Sunday Sermons

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!

The Miracles: Feeding the 5000 (v. 1-14) Walking on Water (v. 15-21) The Need: Bread (v. 22-31) Eternal Life (v. 32-24) Big Idea: Jesus has given us the only thing we truly need... Eternal Life in Him!!!

5 Story Elements: 1. The Well - v. 1-9 2. The Water - v. 10-14 3. The Woman - v. 15-19 4. The Worship - v. 20-26 5. The Word - v. 27-42 Big Idea: When you place your faith in Jesus, you thirst no more.

Big Idea: Through faith in Christ, we experience victory in all things

Jacob’s Work (32:13-25) -Traded for Esau's birthright -Deceives Issac/ Stole Esau’s blessing -Runs from Esau -Bargained for a wife/ wealth -Runs from Laban and his sons -Sends gifts to appease Esau -Wrestles with God God’s Work (32:26-33:4) -Gives Jacob his desired blessing -Delivers him from danger -Restores his relationships -Faithful to His promise BIG IDEA: As Christ followers we are called to...

We see: 1. Man's Wickedness - 6:1-7 2. God's Grace - 6:8-19 3. Man's Faith - 6:22 4. God's Salvation - 7-8 5. Man's Blessing - 9:1 6. God's Faithfulness - 9:8-17 BIG IDEA: When we look upon the cross of Christ we should see the conditional, just, and righteous judgment of sin in union with the unconditional, loving, and forgiving grace of God.

We need to understand: The reality of sin - v. 1-6 The forgiver of sin - v. 7-12 The praise of forgiveness - v. 13-15 The desire of the Lord - v. 16-17 Big Idea: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

Part 1 - Sitting in Anger - v. 1-8 Part 2 - Sifting our Anger - v. 9-11 Part 3 - Shifting our Anger away from God Big Idea: Anger Directed towards God is misguided and leaves us unwell.

Jonah 3 in one sentence: WHEN GOD’S WORD IS PROCLAIMED UNASHAMEDLY, PEOPLE WILL REPENT HUMBLY, AND THE LORD WILL RELENT GRACIOUSLY . WHEN GOD’S WORD IS PROCLAIMED UNASHAMEDLY… (V1-4) See also: Romans 1:16 & 1 Corinthians 1:18 PEOPLE WILL REPENT HUMBLY…(V5-9) See also: Romans 6:23, Daniel 4:33, & Daniel 4:37 AND THE LORD WILL RELENT GRACIOUSLY ! (V10) See also: 2 Timothy 1:9 BIG IDEA: IF WE...

Applicational - Sin Takes Us to the Bottom (v. 1-6a) - We Must Seek the Lord from the Bottom (v. 6b-9a) - The Lord Resurrects Us from the Bottom(v. 9b-10) Prophetical - Jesus took on our death - Jesus defeated sin and death. - Jesus resurrected from the dead. BIG IDEA: We solely depend on Jesus to resurrect us from all things!

A LIFE WITHOUT JESUS (v. 1-5) A MOMENT OF ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS (v. 6-10) A LIFE IN OBEDIENCE TO JESUS (v. 11-21) HOW TO WRITE YOUR TESTIMONY: Who were you before Jesus? - Upbringing (Personal and relatable) - What was your life pattern/focus before Jesus? - What was life like living for your flesh? What was your moment of encounter with the Gospel? - Realization that Jesus is Lord - That your sin...

Calling from God (v. 1-2) Rebellion from man (v. 3, 12-16) Pursuit and rebuke from God (v. 4-11, 17) Big Idea: When God call us to go we are to respond in obedience with faith, humility, and for His glory.

WHAT WE RECEIVED - PEACE (v. 1) - GRACE (v. 2a) - HOPE (v. 2b-5a) - ONENESS (v. 5b) - UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (v. 6-8) HOW WE RECEIVED IT - THROUGH THE GOSPEL (v. 9-10) - HIS DEATH RECONCILED US (v. 9-10a) - HIS RESURRECTION SAVED US (v. 10b) HOW WE RESPOND - BELIEVE! (v. 1) - REJOICE! (v. 11)

In both giving and receiving… 1) Trust in the Lord to provide (v. 10, 19) 2) Know His provision will sustain and strengthen you. (v. 11-13) See also: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 and Luke 21:1-4 3) See the Gospel impact it can have. (v. 14-16) 4) Know that it is worship to the Lord. (v. 17-18, 20) See also: 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 BIG IDEA: Giving and receiving is both for God’s glory and our good.

The Church is to… 1) Love and Long for One Another (v. 1) 2) Resolve Conflicts in the Humility of Christ (v. 2-3) See also Philippians 2:2. 3) Rejoice in Jesus Always (v. 4) 4) Be Known for Patience and Contentment (v. 5) See also Philippians 4:11. 5) Pray Instead of Worry (v. 6-7) 6) Keep our Minds and Actions on Righteous Things (v.8-9) BIG IDEA: The Church is to live our lives in the confident...

Run the Race (v. 12-14) Stay on the Track(v. 15-16) Follow the Leader (v. 17-19) Keep Your Focus on the Finish (v. 20-21) If there is breath in your lungs...there's a race to be run!

REMEMBER: 1) Who to Beware of... (v. 2, 4-6) The Dogs The Evil Doers The Concision See also: Acts 15:1 2) Who You Are... (v. 3, 7-8) The Circumcision The Worshipers/Rejoicers The Self-Insecure 3) What Jesus did! He justified you (v. 9) He sanctifies you (v. 10) He will glorify you (v. 11) See also: Acts 15:6-11 & 1 Peter 1:3-6 BIG IDEA: Remember the one true Gospel, and rejoice in what it has...

To be a light, we must be: 1) A Brother 2) A Worker 3) A Soldier See Ephesians 6:11-13 4) A Messenger 5) A Minister See Philippians 4:18 6) A True Disciple