Sermon Outline:

The Messiah has come, the bridegroom is at the wedding feast.

A New Wineskin Life for New Covenant Wine.

Family Discussion Questions:

Why was it right for Jesus disciples not to fast, even though Jesus did not condemn fasting itself?

What was the main goal of Johns ministry? How did this change when Jesus came?

What did it mean that Gods people were waiting for the bridegroom?

When Jesus refers to himself as the bridegroom, what are things he wants us to know about himself?

What are things that Gods people had once hoped for that God has already brought about? What promised things do we still hope for now?

What is Jesus showing us in Revelation 19 when he depicts His return as a wedding feast?

Jesus uses two metaphors to explain why you cannot try and bind together the new and the old. What are the old and new things Jesus is actually referring to?

What is Jesus talking about when he refers to sewing a new patch on an old garment, or pouring new wine into an old wineskin? What tear is created when we do this?

What are reasons why Christians might have wanted to bring elements of the Old Covenant which Jesus had fulfilled into their New Covenant life? Or why might they be tempted to reject Jesus and return to the Old Covenant altogether?

What are some ways that we might miss what it means to enjoy what Jesus has fulfilled so long after the death and resurrection? What would it look like for us to return to the Old, or maybe a misconception of the Old?

Sermon Outline:

Jesus calls sinners to follow him

Jesus enjoys fellowship with those who follow him

Jesus came to rescue sinners from sin

Family Discussion Questions:

What was Levis other name?

What did Levi do for a living and why did that make people hate him?

What did Levi do when Jesus called him?

Why were the Pharisees angry at Jesus in this passage?

What was Jesus response to their question?

Are there types of people which we assume could not become Christians? How does thispassage correct that idea?

Some people use this passage to say that Jesus is OK with people sinning. What details in thepassage prove that is a wrong interpretation?

Did Jesus mean here that some people are not in need of the Gospel because they arerighteous? How do you know this?

Does your own heart align with the teaching of Christ, that you need to be cleansed of your sinand only Jesus can do that?

Following Jesus doesnt save a person, faith in what Christ did does. But how does Christscommand to follow Him help us understand what it means to be saved?

Sermon Outline:

Forgiveness is everyones greatest need

Only God has authority to forgive sin

Saving faith and unbelief often have the same information

Family Discussion Questions:

1. Why did the 4 friends bring their friend to Jesus?

2. How did they finally get to see Jesus?

3. What did Jesus say to him?

4. How did Jesus prove he could forgive this man?

5. What clues in the first two chapters of Mark do we have to tell us what these men had faith in?

6. What is easier to say, your sins are forgiven, or to a paralytic, rise and walk?

7. Why is it that God alone has authority to forgive sins?

8.Which passage of the Bible is Jesus referring to when he calls himself the Son of Man?

9.What does it say about the scribes that they were excited about the Messiah coming with authority and yet didnt think about forgiveness?

10. How many ways did Jesus show he was God in this passage?

11. How does this passage get us to think differently about our own needs?

12. How does this passage get us to think differently about the needs of our friends?

Sermon Outline:Christ Rose from the Dead in Every wayChristians will rise from the dead in every wayThe inheritance of Christ and His bride is a redeemed heaven and earthIn the Lord, you labor is not in vain

Family Discussion Questions:1. In Luke 24, Luke notes a number of proofs that Christ rose bodily. What are they?2. How, from Luke 24, do we know that Jesus still has his human body even though he is inheaven?3. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul says that the truth of firstfruits proves that the bodies of Christians willbe raised from the dead as well. Explain that.4. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul says that Jesus task of defeating enemies proves that the bodies ofChristians will be raised from the dead. Explain that.5. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul tells us what our bodies will be like using the truth of seeds and plants.6. What will our bodies be like?7. What do we know about our eternal home, the new heavens and earth? What will be the same,what will be different?8. How does the truth of the resurrection of all things help us to:Enjoy this life?Work for the Gospel?Resist temptation?Hate death without fearing it?How does Jesus suffering earn and prove our resurrection from the dead?

Sermon Outline:Gods will to pity the defiledChrist became defiled to cleanse the defiledThe cleansing of the defiled is provenThe cleansing of the defiled leads to thanksgivingThe cleansing of the defiled is contagious

Family Discussion Questions:

Who came to Jesus and why did he come to Him?

What did Jesus do? How did He heal this man?

What did Jesus tell the man to do and not do?

How did the man respond? Did he listen?

What do we know about the leper based upon how he asks for healing?

What motivated Jesus to heal this man? How should that shape our hearts, prayers, attitudestoward others?

Given that all Jesus miracles are also signs and parables, what does leprosy healing teach usabout the Gospel?

What was significant about Jesus touching this man?

What were the cleansing laws in the Old Testament and how do they help us understand theGospel?

What opposite ditches does this passage prohibit when considering our own sin and the sin ofothers?

How does Jesus instruction to this man for silence teach us about Jesus motivations for themiracle?

Sermon Outline:A private and touching illustration of Gods graceA private and touching response to Gods graceA public illustration of Gods graceA private dependance on Gods graceChrist left heaven that people would be saved by the preaching of the Gospel

Sermon Discussion Questions:1. What was the problem with Peters mother-in-law?2. How did Jesus heal her?3. What did she do right after she was healed?4. Did Jesus let the demons speak? Why not?5. What did the disciples find Jesus doing when they were looking for him?6. What does the private nature of the healing of Peters mother-in-law tell us?7. How is the response of Peters mother-in-law a lovely illustration of redemption? What are somefalse ideas about salvation and serving God?8. Why did the crowd wait until sundown to flock to Jesus for healing?9. What does Jesus prayer in this passage teach us, even though the content was not recorded?10. The purpose for Jesus leaving of heaven is surprising. What is it? How does this challengesome popular beliefs about Jesus?11. How does this passage show the guilt of Capernaum in rejecting Christ as Messiah?

Sermon Outline:

A church where Satan is welcome

An embarrassing spiritual battle

Christ proves He is the one who crushed the head of the serpent

Family Discussion Questions:

This is Marks first introduction to us about what could be found in a typical synagogue during Jesus day. What is surprisingly NOT there? What is surprisingly there?

What does it mean for Jesus to teach with authority?

Would would it have meant for the preachers for Jesus to properly teach with authority even though they were not the Messiah?

This doesnt seem to be the type of battle Satan wants to be in. What is the ordinary way that Satan attacks the world and the church?

What is the Bible teaching us when it mentions this kind of demon activity almost nowhere other than with Christ and the Apostles?

If you were a regular worshiper in a synagogue around the time of Jesus who thought that the non-Jewish world alone had a problem with following Satan, how would this have corrected you?

How is the authority of Jesus over Satan a sweet comfort to Christians?

Are Christians ever instructed to talk to Satan or demons?

These events proved Jesus had authority and was the chosen one to crush Satan, but how would he finally do this?

What changed regarding Satans influence over the nations when Jesus rose from the dead?

Sermon Outline

Jesus begins to His ministry by calling His apostles

Jesus call: Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men

The apostles were willing to lay down everything to follow after Jesus

Family Discussion Questions

How does the purpose of the Gospel of Mark, as well as the place of this story in the book, help us to understand this storys meaning?

The fishermen we meet here are men who will all be appointed as apostles in the church. How does the title fishers of men relate to that office?

Why is it important that Jesus Himself will make them become fishers of men?

What does this passage tell us about Jesus and His kingdom?

Why might Jesus have called Galilean fishermen to this office?

Why is it important that disciples left their work and even their father to follow Jesus? Does this mean everyone who believes in Jesus should leave their job and their family?

What valuable things does this passage teach us about the church as a whole?

What reasons can you take from this passage why it is good to trust in Jesus?

What reasons can you take from this passage why it is good to share the gospel?

Sermon Outline

The ministry of the Old Testament Prophets is completed by Christ

The Gospel of Jesus is the Good News of God

The Lord Jesus is the fulfillment of all God had ever done before

The Gospel is God taking matters into His own royal hands

Flee from the kingdom which is being destroyed by Christs Kingdom

Family Discussion Questions

Mark here calls the Gospel the Gospel of God. Why would we say that the gift we get with the Gospel is God?

What are some big shoes of the Old Testament that Jesus fulfills?

Why is the Kingdom of God wonderful?

Why would the News of the Kingdom of God be bad news without the cross?

How do we get out of the Kingdom of the World the Jesus is destroying?

In what way is the Kingdom of God already AND not yet?

Why was the long history of the Old Testament with its many prophets necessary for proving Jesus as the Messiah?

Explain the false teaching about the Gospel of the Kingdom and why it contradicts scripture.

The church, including the Old Testament church, has a long history of affirming the prophets yet being enemies of them. How is this currently playing out?

What parts of the kingdom of the World do you still feel (sometimes) worth rebelling for? What medicines are in scripture to cure that madness?