Sermons on Mark - Brian Bill. Mark 1: 1 The Message of Mark. Recently I shared a very interesting article that led to some great discussion during our staff team time called, “Is Your Church a Cruise Ship or Aircraft Carrier?” You can find the post on the sermon extras tab on our website. Here are a few excerpts. People who attend “cruise ship churches,” much like cruise ship passengers, often come to be entertained and catered to by the staff. Very little is expected of these church attendees. In fact, they tend to rate the quality of their experience – the music, the sermon and the way it made them feel – much like cruise ship passengers rate their satisfaction with various aspects of their trip. Cruise ship churches tend to be internally focused on the needs of their regularly attending members. The main goal in these churches, as on a cruise ship, is to keep the “customer” happy and the complaints to a minimum. 9780763516963 0763516961 Spa-Tb Big Bad Cook-Sp, Yukish 9781436755986 1436755980 A Treatise on Blood Pressure in Ocular Work - With Special Reference to Factors of. Mark 1:1 The Message of Mark. Recently I shared a very interesting article that led to some great discussion during our staff team time called, “Is Your Church a. ほぼ新品 1 100 05-21-2009 12:58:04 08-13-2009 12:58:04 4061006789 2 4061006789 きもののヘアとメーク ’90 完全保存版 (1990) by. NATURA : AMORE: ARTE: ANIMALI: CITTÀ: NATALIZI: RICORRENZE: PAESAGGI: FIORI: VARIE Alain Delon. Nasce a Sceaux, l'8 novembre 1935, è un attore, regista e cantante. Leaders in a cruise ship church focus on the existing members rather than pursuing those far from God or encouraging others to do so. Very little of a church’s calendar, training or communication is spent on activities to reach the lost or help those in need outside the church. There are, however, churches that are more like aircraft carriers. These churches are designed to empower all members to find their God- given purpose in life, to equip them and to send them on missions into the world to reach and serve those who don’t know Jesus, much like the crew of an aircraft carrier is all about launching military planes and equipping them well to carry out successful missions. Did you know an aircraft carrier is the same size as many cruise ships, housing thousands of people? But what distinguishes an aircraft carrier ship isn’t its size; it’s the efficiency on the flight deck. The crew of an aircraft carrier can launch a plane every 2. The mission pervades every aspect of the ship. From the pilot to the person who restocks the ship’s vending machines, everyone on a carrier knows his or her particular role and how it supports the mission—to equip, prepare, launch and receive aircraft back from their crucial assignments. An “aircraft carrier church” has a clear mission that stems from the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. Everyone in the church knows why their church exists and plays a role in the mission. I am so glad that Edgewood is an “aircraft carrier church”! Instead of meandering, you are living on mission! Instead of just living for pleasure you are focused on your God- given purpose. Instead of just cruising through life, you are committed to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. I believe Edgewood is the most generous church in the world. You tell your friends about Jesus and invite them to gather with us. You care about what the Bible says and strive to live by it, even when it is countercultural. Many of you are planning to participate in the Walk for Life this Saturday and others of you have already supported it financially. I’m hoping that we have a great turnout from Edgewood. Just this past week, the Celebrate Recovery band played in the Labor Day parade, AWANA kicked off with a carnival on Wednesday and Second Winders and Entrusted with a Child’s Heart started again on Thursday. It’s a privilege to serve on the flight deck with the people of the U. S. S. Edgewood as we live on mission by gathering, growing, giving and going with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the glory of God! BTW, let me be clear that I’m not saying that going on a cruise is a bad thing. I’ve heard that they’re a blast…I just don’t want our church to become one. We’re beginning a brand new series this weekend called, “The Gospel of Mark: Servant and Savior.” While I’ve preached many sermons from the gospels, I’ve never preached verse- by- verse through one of them. It’s going to take us some time but we’ll also be taking some breaks as well. Lord willing, we’ll finish chapter two at the end of November. In December we’ll camp in a series that will get us ready for Christmas and then we’ll pick back up with. Mark 3 in January. Let’s kick it off with the very first verse and then we’ll look at some of the unique elements of Mark. Grab your Bibles and turn to Mark 1: 1: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”It’s interesting that Mark starts with the launch of Jesus’ formal ministry, unlike Matthew and Luke who begin with the birth narratives. The word “beginning” can refer to the cause, or head of something. Jesus is before all things as John 1: 1 says: “In the beginning was the word…” Beginning can also refer to the start of something, like a road. At a deeper level, Mark is telling us that He is about to begin something brand new, much like Genesis 1: 1: “In the beginning…”“Gospel” literally means the good news that God has provided salvation for everyone through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The use of this word would have surprised his readers in at least two ways.• For those with a Jewish background or an understanding of the Old Testament, they would have been stunned because they would have thought of a verse like Isaiah 5. God to a people who have been in exile: “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’” • For those from a Roman background they would associate “gospel” with some significant event that would change world history, like the birth of an heir to the Emperor. One historical inscription reads like this: “The birthday of Augustus was the beginning for the world of the ‘good news’ that come to men through him.”Not only was “gospel” a powerful word, it also came to be known as a literary genre. This chart [put up on screen] helps us see the different types of literature that make up the different sections of the Bible – In the Old Testament we encounter Law, History, Poetry, the Major Prophets and the Minor Prophets. The New Testament contains the Gospels, Church History, Letters and Prophecy. We commonly say that there are four gospels but really, there is only one gospel of, and about, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It’s better to say that we have four accounts of the good news. In that sense, it’s not really Mark’s gospel, it’s the good news of great joy about Jesus Christ. One paraphrase of verse 1 puts it like this: “The beginning of the preaching of the joyful tidings.”Mark wastes little time by getting to the identity of his subject, using three names and titles.• His Person - “Jesus” is his given name, which in Hebrew is Yeshua, which means “Yahweh is salvation.” The angel of the Lord told Joseph in Matthew 1: 2. Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” His name is descriptive of His mission.• His Position - “Christ” is the Greek title for Messiah, which means Anointed One. The question of Jesus’ identity is the hinge point of the book. Turn to Mark 8: 2. And he asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered him, ‘You are the Christ.’” Everything written before this confession of Christ focuses on Jesus as Servant and the verses that follow set the scene for his work as Savior. It’s really the hinge of the book and the hinge of our lives. Peter confessed Jesus as Christ. Have you done that?• His Power - “The Son of God.” This bold title conveys full divine status. Look at 1: 1. 1: “And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” 3: 1. Him, “…they fell down before Him and cried out, ‘You are the Son of God.’” We also see this in the Centurion soldier’s confession in Mark 1. If Peter’s confession is the hinge point of the book, this military man’s declaration is the high point: “And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’”The Person of Mark. There has never been any serious question regarding the human author of this gospel. His official name was John Mark. John was his Hebrew name, which means “grace of God” and Marcus was his Roman name, which means, “the hammer.” We could call him the Holy Hammer. His mother’s name was Mary and she owned a large home in Jerusalem. We don’t know anything about his father. Perhaps Mark’s mom was a single parent. BTW, Chris James is leading our “Single and Parenting” class that meets on Wednesday nights. A number of you are parenting solo and could really use some support and encouragement.
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