The power of the redemptive story part 2 The Ascension: Mark 16:14-20 It’s been quite a week. Kim Jung Un says he’s suspending any further nuclear trials. North and South Korea are going to enter into conversation. and imagine Donald Trump in the same room as Kim Jung Un. Add to that Lindsay Buckingham guitarist…
Mark 16 The Power of the Redemptive Story: The disciples all through the gospel story, were excited for Jesus to mount a serious Jewish revolution. They wanted a Messiah who would overthrow the Romans, purify the land of paganism, and establish Israel as the top nation in the world – like it was back in…
Jesus appeared with the disciples on the road to Emmaus; Mark 16:9-13 9 After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went to the disciples, who were grieving and weeping, and told them…
Jesus THROWN EVERYTHING OFF BALANCE Those are the words of the Misfit, a fictional murderous character in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (The Art of the Short Story) by writer Flannery O’Connor. In the real-world O’Connor writes as a reclusive Catholic in a largely evangelical Protestant, sociable culture. It is of this culture that…
Mark 15 describes Jesus being delivered to Pilate by the religious leaders and is falsely tried. It marks the move from Palm Sunday ‘Hail the King’ to ‘Crucify’.
MARK 13 (Mat 24-25) Coming of the Kingdom – Signs of the End of the Age In response to questioning from the disciples Jesus says vv 7–8 … 7 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 8…
MARK 13 (Mat 24-25) Signs of the End of the Age In response to questioning from the disciples Jesus says vv 7–8 … 7 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 8 Nation will go to war…
the Authority of Jesus Challenged Chapter 12 is part of a larger narrative that includes up to ch 13. The section revolves around three or four days (11:1–11, Sunday; 11:12–19, Monday; 11:20–13:37, Tuesday and probably Wednesday). Our text today begins where we left of in Chapter 11 with the chief priests and elders questioning the…
Presentation of the King: The Gospel of Mark tells the story of some of the most significant and astounding events in Jesus’ ministry. Mark takes no time recording any lead up to Christ’s birth. No genealogies, no shepherds or magi, no childhood stories of conversations with Scribes in the temple, no account of losing mum/dad.…