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Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 12:13–17 The Dilemma Vs 13-14 His Wise Answer Vs 15-17 Bart Ehrman Best known are the divine honors paid to rulers of the Roman Empire, starting with Julius Caesar.   We have an inscription dedicated to him in 49 BCE (five years before he was assassinated) discovered in the city of Ephesus, which says this about him: Descendant of Ares and Aphrodite
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Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 12:1–12 The Compassionate Vineyard Owner Vs 1-6 Severe Judgement For Evil Leaders Vs 7-9 The Glory of the Son Vs 10-11 Isaiah 5:1–7 (ESV) Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst o...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 11:27-33 Whose Authority Are You Operating Under Was John’s Baptism From God or Man A Fearful Answer Mark 1:22&27 (ESV) And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.... And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority!...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 11:12-26 True Worship False Religion Pure Faith C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe “Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you." Isaiah 56:1–8 (ESV) Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation wil...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 11:12-26 The Hypocritical Tree VS 12-14 The Powerful Prophet VS 20-21 The Prayer of Faith VS 22-26 Luke 3:7–9 (ESV) He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father....

Preacher: Ryan Fast Scripture: Acts 8:26-31 Special Guest: Ryan Fast.

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 10:32-52 Jesus The Suffering Servant VS 32-34 The Audacious Ones & the Humble Beggar Vs 35-41, 46-52 True Honor & Glory Vs 42-45 Mark 8:31 (ESV) And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.   Mark 9:31 (ESV) f...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 10:17-31 Call To Discipleship The Loving Look of Jesus God Of The Impossible Now & Eternity Last First, First Last Bonhoeffer - The Cost Of Discipleship The young man seeks an answer to his question. The answer is: Jesus Christ. The young man wanted to hear the word of a good master, but now he has to recognize that this Word is actually the man himself whom...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 10:13-16 The Value Of Children - VS 13 & 14 How To Enter The Kingdom of God - VS 15 Jesus, The Center Of The Kingdom - VS 16 Genesis 48:8–10 (ESV) When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.” Now the...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 9:42-50 The Severe Consequence of Being a Stumbling Block - VS 42 The Seriousness of Sin - VS 43-48 The Salty Disciple - VS 49-50 John 1:12–13 (ESV) But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 
13  who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 1 Co...

Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe Scripture: Mark 9:30-41 God Will Deliver On His Promise VS 30-32 The Last Shall Be First VS 33-37 Either For Or Against VS 38-41 Isaiah 53:8–12 (ESV) By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? And they made his grave with the wic...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 9:14–29 Faithless Generation VS 14-19 I Believe, Help My Unbelief VS 20-24 Power of Prayer VS 25-29 Mark 1:15 (ESV) and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 6:7, 12-13 (ESV) And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits... So t...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6 2 Peter 3:13 (ESV) But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Isaiah 65:17–19 (ESV) For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusa...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Psalm 27:1-5 C. S. Lewis The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not in them, it only came through them, and what came through them was longing. These things—the beauty, the memory of our own past—are good images of what we really desire; but if they are mistaken for the thing itself they turn into...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Acts 17:16–34 N.T. Wright Simply Christian The Christian explanation of the renewed interest in spirituality is quite straightforward. If anything like the Christian story is in fact true (in other words, if there is a God whom we can know most clearly in Jesus), this is exactly what we should expect; because in Jesus we glimpse a God who loves people and wants them...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Genesis 1:26–27 Paul Tripp - Do You Believe? 'Like God' is an amazing thing to declare. 'Made in his image' is a profound announcement. But these are the things God immediately declares upon creating Adam and Eve. In those words he is defining their identity and the utter uniqueness of their relationship to him. Adam and Eve are not just part of the catalog of creatu...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Jeremiah 23:1–8 N. T. Wright Simply Christian Our passion for justice often seems like that. We dream the dream of justice. We glimpse, for a moment, a world at one, a world put to rights, a world where things work out, where societies function healthily, where I not only know what I ought to do but actually do it. And then we wake up and come back to reality. But wh...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 9:2-13 Glorious Revelation - VS 2-4, 7-8 Misunderstanding - VS 5-6 Suffering & Resurrecting Son of Man - VS 9-13 Exodus 33:18–23 Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The LORD.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 8:31–9:1 The Suffering Son of Man VS 31 The Cross Or Glory VS 32-33 Following Jesus Means Losing YOUR Life - VS 8:34-9:1 Daniel 7:13–14 I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 8:27-30 Who do others say I am? BUT who do YOU say? You are the CHRIST! Mark 6:14–16 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” Bu...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 8:1-26 Jesus Provider & Healer - The Signs - VS 1-10, 22-26 Unbelievers - Demanding More Signs - VS 11-13 Growing Belief - Understanding the Signs - VS 14-21 Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel....

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 7:31–37 Ministry to the Gentiles - VS 31-32 Isaiah 35:5&6 Empathetic Healer - VS 33-34 Jesus does EVERYTHING Well!!! - VS 35-37 PNTC James Edwards The presence of mogilalos in v. 32 links our story unmistakably to the Isaiah quotation. Since Mark is writing for Roman Gentiles, he only infrequently appeals to OT proof texts. On the few occasions when he forti...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 6:53-7:23

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 6:45–52 Jesus Rests - VS 45 & 46 Jesus Rescues - VS 47 - 51 Jesus Reveals - VS 50 Exodus 33 & 34 - God passes by Moses Who do you think HE is? - VS 52 Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Exodus 3:17 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Job 9:...

Preacher: Joel Fair Scripture: Mark 6:7–13 What are the disciples called to do? - Vs 7 & 12 How are they to do it? - Vs 8-10 What is the result? -Vs 11-13 Mark 3:13-15 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach and have aut...