Sunday Sermons

The Faith Problem Mark 9:14-29 THE ISSUE (v14-23) THE SOLUTION (v24-29)

Celebrate Christmas with this message from Pastor Tony Carter on Isaiah 9:1-7, where we are reminded that God always does the things He promises to do!

Main Idea: Good news of great joy has come into the world through Jesus Christ. The History of the Christmas Story (v. 1-7) The Identity of the Christ in the Christmas Story (v. 8-14) The Testimony of the Christmas Story (v. 15-20)

See (v.1-4) Hear (v. 5-8) See also: Luke 9:30-31 Understand (v. 9-13) See also: Malachi 4:4-5 & Matthew 17:13

Main Idea: A blurry view of Jesus leads to a blurry view of discipleship. Jesus give us clarity in stages (Mark 8:22-26) A clear view of Jesus means embracing His mission (Mark 8:27-33) A clear view of discipleship means surrender (Mark 8:34-9:1)

The Work Rejected (8:11-13) His Work Rejected (8:14-17) His Work Forgotten (8:18-21) Jesus desires for us to… accept His work, understand His work, and remember His work.

Who are the children? Who are the dogs?

Doctrine Matters Mark 7:1-23 Where do you get your doctrine??? From Man??? (v. 1-13) From God!!! (v. 14-23) SCRIPTURE MUST BE THE FINAL AUTHORITY OF TRUTH IN OUR LIVES!!!

See John 10:11 The Shepherd Leads (v. 30-34) See Psalm 23:1-3 The Shepherd Feeds (v. 34-44) The Shepherd Watches (v. 45-48) See Matthew 4:4 The Shepherd Returns (v. 49-56)

Who is King Herod? Who is John the Baptist?

Jesus: Have you heard about Him? (v 1-2) Jesus: Do you know Him? (v 3-4) Jesus: Do you believe in Him? (v 5-6)

Jesus makes Clean that which was Unclean - v. 24-34 Jesus makes Alive that which was Dead - v. 35-43

The Possessed Man (v. 1-7) The Lord (v. 8-13) All things are powerless in the presence of Jesus.

I. Jesus is All Knowing (Omniscient) and in Control. (v. 35-38a) Hypostatic Union = Fully God & Fully Man II. Jesus is All Powerful (Omnipotent) and in Control. (v. 38b-39) See also John 15:4 III. Jesus is Sovereign and in Control. (v. 40-41) Sovereign = Supreme Power and in Control.

1 - The Kingdom of God Produces Light (4:21–25) 2 - The Kingdom of God Produces Growth (4:26–29) 3 - The Kingdom of God Produces Global Impact (4:30–34) The kingdom of God produces light, growth, and global impact.

The 4 Hearts of Man: + Hard Heart + Shallow Heart + Crowded Heart + Fruitful Heart Which heart do you have?

The Gospel puzzles the world. The Gospel stumbles the world. The Gospel separates us from the world.

The Lord Calls The Lord Equips You are called... You are equipped... ARE YOU GOING???

Join Pastor Mitch Green from Ascend Bible Church as we walk through Mark 3:1-6. Five Signs of a Hardened Heart: 1) Compassionless 2) Accusatory 3) Self Righteous 4) Legalistic 5) Against God

Why do your disciples not fast? Why do your disciples not honor the sabbath? See also: Deuteronomy 23:25 BIG IDEA: Jesus lifted the burden of the old law and ushered in an age of freedom through grace. See also: Galatians 4:3-5

Jesus came to teach the common. (v. 13) See also: Psalm 19:7 Jesus came to lead the unlikely. (v. 14) Jesus came to fellowship with the undesirable. (v. 15) Jesus came to heal the sinner. (v. 16-17) BIG IDEA: Jesus is a king that deserved to be served, who came first to serve an unworthy people. See also: Mark 10:45

Jesus has authority over… 1) Spiritual Sickness See also: Mark 5:2-10 & Luke 10:17-20 2) Physical Sickness 3) All Sin See also: Matthew 9:12-13 Big Idea: The revelation of Christ’s authority over all sin draws all to Him.

The Kingdom Establisher (v. 14-15) Kingdom of God = Spiritual Kingdom of Heaven = Physical The Kingdom Workers (v. 16-20) ARE YOU FISHING?

1. The Baptism (v. 9-11) A. The Law Fulfilled (Matt. 3:15) B. The Prophecy Fulfilled (Isa. 42:1) 2. The Battle (v. 12-13) The 3 Temptations (Matt. 4:1-11): 1. Lust of the Flesh 2. Pride of Life 3. Lust of the Eyes

The new King and kingdom are here. Repent and believe the Gospel!