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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 10:32-34
In this account, Jesus again tells of His upcoming death, burial, and resurrection. Here He gives even further and possibly surprising detail, but it is not so much Jesus’ message that strikes fear into the heart of His followers, but His resolve.
Add. Ref.: Psalm 22:6-8; Matthew 27:39-43; Isaiah 50:5-6; 50:4, 7, 10-11
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Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
A contemporary approach to evangelism often pushes an unbeliever to “make a decision” for Christ without ever confronting the unbeliever’s wicked heart. But in this passage, Jesus confronts a man who might appear “good” by all external accounts, but who cannot come to Christ because of the one thing he values more than Him.
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Scripture: Mark 10:13-16
What is the heart that is necessary to receive salvation? In this message, Pastor Matt Tarr explains who can come to Christ and how to come to Christ, but it must always be with a spirit of absolute dependence on God’s unmerited favor.
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Scripture: Mark 10:1-12
After directly exposing the hypocritical interpretation of Scripture by the Rabbis to support the widespread divorce in the first century world, Jesus’ disciples are both surprised and bewildered by God’s expectations for marriage. In this message, Pastor Matt explains the three provisions in Scripture for remarriage, but is the Christian really expected to live by that marital code?
Add. Ref.: 1 Peter 3:1, 7
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Scripture: Mark 10:1-12
In many ways, our society’s view of marriage is much the same as it was perceived in first century Israel. It was easily dissolvable and far from permanent. However, in this passage, Jesus reveals just how seriously God views the marital covenant. His design is intended to be permanent and He hates divorce, even though this position is commonly held as extreme.
Add. Ref.: Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Malachi 2:2-6, 9, 13-16
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Scripture: Mark 9:42-50
In this account, Jesus gives some of the most serious charges found on the pages of Scripture to His disciples that every believer in Christ should consider. The first charge is to take great care not to lead another believer to stumble in the faith, while the second, is to deal radically with sin in one’s own life.
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Scripture: Mark 9:33-41
Upon entering Capernaum for a final time, Jesus asks His disciples the question they didn’t want to hear, and the question exposes the condition of their hearts. Their pride prevented them from understanding the necessity of Christ’s suffering and His message called them to be humbled.
Add. Ref.: 1 Cor. 11-12; 1 Thes.2:13; Psalm 12
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Scripture: Mark 9:30-37
Having just cast the demon out of a boy in a significant moment teaching the importance of faith, Jesus immediately passes through Galilee, focusing his attention on training His disciples. From Caesarea Philippi to Capernaum, Jesus taught the twelve about His death, burial, and resurrection. The disciples are still confused, and instead of submitting their plan to God’s, they instead argued about who among them would have the greatest position in the Kingdom.
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Scripture: Mark 9:14-29
In a moving account just after returning from the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus, Peter, James, and John return to Caesarea Philippi to a great commotion around the remaining 9 disciples. Evidently, after failing to cast the demon out of a man’s son, the scribes capitalized on the opportunity to make a mockery of Jesus’ authority during His absence. Upon seeing Jesus though, the father falls to his knees begging Jesus to cast the demon out of his son. While he only had a little faith, it was sufficient for Jesus to demonstrate His compassion.
Add. Ref.: Mark 6:7-13
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Scripture: Mark 9:9-13
In the glory of the Transfiguration, Peter, James, and John are both terrified and awestruck, but they interpreted their experience wrongly. They thought this was the moment that Jesus would bring His Kingdom. After all, He was here and now in His Kingdom splendor and being in the moment, they didn’t know it wasn’t permanent. Their response proved that while they had a really good Christology, they had a terrible eschatology.
Add. Ref.: John 11:23-24