HITTING THE MARK WITH JESUS
March 16, 2024
THE SET UP
Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1
INTRODUCTION:
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, that person is a new creation: The old has gone, the new is here!
TEXT:
Mark 1:1 (NIV) The beginning of the good news (NKJV) [gospel] about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God…
Highlights:
Mark 1:1 (NIV) The beginning of the [gospel—the good news] about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God…
Mark 1:10 (NKJV)Immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting…
Mark 1:12 (NIV)At once[immediately]the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness…
Mark 1:18 (NIV)At once [immediately]they left their nets and followed him.
Mark 1:20 (NKJV)Without delay [immediately]he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Mark 1:21 (NKJV)…immediately on the Sabbath…
Mark 1:23 (ESV)And immediately there was in their synagogue…
Mark 1:29 (NKJV)As soon [immediately]as they left the synagogue…
Mark 1:30 (NIV)…and they immediately told Jesus about her.
Mark 1:42 (NIV)Immediately the leprosy left him…
Mark 8:27-29 (NIV)27 Jesus… asked them, “Who do people say I am?”28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
Mark 10:45 (NIV) For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
THE SET UP “” ENTAILS TWO THINGS:
1.
Acts 12:12 (NIV)When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
What do we know about Mark?
· He was by a Christ-follower.
Acts 12
· He’s the of Barnabas.
Colossians 4:10 (NIV) My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.)
Acts 12:25 (NIV)When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
· He’s the of the apostle Paul
Acts 13:5 (NIV) When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.John [Mark] was with them as their helper.
· He’s actually the of ministry.
Acts 13:13 (NIV)From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
Acts 15:36-41 (NIV) 36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.”37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them,38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him…
Acts 15:36-41 (NIV) …because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work.39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Colossians 4:10 (NIV)
My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.)
2 Timothy 4:9,11 (NIV). Timothy,Do your best to come to be quickly… Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.
2.
Mark 1:1 (NIV) The beginning of the good news (NKJV) [gospel] about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God…
Isaiah 40:9 (NIV) You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”
CONCLUSION:
Romans 1:16 (NIV)”I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.”
INVITTATION:
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WORSHIP: