Racine Bible Church Sermons

Mark 11:1-11 Big Idea: Jesus is to be received as the King who saves His people and searches our worship. 1. The King Arrives: Welcome Him – v.1-6Application 1: Will you Welcome His Welcome in the Words that you say and in the Ways that you obey? 2. The King is Praised: Worship Him – v.7-10Application 2: Worship of God’s People should be Sacrificial and Scriptural. 3. The King Examines: Warrant Hi...

Mark 10:46-52

Mark 10:32-45 Big Idea: Jesus paid His life as a ransom so that His disciples would not seek to attain a high status, but rather give themselves in lowly service. Main Points: 3 Passion Predictions: What Did Christ Accomplish on the Cross? PenalSubstitutionaryAtonement

Mark 10:13-31 Big Idea: The Kingdom of God is received by the needy, not achieved by the successful.

EphMark 10:1-12 Big Idea: Since God is a covenant-maker who created marriage as a covenant union, our marriages must be marked by covenant faithfulness. Main Points: 3 Creational Truths:1) Gender is Intrinsic to God’s Design – v.62) The Goal of Marriage is Oneness – v.7-83) Marriage is a Divine Work of God – v.9 Categories of Covenant Breaking:1) Adulterous Immorality – Matthew 19:92) Abandonment...

Mark 9:30-50 “Christianity, if false, is of no importance and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” – C.S. Lewis

Mark 9:14-29 Big Idea: To follow Jesus faithfully, we must depend upon Him desperately. 1. The Failure of Self Reliance (v. 14-19) 2. The Mercy of Christ in Weakness (v. 20-27) 3. The Power of Prayerful Dependence (v. 28-29)

Mark 9:1-13 Big Idea: To follow Jesus rightly, we must behold His glory and bear His suffering. 4 Events in the Earthly Life of Christ:1) Incarnation2) Crucifixion3) Resurrection4) Ascension

Mark 8:31-9:1

Mark 8:22-30 Big Idea: Confessing Jesus as the Christ is entirely enabled by His giving of true spiritual sight. 3 Applications from 8:22-26:1) Friends Bring Friends to Jesus – v.222) Jesus’ Ministry to the Needy is Gentle – v.23-253) Only Faith in Jesus Grants Sight to the Spiritually Blind – v.26 4 Characteristics of a Prophet:1) Calls People to Repentance2) Some Perform Miracles3) All Speak wit...

Mark 8:1-21 Big Idea: When Jesus reveals Himself clearly, don’t missthe opportunity to trust Him fully. In Your Relationship to Jesus, Be Cautious of:

Mark 7:24-37 Jesus’ saving power and loving compassion extend beyond Israel to all who come to Him in humble faith. Jesus and the Gentile woman (7:24-30) • The setting (v.24) • The request (v.25-26) • The dialogue (v.27-28) • The healing (v.29-30) Jesus and the Gentile man (7:31-37) • The setting (v.31) • The request (v.32) • The healing (v.33-35) • The command (v.36) • The reaction (v.37) Isaiah...

Mark 7:14-23 Big Idea: What defiles the heart isn’t what’s outside you, it’s the sin within that only Jesus can cleanse.

Luke 24:1-12 Big Idea: The Resurrection reveals that God’s victory came in a way no one expected, but exactly as Jesus promised.

Matthew 21:1-11 Big Idea: Jesus is the King God promised, but not the kind of king people expected. Question: What kind of King is Jesus, as He enters into Jerusalem?

Psalm 117 Big Idea: All God’s people are called to praise Himforever—because He alone is globally glorious.

Mark 7:1-13 The Question (v.1-5)The Answer (V.6-9)The Proof (v10-13) Application:1. 2. 3. 4.

Big Idea: Jesus brings deliverance through His nearness. 1. Jesus’ Nearness with the _____ v.45-47 2. Jesus’ Nearness with the _____ v.48-52 3. Jesus’ Nearness with the _____ v.53-56

Mark 6:30-44

Mark 6:14-29 Big Idea: Faithfulness to God does not obligate Him to fulfillyour expectations.

Mark 6:1-13 Big Idea: Even when Jesus is opposed, God’s mission is advanced.

Mark 5:21-43 Big Idea: Jesus responds to desperate faith by meeting us in our deepest pain and providing hope beyond the grave. Two Questions: 1) When we are desperate, what does faith in Jesus look like? 2) When our faith is desperate, how does Jesus respond? 1. Jesus Welcomes Our Desperate Petitions – v.21-242. Jesus Responds in Our Deepest Pains – v.25-363. Jesus Provides Our Resurrection Promi...

Mark 5:1–20 1 Jesus’ mercy can _______________________________ 2 Jesus’ mercy is _________________________________ 3 Jesus’ mercy is_________________________________

Text: Mark 4:35-41 Big Idea: God leads His disciples into storms to expose our fear, increase our faith, and to reveal Jesus as worthy of our trust. 1. God Leads His Disciples Into Storms – v.35-36  2. To Expose Our Fear – v.37-38 3. To Increase Our Faith v.39-40 4. To Reveal Jesus as Worthy of Our Trust – v.41

Mark 4:21-34 5 Interrogatives of Mark 4:What are Parables? Why did Jesus Teach in Parables? Who are Parables for? Where is the Kingdom of God? When will the Kingdom of God Come? How does God’s Kingdom Come? How Should We Live in Light of the Kingdom?1. 2. 3