Who is Jesus to me? Mark 8:27-30 Intro : Our lives are filled with questions. · Some of the questions we are faced with are very mundane and routine. For instance, “ What shall I wear today? ”, “ Where do you want to eat dinner? ”, and “ What do you want to watch on television? ”, are not questions that…

John the Baptist Preparing the Way Mark 1.1-8 Introduction: The writer of the Gospel of Mark is John Mark. He was the young man that went with the apostle Paul and Barnabas on one of their mission trips decided that it was not for him at the time. As a matter of fact, Paul and Barnabas later a falling…

LESSON TWO Trust in God Text 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence,…

THE END TIMES Sermon #14 Revelation 4:2-11 INSIDE THE THRONE ROOM OF GOD Intro : The last time we saw John, he had been air-lifted out of this world, through a door that had been opened in the heavens. He was told that he was about to receive a revelation of “ things which must be hereafter ”. As we…

Temptation Luke 4:1-13 January 23, 2011 Introduction: Illustration: Bernard “Kip” Lagat is a world class runner from Kenya. During the Sydney Olympics he was asked in an interview how his country was able to produce so many great distance runners. With clever wit, Lagat told of the African strategy for…

AN AUTOPSY OF A DEAD CHURCH Revelation 3:1-6 1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain,…

MARK 12:13-17 Mark 12:13-17 A QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP Intro : Things are heating up in Jerusalem. Jesus has offended the religious powers and they are out to get Him, Mark 11:18 . They want Him dead, so they come to Him in an effort to lay a trap for Him. They want Jesus to make a verbal misstep that they…

PSALM 84 Series: Issues of the Heart Title: The Issue of a Spiritual Heart Text: Psalm 84 Introduction: This past Wednesday night, I concluded our Bible study with the story of a boy in Sunday School Class who was asked to explain how he could have victory over the Devil. He said, “Well, the way I’ve…

Mark 11:15-19 Introduction: Two weeks ago we looked at verses 12-14 and 20-21 . In those verses, Jesus pronounced a curse on a fig tree. The reason He cursed the tree was because it promised something it could not deliver. The tree was covered with leaves, but it had no fruit, v. 13 . Since the early…

Mark 11:20-26 THE POWER OF BIBLICAL FAITH Intro : Genuine, biblical faith is a miracle! Faith in God is something we do not possess naturally. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: tells us that faith is “ the gift of God .” God enables us to believe…

Who is Jesus? Colossians 1:12-18 Intro : Ill. The Disciples on the sea, Jesus calmed the sea and they declared, " What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! ", Mt. 8:27 . (Ill. Even the enemies of Jesus, the Scribes and Pharisees, wondered about Who He was. “ And the scribes…

Mark 15:15-25 Intro : The scene has been set. All the actors are in their places. Everyone knows their lines even though they have never rehearsed their parts. The greatest act in human history is about to be played out. These verses talk about the aftermath of our Lord’s trial before the Jews and then…

Romans 8.18-29 Introduction: We spend a lot of time on the “backward” thinking rather than the “forward” thinking: it is as though we’re looking for a cause rather than what our response should be to the bad experience that we are going through. Backward- why me?, why is it so unfair? Forward- How can…

Mark 14:53-65 Intro : It has been a night of highs and lows for the Lord Jesus Christ. First, there was the high of observing the Passover with His disciples in the upper room. There was the low of Judas Iscariot abandoning the Saviour to go and betray Him to His enemies. There was the high of His ministry…

Mark 12:35-37 Intro : It is still Tuesday of the Lord’s Passion Week. Jesus is making His way to the cross to die for His people. This passage finds Jesus still in the Temple teaching the Word of God. The scribes, the Pharisees and the Sadducees are still looking for a way to discredit Jesus in the eyes…