Mark 11:12-25

Big Idea: Jesus is unimpressed by religious appearances,He’s seeking true worshippers.

Mark 11:1-11Big Idea: Jesus is to be received as the King who saves His people and searches our worship.

1. The King Arrives: Welcome Him – v.1-6Application 1: Will you Welcome His Welcome in the Words that you say and in the Ways that you obey?

2. The King is Praised: Worship Him – v.7-10Application 2: Worship of God’s People should be Sacrificial and Scriptural.

3. The King Examines: Warrant Him – v.11Application 3: If Jesus came to inspect the Places of your Worship, what would He find?OT Texts References in Mark 11:7-10:

1) 2 Samuel 7:12-162) 2 Kings 9:12-133) Psalm 118:25-264) Zechariah 9:9

Mark 10:46-52

Mark 10:32-45

Big Idea: Jesus paid His life as a ransom so that His disciples would not seek to attain a high status, but rather give themselves in lowly service.

Main Points:

3 Passion Predictions:

What Did Christ Accomplish on the Cross?PenalSubstitutionaryAtonement

Mark 10:13-31

Big Idea: The Kingdom of God is received by the needy, not achieved by the successful.

EphMark 10:1-12

Big Idea: Since God is a covenant-maker who created marriage as a covenant union, our marriages must be marked by covenant faithfulness.

Main Points:

3 Creational Truths:1) Gender is Intrinsic to God’s Design – v.62) The Goal of Marriage is Oneness – v.7-83) Marriage is a Divine Work of God – v.9

Categories of Covenant Breaking:1) Adulterous Immorality – Matthew 19:92) Abandonment of an Unbelieving Spouse – 1 Corinthians 7:152.5) Abuses that Abandon Covenant Responsibilities – Exodus 21:10-11;

Mark 9:30-50

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”

– C.S. Lewis

Mark 9:14-29

Big Idea: To follow Jesus faithfully, we must depend upon Him desperately.

1. The Failure of Self Reliance (v. 14-19)

2. The Mercy of Christ in Weakness (v. 20-27)

3. The Power of Prayerful Dependence (v. 28-29)

Mark 9:1-13

Big Idea: To follow Jesus rightly, we must behold His glory and bear His suffering.

4 Events in the Earthly Life of Christ:1) Incarnation2) Crucifixion3) Resurrection4) Ascension

Mark 8:31-9:1