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Year: 2015
A Purpose-Driven Ministry
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:35-45
– Jesus Christ had a purpose to His ministry. Yet, despite what the people who heard His message might have believed, His purpose was not to meet the felt needs of the masses. His purpose was to preach, and to proclaim the gospel message. It is for this purpose that today’s ministries should exists, as a mirror of the ministry of the King.
– Add. Ref.: Matthew 5:17-44; 2 Corinthians 11:3-14
A Matter of Evidence
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:29-34
– A great number of miracles were performed by Christ when He came, and a great many of these came in the form of healing illness and casting out demons. These miracles, coupled with the confounding authority commanded by our Lord, are undeniable proof that He was indeed the Son of God. However, even these miraculous signs were not enough to turn the hearts of men to Christ, as saving faith is not a matter of evidence, but instead is the result of something much more profound.
– Add. Ref.: Mark 12:28-31
Here is Authority, Be Astonished
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:21-28
– True authority is commanded, not demanded. Christ the Lord had the greatest authority ever witnesses by man, far surpassing that of the wise authoritative scribes and carrying such weight that even evil spirits are submissive to it. This is the authority our Savior possesses, and it has far reaching ramifications for both the unregenerate world and the regenerate Christian.
– Add. Ref.: Ephesians 5:22-24; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Titus 2:1, 15; Mark 3:11, 22-27, 5:6-9, 11:27-33
His Irresistible Call
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:16-20
– When Jesus called His disciples, it was not a request or a suggestion or a plea. It was a command to follow Him. In the same way, Christ authoritatively calls us to us to follow Him at our salvation. But this is no small thing, as truly committing to following Jesus will cost us greatly in this present life. And yet, following Him is an imperative, and it is something which the Christian does with zeal. His call is irresistible.
– Add. Ref.: Mark 12:1-8; Luke 5:1-8, 9:57-62, 19:1-27
The Gospel Proclaimed
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:14-15
– Jesus’s first recorded words in the Gospel of Mark are a proclamation of the Gospel. This is the true gospel, and not one which much of American Evangelicalism readily identifies with, for it is a gospel of repentance of sin and surrender to the Lordship of Christ through faith that comes only by God’s immeasurable grace. Furthermore, it is a gospel for which Christ Himself, and indeed all who profess it, will suffer for. But it is the only gospel that gives life.
– Add. Ref.: Mark 1:35-38; 2 Tim. 4:2-4; Acts 2:38, 3:19, 8:22, 11:18, 17:30, 20:21, 26:20
A Trinitarian Testimony
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:9-13
– During Christ’s baptism there comes one of the strongest testimonies for Christ’s deity, and it comes directly from the Trinity. Christ also demonstrates His divine nature during His time of temptation in the wilderness, where He proves Himself as God through His obedience, despite weaknesses present in His humanity.
– Add. Ref.: Hebrews 4:15
The One has Come
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:9-11
– The first time Christ appears in Mark’s Gospel, it is for the occasion of His baptism. In the course of this event, two major Christian doctrines are highlighted through an exposition of the Text: The Doctrine of Imputation and the Doctrine of the Incarnation.
– Add. Ref.: Romans 10; Matthew 3:13-15
The One is Coming
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:2-8
– Every King has a herald who goes on ahead of them to announce the King’s pending arrival. Christ also had His own herald in the person of John the Baptizer, who Jesus called the greatest man born of a woman. Yet Christ also says the one who is least in the Lord’s Kingdom is greater than John, and it’s in this context that we find the true measure of greatness.
– Add. Ref.: Genesis 11:1-4; Matthew 11:11
A Purpose-Driven Ministry
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:35-45
– Jesus Christ had a purpose to His ministry. Yet, despite what the people who heard His message might have believed, His purpose was not to meet the felt needs of the masses. His purpose was to preach, and to proclaim the gospel message. It is for this purpose that today’s ministries should exists, as a mirror of the ministry of the King.
– Add. Ref.: Matthew 5:17-44; 2 Corinthians 11:3-14
A Matter of Evidence
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:29-34
– A great number of miracles were performed by Christ when He came, and a great many of these came in the form of healing illness and casting out demons. These miracles, coupled with the confounding authority commanded by our Lord, are undeniable proof that He was indeed the Son of God. However, even these miraculous signs were not enough to turn the hearts of men to Christ, as saving faith is not a matter of evidence, but instead is the result of something much more profound.
– Add. Ref.: Mark 12:28-31
Here is Authority, Be Astonished
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:21-28
– True authority is commanded, not demanded. Christ the Lord had the greatest authority ever witnesses by man, far surpassing that of the wise authoritative scribes and carrying such weight that even evil spirits are submissive to it. This is the authority our Savior possesses, and it has far reaching ramifications for both the unregenerate world and the regenerate Christian.
– Add. Ref.: Ephesians 5:22-24; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Titus 2:1, 15; Mark 3:11, 22-27, 5:6-9, 11:27-33
His Irresistible Call
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:16-20
– When Jesus called His disciples, it was not a request or a suggestion or a plea. It was a command to follow Him. In the same way, Christ authoritatively calls us to us to follow Him at our salvation. But this is no small thing, as truly committing to following Jesus will cost us greatly in this present life. And yet, following Him is an imperative, and it is something which the Christian does with zeal. His call is irresistible.
– Add. Ref.: Mark 12:1-8; Luke 5:1-8, 9:57-62, 19:1-27
The Gospel Proclaimed
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:14-15
– Jesus’s first recorded words in the Gospel of Mark are a proclamation of the Gospel. This is the true gospel, and not one which much of American Evangelicalism readily identifies with, for it is a gospel of repentance of sin and surrender to the Lordship of Christ through faith that comes only by God’s immeasurable grace. Furthermore, it is a gospel for which Christ Himself, and indeed all who profess it, will suffer for. But it is the only gospel that gives life.
– Add. Ref.: Mark 1:35-38; 2 Tim. 4:2-4; Acts 2:38, 3:19, 8:22, 11:18, 17:30, 20:21, 26:20
A Trinitarian Testimony
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:9-13
– During Christ’s baptism there comes one of the strongest testimonies for Christ’s deity, and it comes directly from the Trinity. Christ also demonstrates His divine nature during His time of temptation in the wilderness, where He proves Himself as God through His obedience, despite weaknesses present in His humanity.
– Add. Ref.: Hebrews 4:15
The One has Come
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:9-11
– The first time Christ appears in Mark’s Gospel, it is for the occasion of His baptism. In the course of this event, two major Christian doctrines are highlighted through an exposition of the Text: The Doctrine of Imputation and the Doctrine of the Incarnation.
– Add. Ref.: Romans 10; Matthew 3:13-15
The One is Coming
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
Pastor Matt Tarr
– Scripture: Mark 1:2-8
– Every King has a herald who goes on ahead of them to announce the King’s pending arrival. Christ also had His own herald in the person of John the Baptizer, who Jesus called the greatest man born of a woman. Yet Christ also says the one who is least in the Lord’s Kingdom is greater than John, and it’s in this context that we find the true measure of greatness.
– Add. Ref.: Genesis 11:1-4; Matthew 11:11