Raintree Community Church

Text: Mark 4:1-20 (Part 2)

1. The Teaching of Parables and the Kingdom of God (1:15; 4:1-2)

• The kingdom of God has been prophesied and is now being fulfilled in Jesus (Mark 1:15).
• Jesus begins to tea…

Text:  Mark 3:20-35

The Warfare of Two Kingdom Agendas (3:20-21, 31-35)

• The skewed perspective of Jesus’ family: The ministry of Jesus is akin to madness.
• The shocking response of Jesus to His fam…

Text: Mark 3:7-19

The Clamoring Crowd that Wanted Something From Jesus (3:7-12)

• The crowd pressed Jesus to be released from their suffering, not their sins. They seemingly had no interest in the Gos…

Text: Mark 2:23-3:6

The Sabbath Explained and the Lord Revealed (2:23-28)

• Jesus explains that the Sabbath was instituted to serve people, not for people to serve the Sabbath.
• Jesus reveals Himself a…

Text: Mark 2:18-22

Jesus Must be Received and Believed (2:18-20)

• Feasting, not fasting, is appropriate when the bridegroom is near.
• Truth: Jesus is the Bridegroom and He must be believed as the So…

The Powerful Witness of the Empty Tomb (20:1-10)

• The empty tomb confirmed all that Jesus had predicted concerning His death, burial, and resurrection.

The Personal Encounters with the Risen Lor…

Christ Died For Us (Romans 5:6-8)

• We are morally weak and helpless.
• We are ungodly sinners.
• We are enemies of God.

Christ Died to Save Us (Romans 5:9-10)

• As sinners, God’s wrath abided on us.
• As…

The Gospel of Christ is Salvation to the Sinner (2:13-14, 17)

• Jesus preached the Gospel to sinners.
• Jesus called the most unlikely of candidates to follow Him.

The Gospel of Christ is an Offense …

The Tough Crowd that Came to See Jesus (2:1-2)

• The crowd is made up of Pharisees, Rabbis, and Scribes (Luke 5:17).
• Jesus continues His preaching of the Word (Gospel of the Kingdom)

The Real Faith…

The Healing Heart of Jesus (Mark 1:29-34)

• Jesus demonstrated His great power to heal and restore
• Jesus displayed His deep love for others

The Devoted Heart of Jesus (Mark 1:35-39)

• Jesus was de…

Jesus and His Authoritative Words (Mark 1:21-22)

• Jesus taught with absolute authority, providing a striking contrast with the religious community.
• As Jesus spoke, the people were lost for words in a…

The Gospel Message of Jesus (Mark 1:14-15)

• The good news that Jesus proclaimed was the culmination of all history and prophetic Scripture.
• The good news that Jesus proclaimed was about repentance of…

The Setting of Christ’s Temptation (Mark 1:12-13)

• Christ’s temptation is set in the wilderness without food or worldly comforts.
• Christ’s temptation was Satan’s strategic assault on His mission to t…

The Gospel Appeared in a Person (1:1)

• Jesus is the Gospel message in the flesh
• He is the promised Messiah and the Son of God

The Gospel was Announced by a Messenger (1:2-8)

• John the Baptist was th…

The Author of Mark’s Gospel

• The human author of this Gospel is John Mark. This was validated by several early church fathers, including Papias in 120 A.D.
• He served with the Apostle Paul and became …

Love One Another Genuinely (verses 9-10a)

• We are called to love without hypocrisy
• We are called to love with affection

Honor One Another Faithfully (verse 10b)

• We are called to outdo one another…

We Must Intentionally Continue in the Word (2 Tim. 3:14-15)

• We are called to continue learning and believing the Scriptures, which point us to Jesus.
• We believe that the primary tool that the Holy S…

1. The Gospel Defines Us

• The Gospel is the glorious announcement of what God has done through the incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christ’s work on the cross has satisfied…

Glorifying God: Our Purpose

• We were created for God and His glory
• We were created to know God and make Him known.

Being a Disciple of Jesus Christ: Our Identity

• Disciples of Jesus will follow Je…