Sermon Series from the Gospel of Mark

Kingwood First Baptist Church, January 8, 2012 - 

Main Idea: The story we tell others as Christians is a story not about us, but about Jesus.  It becomes “our story” when we tell it to others, just the way Mark tells it to us.  We didn’t make it up or even live during its events, but we “bring it to life” as we believe it and share it with others.  Our story of life becomes the same as Mark’s and Peter’s (who told them to Mark) when we take the life of Jesus as our hope and faith.  

This is what witnessing and bringing others to Christ is all about – simply telling the story of Jesus as it applies to us as it was told to us (by Mark)!

January 8 -The Story Comes To Life (1:1-15)

How the story of Jesus “gospel” becomes your story

January 15 - His Story Becomes Your Story (1:16-39)

How the stories of Jesus Peter lived changed his life.

January 22 - His Authority (2:1-27)

Jesus’ impact upon his followers was to make them followers of him, not merely religion.

January 29 – Mission “Engage” Day at KFBC

February 5 -His Ability (3:1-27)

Jesus’ healing and preaching showed he worked to restore the Kingdom of God, not to divide it. 

February 12 - His Power (4:1-40)

The secrets of Jesus’ power can’t be explained without him.

February 19 - Life Can Be A Horror Story (5:1-43)

Even death and the devil (which are real!) can be set aside by this life

February 26 - When Someone Doesn’t Believe Your Story (6:1-29)

Realize they didn’t always believe Jesus, either!

March 4 - What You Can Believe In This Story (4:35-41; 6:30-56; 7:3-37; 8:1-10)

Some of the stories are unbelievable!

March 11 - The Substance of The Story (7:1-30)

The core changes in people are the essence of God’s work in Jesus

March 18 - Who The Story Says He Is and Who We Are (8:11-38)

Peter’s great moment

March 25 - He Is God’s Son (9:1-13; 6:14-29; 1:2-8)

Transfiguration – Elijah’s greater has come

April 1 - Why He Came (9:14-32, :9-10, :34; 8:31)

He teaches His Resurrection in advance

April 8 - How We Come To Him (9:33-50; 10:13-15)

Come as a child, as a servant, looking forward to reward

April 15 - What The Story Says Is Possible (10:17-31)

All Things

April 22 - What The Story Says Jesus Does That We Couldn’t Have Expected (10:45)

The sweetness of a King who serves

April 29 - When God’s House Is Turned Over (11:12-19)

A house of prayer is turned into something that serves men, so Jesus turns it inside out!

May 6 - Knowing the Word and Telling the Story With Power (12:18-34)

Questions about commandments reveal why some never know God’s power (:24)

May 13 - The Ones Who Know How to Give (12:41-44; 14:1-11)

Widow’s mite and woman giving alabaster vial’s perfume

May 20 - The Importance of the Story (13:1-36)

Staying Awake and Being Ready

May 27 - The Shepherd, The Spirit, and The Weak (14:22-51)

How striking the shepherd brings forth our weakness unless it melds us to Him

June 3 - When We See Ourselves (14:52-72; 16:7)

Peter’s Denials and the essence of renewal

June 10 - Wishing to Satisfy The Crowd (15:1-15)

How it doesn’t satisfy anything very long

June 17 - Carrying His Cross (8:34; 15:21-32)

What God calls us to do in the story about Him

June 24 - What His Followers Saw First (15:33-47)

What Jesus’ death shows us about our need

July 1 - Go and Tell – Have We? (16:1-8)

The message to the women was clear – why didn’t they?

July 8 - The Message Is The Same (16:9-20)

There’s a reason why the story ends – and yet doesn’t, with this last phrase from Mark’s pen.  This message became their life story – and should be ours, too!