Category: Mark

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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 7:31-37

Jesus is in Decapolis – a region of ten cities established by Pompey a bastion for idolatrous worship. But it would be here that the crowds would react to a particular healing more dramatically expressed than any reaction to miracles performed in Galilee. Very simply, they were superlatively beyond all measure, superlatively astonished, leading them to conclude rightly about Him, “He does all things well.”

Add. Ref.: Romans 8:18-19, 26

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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Jesus’ message being completely rejected by those from his own region in Galilee, Jesus moves north to the completely pagan, idolatrous, and wicked region of Tyre and Sidon where He is met by a woman with a desperate plea. Ironically, she demonstrates to have a better understanding of God’s redemptive plan than even the Jews, and because of her great faith, Jesus casts the demon out of her daughter.

Add. Ref.: 1 Kings 11:9-10; Luke 18:1-8; Matthew 8:5-12

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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 7:14-23

As Jesus teaches His disciples, it is not what goes into a man that defiles him, but what comes out of him. In other words, it is what is within his heart that causes him to be defiled, since a person’s outward actions are a result of inward attitudes. There is only one way to resolve this issue, and that is to receive a new heart.

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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 7:1-13

There are many who claim to worship the Lord, but without a proper view of Who the Lord actually is and what He has done, a person can fall into the trap of worshipping an idol, a manufactured God of their own creation. We are challenged, therefore, the think rightly about God through a sound doctrine so that we might worship Him rightly and in the way He deserves.

Add. Ref.: John 15:24-25; Philippians 3:4-11

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Scripture: Mark 6:45-56

We are each described as being spiritually blind before the intervention of the Holy Spirit during our salvation, meaning we are completely incapable of understanding the things of God. It is this same hardness of heart that prevents the apostles from understanding, even as they are witness to five manifestations of Christ’s divine power on one night.

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Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

When Christ feeds the 5,000, He demonstrates the depth of His compassion for the lost and further exhibits His divinity by miraculously providing for the physical needs of the crowds, as well as their spiritual needs. This great miracle also has an application in the life of the Church as well, as the need of every Christian is to be a part of a flock with a Shepherd, where they too will be perfectly and completely provided for.

Add. Ref.: Acts 7:51-52; 4:12, 23-31

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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Christ referred to John the Baptist, His own cousin, as the greatest man who ever lived, and also the greatest prophet. John’s ministry was one of calling the people to repentance, and this ran afoul of King Herod, whom John had personally rebuked on multiple occasions. Contrary to what might be expected of the greatest prophet, John’s story has no happy ending, but is serves as yet another reminder of how the world treats men of God.

Add. Ref.: Acts 7:51-52; Acts 4:12, 23-31

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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 6:7-13

When Christ sent His disciples out to sow the seeds of the Word, He gave them very specific orders. He also endowed them with miraculous gifts. But are the signs and wonders performed by the apostles prescriptive for the church today? As we examine this passage, we are benefited by considering the marks of a true apostle before we attempt to emulate their ministry.

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Scripture: Mark 6:6-13

As Christ’s ministry reached its peak, He commissioned and sent His apostles out to preach the Gospel, heal the sick, raise the dead, and cast out demons. They were sent with a purpose, and the manner of their sending also provides three principles which govern effective ministry even today.

Add. Ref.: Luke 22:35-36; Acts 13:13-52

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Pastor Matt Tarr

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6

“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” These words from Christ when He is confronted by the striking level of unbelief found in the hearts and minds of those in his hometown of Nazareth are a commentary on mankind as a whole, as the unregenerate will do absolutely anything to suppress the Truth in their hearts. It is only God’s Word and the work of the Spirit that can change men’s hearts.

Add. Ref.: 1 Corinthians 1:22-23