The story of Nehemiah (and Ezra that comes before) is one of restoration and renewal. Because of their unfaithfulness to God despite his constant and gracious patience and calling of his people back to himself through the prophets, Israel is taken captive and into exile, out of their land, under the rule of foreign nations.…
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.…
Mark 1 introduces the reader to the central figure, Jesus Christ, including His temptation. The key verse of chapter 1 is verse 15 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel” This chapter is made up of several scenes… Scene 1 John the Baptist prepares the…
The Gospel of Mark – Introduction
Storytellers. Mark is a storyteller, and the story he is telling is the story of Jesus Christ through the lens of the Apostle Peter’s stories for Roman Christians undergoing persecution under Nero.
And it is a story that is for everyone.
The Gospel of Mark tells the story of some of the most significant and astounding events in Jesus’ ministry.
Luke 9:21-27 (NLT) 21 Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. 22 “The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be…
For all of us God calls us to be a part of his mission of compassion, to bring something of the Kingdom of God to wherever we are, whoever we’re engaging with and whatever we’re doing. What does it look like for you to live this out, with the presence of Jesus in that being…
Mark 2:1-12 (ESV) 1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a…
Ian Dicks is an expert in cross cultural ministry and along with his wife Wendy have served in Malawi for the past twenty years with the Yawo people. Ian is now on staff at Whitley College, Melbourne, and also continues with their work in Malawi through Global Interaction. Romans 10:11-15 (ESV) 11 For the Scripture says,…
The parable of the soils: This is the third in the series Encounters by the Sea. The gospel of Mark introduces Jesus and His mission with these words: “And after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is…