Sermons On Mark
Easter Service
The message of Easter is not only about new life after death—it’s also about new life before death—about living as new creations in this very real tangible beautiful troubled and troublesome world in which we live. Resurrection isn’t an escape from life—it’s an invitation to invest this life with holiness and with zest. Resurrection makes every new day a new chance at Christ’s way of life.
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Kingdom Power - #13
Pastor Stan concludes the Kingdom Come series by looking through Mark 16 and what we can learn from that first Easter morning. We see the Surprises at Sunrise: the stone was rolled away, Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were afraid of God's message. We also see the Promise of Easter, that Jesus has been there, done that, and beat it!
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Easter - The Way of the Resurrection
When the women went to the tomb to treat Jesus' body with spices, they had certain expectations about their Lord: they expected Him to be dead, His body to be in the tomb. How surprised they were! We often have expectations of Jesus that He loves to dash. We also depend on "Bail-me-out" Jesus when we reap the consequences of poor choices, or we look to "Safe" Jesus and strip Him of His divinity. Listen to Pastor Tim Kelly's special Easter message on the miracle of Christ's Resurrection.
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Unfinished Business (Mark 16:1-8)
The Gospel of Mark ends with a bit of unfinished business, with the best translation ending with the word "because." And yet this open ending allows us to decide how the story of the resurrection ends in our own lives.
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LIVING OUT THE GOSPEL WITH RESURRECTION HOPE AND POWER: The Beginning of the Gospel Ends as the Resurrection is Revealed (Mark 16:1-8) 04-12-09
INTRODUCTION (Some Final Highlights of “the Gospel according to Mark” - Adapted from Mark by David Garland; NIV Application Commentary): [note: see expanded introduction below] --> Mark 1:1 (the Title of the whole Gospel); --> Mark 16:1-8 (the “Original” ending of Mark; vs9-20 the “Longer” ending); --> Acts 2:22-24 (reflects an Outline of the Gospel of Mark); --> Psalm 22 (Foreshadows the events of Mark 15 & 16); --> 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (an early Creed also articulated in Mark 16:6-7); --> Recommended Music: “The Life” by Michael Card (2 CDs). THE END OF THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL: --> Revelation Entrusted: to Two Unlikely Witnesses (vs1-6); --> Revelation Proclaimed: by an Angelic Messenger (vs5-8). LIVING OUT THE GOSPEL: --> Trust in the Advancing Kingdom of God: with Resurrection Hope; --> Walk in Christ-Centered Discipleship: with Resurrection Power. EXPANDED INTRODUCTION (Some Final Highlights of “the Gospel according to Mark” - Adapted from Mark by David Garland; NIV Application Commentary): --> Mark 1:1 (“The beginning of the gospel of about Jesus Christ, the Son of God” is the Title of the whole Gospel; not just the title of the prologue); --> Mark 16:1-8 (the “Original” ending of Mark; vs9-20 the “Longer” ending); --> Acts 2:22-24 (reflects an Outline of the Gospel of Mark); --> Psalm 22 (Foreshadows the events of Mark 15 & 16) [see Ps 22:1-21 “Suffering” (Mk 15:20b-27 “Jesus’ crucifixion”); Ps 22:27 “the Gentiles’ worship” (Mk 15:39 “the Centurion’s confession”); Ps 22:28 “the kingdom of God” (Mk 15:43 “Joseph is looking for the kingdom”); Ps 22:29-30 “Resurrection promised” (Mk 16:6 “Jesus’ Resurrection”); Ps 22:30-31 “Proclamation to God’s people” (Mk 16:7) “Tell the disciples”)]; --> 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (an early Creed also articulated in Mark 16:6-7) [see 1Co 15:3 “Christ died for our sins” (“you are looking for Jesus … who was crucified” Mk 16:6); 1Co 15:4 “He was buried” (“see the place where they lay him” Mk 16:6); 1Co 15:4 “He was raised on the third day” (“He has risen! He is not here” Mk 16:6); 1Co 15:5 “He appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve” (“He is going ahead of you … There you will see him…” Mk 16:7).
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