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  • Mark 9:30-49

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    • Mark 9:35 - We are not to try to compete with each other to be first. We are to show humility. This applies even to elders, deacons, and preachers, who are to be servants. We are all ultimately merely servants of God.
    • Mark 9:38-40 - This does not authorize any kind of “independent religion,” i.e. “I can be in fellowship without being a member of the church or practicing ‘traditional’ worship.” We must all obey the same commandments from God.
    • Mark 9:43-48 - We must do whatever it takes to remove sin from our lives. The message here is figurative, but we must sometimes take drastic measures to get away from sin.
    • Mark 9:49 - This could be referring to the purifying effect of persecution.
      • 30 min
    • The Two Systems
      • Differences of the two laws:
        • Old:
          • Keep Sabbath
          • Animal blood
          • Mechanical music
          • New:
            • Meet on Sunday
            • Jesus’ blood
            • Vocal music
            • This is all true, but if this was the only difference, we would still be under the same system but with different commands.
            • System of law demands:
              • No man could fully follow the law as the system demanded and be made perfect in God’s eyes.
              • System of faith demands:
                • No man can have faith enough to justify himself. He needs the grace of God to carry him the rest of the way.
                • Philippians 3:13-14 - We must press on toward the goal!
                  • 30 min
                • A Word Fitly Spoken
                  • Proverbs 25:11
                  • Proverbs 16:24 - The power of good speech.
                  • A word fitly spoken is a word spoken with …
                    • Planning
                      • I Thessalonians 5:14 - These are things that require planning to accomplish.
                      • James 1:19 - Be slow to speak.
                      • The right attitude
                        • Proverbs 15:1 - Give gentle answers.
                        • I Peter 3:8-9 - Don’t return evil for evil.
                        • Ephesians 4:15 - Speak the truth in love.
                        • “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
                        • II Corinthians 2:4 - Paul wrote with an attitude of love.
                        • Desire for positive change
                          • Proverbs 9:8-9 - Constructive criticism can produce positive change.
                          • Proverbs 25:12 - The power of a wise reprover.
                          • Colossians 4:5
                            • 30 min
                          • Ephesians 1:1-9
                            • The old city of Ephesus is fairly well preserved and many ruins still exist.
                            • The letter was written by Paul, probably while he was imprisoned in Rome. (Ephesians 3:1
                            • Paul at Ephesus:
                              • Acts 18:18-22
                                • Dropped off Priscilla and Aquila
                                • Reasoned with the Jews (Acts 18:19
                                • Acts 19
                                  • Imparting of the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:1-6
                                  • Paul performs miracles (Acts 19:11-20
                                  • Paul confronts idol craftsmen (Acts 19:21-27
                                  • Uproad: town clerk quiets the crowd (Acts 19:28-41
                                  • Acts 20:17-38
                                    • Paul sends for Ephesian elders from Miletus.
                                    • Paul gives “farewell address” to elders (Acts 20:25.
                                    • Encourages strength (Acts 20:28-31
                                    • Paul’s purpose
                                      • Remind them of their calling in Christ (Ephesians 1-3
                                      • Encourage them to walk as a Christian (Ephesians 4-6
                                        • Ephesians 4:1 - Walk in a manner worthy of your calling.
                                        • Ephesians 5:1 - Be imitators of God.
                                        • Ephesians 6:10 - Be strong in the Lord.
                                        • Ephesians 1:5 - “Predestined” here means that God intended for us to be adopted as sons. There are still conditions we must meet for this to be true.
                                          • 30 min
                                        • Mark 9:1-29

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                                          • Mark 9:1 - The church would be established while some who were standing there were still alive.
                                            • Luke 24:45-53 - The apostles would be clothed with power.
                                            • Acts 2:1-4 - The gospel is preached in completeness for the first time.
                                            • Mark 9:2-8 - The transfiguration.
                                              • II Peter 1:16-18
                                              • The appearance of Moses and Elijah with Jesus shows the transition to the New Covenant. Jesus was fulfilling the prophecies from the Old Testament, not contradicting them.
                                              • Mark 9:11-13. Here, “Elijah” is referring to John the baptist.
                                              • Mark 9:14-29 - Jesus casts a demon out of a boy. Apparently the faith of the disciples was not great enough to cast out the demon.
                                                • 30 min
                                              • God Winked at Sin
                                                • Acts 17:22-31
                                                • Balance the contrast
                                                  • Psalms 19:12-13
                                                    • Presumptuous sins
                                                    • Secret sins
                                                      • Secret from others?
                                                      • Secret as to consequences?
                                                      • Unknown sins? - This is the balance for presumptuous sins.
                                                      • Luke 16:9-11
                                                        • True riches
                                                        • Unrighteous mammon
                                                          • Sinful things?
                                                          • Material possssions? - This is the balance for true riches.
                                                          • Acts 17:30
                                                            • Calls to repentance
                                                            • Winked at
                                                              • Did not know?
                                                              • Did not charge the sin?
                                                              • Did not call to repentance? - This is the balance.
                                                              • Now:
                                                                • Sounds forth
                                                                • Universal call to repentance
                                                                • Times past:
                                                                  • Suffered to walk in own ways
                                                                  • Gave them up
                                                                  • No universal call to repentance
                                                                  • Acts 14:16
                                                                  • Repent
                                                                    • Matthew 3:2
                                                                      • 30 min
                                                                    • Where Did the Devil Come From?
                                                                      • He is an actual being.
                                                                        • Proverbs 1:20-22
                                                                        • Was he created by God?
                                                                          • John 1:1-3
                                                                          • Is he a fallen angel?
                                                                            • II Peter 2:4 - possible indications that the devil has control of demons
                                                                            • Isaiah 14:12-15 - This is a prophecy about Babylon. It is not talking about the devil.
                                                                            • Isaiah 13:1 - explanation for the prophecy
                                                                            • Luke 10:17-18 - Some interpret these passages to mean that Satan was an angel cast down from heaven.
                                                                            • II Peter 2:2-9 - Angel can mean either a human messnger or a celestial being. This could simply be referring to human messengers who sinned.
                                                                              • Jude 1:5-7 - This could also be referring to earthly messengers.
                                                                                • Jude 1:9 is.
                                                                                • Even if these passages are talking about celestial angels, they still don’t say anything about the devil being one of them.
                                                                                • The other four examples are about humans who sinned.
                                                                                • Deuteronomy 29:29 - Some things are just not revealed in scripture.
                                                                                • Matthew 25:41 - Wherever he came from, we know where he’s going!
                                                                                • James 4:7 - If we resist him, he will flee from us!
                                                                                  • 30 min
                                                                                • Galatians 6:1-18
                                                                                  • Review of Paul’s history with the Galatians
                                                                                  • Galatians 6:1 - helping each other in a spirit of gentleness
                                                                                  • Galatians 6:3 - warning against pride
                                                                                  • Galatians 6:4 - We must not rejoice in the troubles of others.
                                                                                  • Galatians 6:7 - We will reap what we sow!
                                                                                  • Galatians 6:14 - Paul boasted only in the cross of Christ.
                                                                                    • 30 min
                                                                                  • Mark 8:27-38
                                                                                    • Mark 8:27-29 - Jesus asks the disciples plainly who they think He is.
                                                                                    • Mark 8:33 - Jesus rebukes Peter for refusing Jesus’ prophecy of His death.
                                                                                    • Mark 8:34-38 - Following Jesus is the most important thing we can do. If we have to give up other things to follow Jesus, we must be ready to do so.
                                                                                      • 30 min
                                                                                    • The Defense of Our Faith
                                                                                      • I Peter 3:15 - We must be ready to give a defense for our faith.
                                                                                      • Romans 1:18-20 - God’s power is demonstrated in nature.
                                                                                      • If God did create the universe, what religion would He reveal Himself through?
                                                                                      • Daniel 8 - Daniel’s prophecy of nations and world events to come, including Alexander the Great
                                                                                      • Ezekiel 26:12-14 - prophecy of the destruction of Tyre by Alexander the Great
                                                                                      • John 5:36-39
                                                                                      • Faith is based on evidence. It requires logical and rational thought.
                                                                                      • Hebrews 11:4-10 - great examples of faith
                                                                                      • Faith remembers what it knows in the face of hard questions. It is not afraid of questioning.
                                                                                        • 30 min

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