Today we are going to meet a paralysed man who needed forgiveness more than he needed to walk. Jesus knew his greatest need and tenderly forgave him while critics questioned Jesus’ authority to forgive. Transition In our text we find four facts about Jesus’ authority to forgive that ought to cause us to believe He […]
Leprosy was a terrible disease in Bible days. Albert Barnes states, “No disease with which the human family has been afflicted has been more dreadful than that which is often mentioned in the Bible ‘as the leprosy.’ It first exhibits itself on the surface of the skin… There is a form of the disease in […]
A priority is something you do first because it is important to you. We all have priorities. What are your priorities? Jesus had two priorities that stand out in our text this morning. Transition As we examine Jesus’ priorities, I want us to see that His priorities ought to be our priorities as well. Jesus’ […]
In the Bible, God has recorded for us good examples as well as bad examples that we might learn to do right. This morning we are going to look at the influence of a mother that most of you do not know. Her name is Hephzibah. Though you may not know Hephzibah, you may know […]
Read Mark 1:29-34. The words of the hymn “Tell it to Jesus” (Great Hymns 347) fit well with our scripture this morning. (Read it) Transition In today’s scripture, I find several principles about prayer that can be a help each of us when we pray. The first principle about prayer is that … We must […]
We live in an amazing age. I find Skype to be one of the most amazing developments. To think that while I talk to my parents on the opposite side of the world, we can actually see each other as we talk. That is amazing. In the 1st Century, Jesus also did many amazing things […]
Years ago, cameras did not have auto focus. You had to carefully adjust the focus or the photo would be blurry. Your life does not have an auto focus either. You must adjust your own focus. What is your life focussed on right now? Transition In Mark 1:14-20, the Lord challenges us to adjust our […]
It was Sunday afternoon in Jerusalem, three days after Jesus was crucified. Jesus’ followers were confused. Some of the women and Peter claimed that they had seen the resurrected Jesus. The others just did not know what to think. That afternoon two of the believers, Cleopas and his friend decided to return to their home […]
This morning we are going to begin a study of the book of Mark. This book was written by John Mark, the young Christian who accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary trip but quit as things began to get difficult (about A.D. 46). Mark probably wrote this book about 20 years later, shortly […]
Are you filled with the Holy Spirit this morning? That is a question that many Christians do not know how to answer. By the end of our sermon today, I hope you will both know how to be filled with the Spirit and determine to make it a daily practice. Transition In today’s sermon we […]