Old Treasures Made New

Season 3 Pilot

Mark 16:19-20 Let us mark the place to which our Lord went when He had finished His work on earth, and the place where He is at this present time. Let us mark the blessing which our Lord Jesus Christ bestows on all who work faithfully for Him. "He returned to that glory which He had with the Father before He came into the world He received, as our victorious Mediator and Redeemer, the highest posi...

Season 2 Ending

Mark 16:15-18 We ought to notice the parting commission which our Lord gives to His apostles. We ought to notice the terms which our Lord tells us should be offered to all who hear the Gospel. We ought to notice the gracious promises of special help which our Lord holds out in His parting words to His apostles. "We are not justified in making any exception in the proclamation. We have no warrant f...

For John MacArthur's sermon on Mark 16:9-20, click HERE . Mark 16:9-14 Let us mark what abundant proof we have that our Lord Jesus Christ really rose again from the dead. Let us mark our Lord Jesus Christ's singular kindness to Mary Magdalene. Let us mark how much weakness there is sometimes in the faith of the best Christians. "We ought to thank God that the fact of the resurrection is so clearly...

Mark 16:1-8 Let us observe the power of strong love to Christ. Let us observe how the difficulties which Christians fear, will sometimes disappear as they approach them. Let us observe that the friends of Christ have no cause to be afraid of angels. Let us observe the exceeding kindness of God towards his backsliding servants. "A large proportion of a saint's anxieties arise from things which neve...

Mark 15:39-47 Let us notice what honorable mention is here made of women. Let us notice that Jesus has friends of whom little is known. Let us notice what honor our Lord Jesus Christ has placed on the grave, by allowing Himself to be laid in it. "As surely as He rose again victorious from the tomb, so surely shall all who believe in Him rise gloriously in the day of His appearing. Remembering this...

Mark 15:33-38 Let us observe the visible signs and wonders which accompanied our Lord's death. Let us observe how truly and really our Lord Jesus Christ was made a curse for us, and bore our sins. Let us observe that it is possible to be forsaken of God for a time, and yet to be loved by Him. "To attempt to revive the Jewish ceremonial in the Church of Christ, by returning to altars, sacrifices, a...

Mark 15:16-32 We see Jesus delivered into the hands of the Roman soldiers, as a criminal condemned to death. We see Jesus insulted and made a laughing-stock by the Roman soldiers. We see Jesus stripped of His garments and crucified naked before His enemies. We see Jesus suffering the most ignominious and humiliating of all deaths, even the death of the cross. We see Jesus reckoned a transgressor a...

Mark 15:1-15 Let us mark what a striking proof the Jewish rulers gave to their own nation that the times of Messiah had come. Let us mark the meekness and lowliness of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us mark the wavering and undecided conduct of Pilate. Let us mark the exceeding guilt of the Jews in the matter of the death of Christ. Let us mark what a striking type the release of Barabbas affords of t...

Mark 14:66-72 Let us learn how far and how shamefully a great saint may fall. Let us learn how small a temptation may cause a saint to have a great fall. Finally, let us learn that backsliding brings saints into great sorrow. "The histories of Noah, Abraham, David, Hezekiah, will supply us with mournful proof, that "the infection of sin remains even in the regenerate," and that no man is so strong...

Mark 14:53-65 Let us observe how foolishly Christians sometimes thrust themselves into temptation. Let us observe how much our Lord Jesus Christ had to endure from lying lips, when tried before the chief priests. Let us observe what distinct testimony our Lord bore to His own Messiahship, and second advent in glory. "Once out of the way of holiness, there is no saying to what we may come. Once giv...

Mark 14:43-52 Let us notice how little our Lord's enemies understood the nature of His kingdom. Let us notice how all things in our Lord's passion happened according to God's Word. Let us notice how much the faith of true believers may give way. Let us leave the passage with a deep sense of our Lord's ability to sympathize with His believing people. "The cause of truth does not need force to maint...

Mark 14:32-42 Let us mark how keenly our Lord felt the burden of a world's sin. Let us mark what an example our Lord gives us of the importance of prayer in time of trouble. Let us mark what a striking example our Lord gives us of submission of will, to the will of God. Let us mark how much infirmity may be found even in the best Christians. "We ought to see in our Lord's agony in Gethsemane the e...

Mark 14:26-31 We see how well our Lord foreknew the weakness and infirmity of His disciples. We see how much comfort professing Christians may miss by carelessness and inattention. We see how much ignorant self-confidence may sometimes be found in the hearts of professing Christians. "He knew what they were before conversion--wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved them. He knows what they will...

Mark 14:17-25 Let us learn that self-examination should precede the reception of the Lord's Supper. Let us learn that the principal object of our Lord's Supper, is to remind us of Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross. Finally the nature of the spiritual benefits which the Lord's supper was intended to convey, and the persons who have a right to expect them. "The bread which we there eat, and the...

Mark 14:10-16 We ought to mark to what lengths a man may go in a false profession of religion. We ought to mark the intentional connection between the time of the Jewish Passover and the time of Christ's death. "The true Christian ought to be far more afraid of being rich than of being poor." "Those who neglect to study the Jewish ordinances, as dark, dull, and uninteresting parts of the Bible, on...

Mark 14:1-9 Let us first observe how God can disappoint the designs of wicked men, and over-rule them to His own glory. Let us observe how good works are sometimes undervalued and misunderstood. Let us observe how highly our Lord Jesus Christ esteems any service done to Himself. "They thought they were going to put an end forever to Christ's spiritual kingdom; and in reality they were helping to e...

Mark 13:32-37 We learn that the exact time of our Lord Jesus Christ's second advent is purposely withheld from His church. We learn what are the practical duties of all true believers in the prospect of the second coming of Jesus Christ: to watch, pray, and work "The hearts of men like Athanasius, Chrysostom, and Augustine, might well have sunk within them, if they had been aware of the centuries...

Mark 13:24-31 Let us observe what solemn majesty will attend our Lord Jesus Christ's second coming to this world. Let us observe that the first event after the Lord's second coming, shall be the gathering of His elect. Let us observe how important it is to note the signs of our own times. Let us observe how carefully our Lord asserts the certainty of His predictions being fulfilled. "He came the f...

Mark 13:14-23 We are taught the lawfulness of using means to provide for our own personal safety. We are taught the great privileges of God's elect. "A believer is not to suppose that God will take care of him, and provide for his needs, if he does not make use of means and the common sense which God has given him, as well as other people...To profess to trust God, while we idly sit still and do n...

Mark 13:9-13 Let us observe what troubles our Lord bids His people expect between the time of His first and second comings. Let us observe what rich encouragement the Lord Jesus holds out to His persecuted people. "In reading the prophecies of the Bible concerning Christ's Church, we shall generally find judgment and mercy blended together. They are seldom all bitter without any sweet--seldom all...

Mark 13:1-8 The first thing that demands our attention is the prediction of our Lord concerning the temple at Jerusalem. The second thing that demands our attention is the remarkable manner in which our Lord commences the great prophecy of this chapter. "Let us learn from this solemn saying, that the true glory of a Church does not consist in its buildings for public worship, but in the faith and...

Mark 12:35-44 Let us learn how much there is about Christ in the Old Testament Scriptures. Let us learn how odious is the sin of hypocrisy in the sight of Christ. Let us learn how pleasing to Christ is self-denying liberality in giving. "Well would it be for the church if theological discussions were less about trifles, and more about weighty matters, and things necessary to salvation." "A boastfu...

Mark 12:28-34 Let us observe how high is our Lord Jesus Christ's standard of duty to God and man. Let us observe how far a man may go in religion, and yet not be a true disciple of Christ. "Let us learn from this brief exposition of the true standard of duty, how great is the need in which we all naturally stand of the atonement and mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ...It is only gross ignorance o...