Seek God’s Word in Prayer We continue to Mark this morning. If you’d like to follow along, please open to Mark 12:18–27. Before we hear the word of the Lord preached, let’s ask his blessing once more upon the reception and indeed the preaching of that word. Let’s pray together. Gracious Heavenly Father, we come…
Take your copy of the New Testament now, turn to the New Testament book of Mark. We continue our series through Mark. Chapter 12, starting verse 13 this morning. Mark 12, starting at 13, before we hear from the Lord, though, let’s ask his blessing once more upon the reading and the preaching and the…
Opening Prayer Our New Testament reading, we continue in Mark this morning, Mark 11:17. Before we hear from the Word, the sermon text, let’s ask His blessing upon the reading and the reception of that Word. Let’s pray. Heavenly Father, we ask in knowing the privilege of your presence as we worship together now, we…
Opening Scripture and Prayer Take your Bibles now, if you would. I’d like to follow along and turn to the Gospel of Mark. We continue with Mark this morning, specifically Mark chapter 11, starting at verse 11. And before we hear the word read, let’s ask the Lord’s blessing upon it. Let’s pray once more:…
Take our New Testaments now, our Bibles for our New Testament reading. We’re making the gospel of Mark, our sermon text this morning, Mark chapter 11. Before we hear from the Lord once more, let’s add his blessing upon the reading and the preaching and the reception of that word. Let’s pray together. Our gracious…
We open your copy of the scriptures to Mark chapter 10, if you’d like to follow along. Mark chapter 10, starting at verse 46. Wrap up chapter 10 this morning. Mark chapter 10. Before we hear from the Lord, let’s ask his blessing upon the reading and reception of that word. Let’s pray. Heavenly Father,…
Please take back your copy of the scriptures. Turn, if you would, to Mark chapter 10 as we continue in the gospel of Mark. This will be the text for the sermon this morning. Mark 10, starting in verse 32. Before we hear the word read and preached, let’s ask the Lord’s blessing upon that.…
…Difficult for the disciples to accept and to comprehend. We remember, of course, Peter, in reaction to this, rebuking Jesus and saying, This cannot be so, Lord. And Christ calling Peter in response, Satan, because of that interaction. Get behind me, Satan, for you do not understand the things of God. These two concepts you…
Take your Bibles now and turn to Mark, chapter 10. Mark, chapter 10. We return to Mark this morning. Gospel of Mark, chapter 10, starting in verse 1. It says this, and he left there and went to the region of Judah and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as…
Take your scriptures once more and turn for our New Testament reading to our sermon text, Mark chapter 9. We’ll be finishing Mark chapter 9 this morning, starting verse 42. Yes, Mark chapter 9, starting verse 42. Please, once again, give your full attention. This is the Word of God. Whoever causes one of these…