MK1:1-8
(Repent and believe.)
("The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" Go tell everyone.)
(Believing in Jesus saves because He has the authority to forgive sins. He can make us clean, and it doesn't take Him long to do it.)
MK1:39-2:12
(Jesus calls those who admit they are sick, doing harm to themselves and
others.)
(Good is always good to do.)
"I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." He said this because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit."
(Insensitivity prevents people from really hearing and understanding God's message. Openly showing others the evidence of God in your life will be rewarded with more life from God. As we sow the word of the gospel in receptive people’s hearts, God makes it grow.)KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity CARRY GOSPEL Don't Hold Back APPLY Give APPLY Rewards CARRY GOSPEL Our Role
MK4:10-32
At once Jesus realized JESUS Power
(Believe that Jesus has the power to heal, because he does.)
MK6:32-52KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity
(A hard heart can keep you from understanding things that otherwise are readily apparent.)
"What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'"
(Have compassion for people and do what you can to help them, believing in the Lord for help; and He will help. Then amazing things are possible.)
(Applying the principles in view of the world will cost you your old
lifestyle and possibly your body, but you have to do it.)
MK8:31-38
"'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
RELATIONS Problems APPLY Not Easy
(Whoever is not against Jesus and his followers is for them. All of us will go through difficult trials, and we must retain our stubborn persistence in sticking to the principles. But we should be at peace with others who are for Jesus.)
Whosoever shall put away [divorce] his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. MK 10:11 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. MK 10:12
(Focus on serving if you want to be great.)
MK10:41-45
HELPS BELIEVE Force
Jesus stopped SERVING Humility
(Jesus stops and serves those forcefully laying hold of His kingdom (He is humble).)
MK10:46-52
(Jesus does not always do what’s safe; rather, He puts God’s
principles into action.)
(Believe and God will grant whatever you ask. Forgive others while you pray, and God will forgive the harm you've done.)
OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Love the Lord LOVE NEIGHBOR
(Love the Lord and your neighbor too; it's the greatest.)
(Those that like to impress others and be honored publicly, but take advantage of those in difficult circumstances, will be punished most severely. The poor who give to God are honored.)
APPLY Give
JESUS Coming
Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" "I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."