph [...]

This week we reached part 39 of our series in Mark’s gospel and looked at Jesus’ death on the cross. 10 Snapshots of Jesus’ death on the cross Physical suffering – Mark 15:16-20.  Jesus was beaten almost to death by the Roman soldiers.  The taunts of the soldiers are ironic in that they declare Jesus [...]

This week we reached part 38 of our series in Mark’s gospel – “Jesus Christ – What’s your response?” and looked at Mark 15:1-5. Who is the king of your life? – Mark 15:2 In today’s world, we see the trappings of royalty but often have difficulty understanding what it means to be king.  At [...]

This week we looked at Mark 14:53-72 and we see the deity of Jesus during His trial and the humanity of Peter as he denies Jesus three times. Absolutely nothing will discredit the name of Jesus The trial of Jesus violated many aspects of Jewish law.  The witnesses’ false testimony (Mark 14:56 and Mark 14:59) [...]

Sermon recording from Sunday 7th November 2010.

This week we reached part 35 of our series in Mark’s gospel – “Jesus Christ – What’s your response?” and looked at Mark 14;12-25. Nothing is outside of God’s plan God is interested in the smallest and most intimate details of our lives.  God’s hand is in all the details – see Mark 14:12-16. God [...]

This week we looked at Mark 13 – a passage which is both challenging and exciting. In Mark 13, Jesus speaks about events that are going to happen in the immediate future and things that will happen when Jesus returns. The Immediate Fulfilment – Mark 13:1-23 The destruction of the temple Mark 13:2 describes the [...]

Mark 12:38-44 contains a warning and an example. The Warning Mark 12:38-40 is to do with the scribes behaviour.  They were proud.  The scribes got their status and identity from who they were and how they looked.  Jesus created everyone of us and He knows us inside out.  However, everyday we “disguise” ourselves in how [...]

This is the audio from the sermon from Sunday 26th September 2010.

This week, we looked at two out of three difficult questions put to Jesus by different groups – the Pharisees question in Mark 12:13-17 and the Sadducees question in Mark 12:18-27. There are two points that can be drawn from the Pharisee’s question in Mark 12:13-17. Ultimate authority belongs to God alone. Our duty to [...]