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So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. 
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. 
 
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The Art of Imitation 
1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 
 
I. THE PRIORITY OF GOD’S GLORY (10:31) 
 
A. ALL OF LIFE 
 
B. FOR GOD’S GLORY 
The glory of God (Herman Bavinck):“The perfection of God, which is inwardly the ground of his blessedness, outwardly as it were carries his glory with it. The biblical words [communicate the idea of] heavy, weighty, significant, refer to the person who is weighty, important. [Some of the words used denote] the splendid appearance of one whose name is known far and wide [...] splendor and beauty..” 
 
 
 
II. THE PRIORITY OF SERVING OTHERS (10:32-33) 
 
A. PLEASE EVERYONE 
 
B. ...FOR THE SAKE OF SALVATION 
 
 
 
III. THE PRIORITY OF IMITATING CHRIST (11:1) 
That’s for Paul the Apostle...not for “lil’ ol’ me”! 
 
...however, see 11:1.

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

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The Art of Imitation
1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1

I. THE PRIORITY OF GOD’S GLORY (10:31) 

A. ALL OF LIFE 

B. FOR GOD’S GLORY 
The glory of God (Herman Bavinck):“The perfection of God, which is inwardly the ground of his blessedness, outwardly as it were carries his glory with it. The biblical words [communicate the idea of] heavy, weighty, significant, refer to the person who is weighty, important. [Some of the words used denote] the splendid appearance of one whose name is known far and wide [...] splendor and beauty..” 



II. THE PRIORITY OF SERVING OTHERS (10:32-33) 

A. PLEASE EVERYONE 

B. ...FOR THE SAKE OF SALVATION 



III. THE PRIORITY OF IMITATING CHRIST (11:1) 
That’

“The Art of Imitation” 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1

And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 
 
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying, 
“I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, 
and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; 
all your waves and your billows passed over me. Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look 
upon your holy temple.’ The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head at the roots of the mountains. 
I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. 
When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, 
into your holy temple. Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. But I with the voice of thanksgiving 
will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!” 
And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. 
 
 
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Providence and Prayer 
Jonah 1:17-2:10 
 
I. GOD’S POWER IN PROVIDENCE 
 
A. GOD’S PROVIDENCE IN CREATION 
 
 
1. In The Storm 
See Jonah 1:4; 1:10. 
 
2. Over “chance” 
Jonah 1:7. 
 
3. In Circumstances 
Jonah 2:3. 
 
 
B. GOD’S POWER IN SALVATION 
Jonah 2:2; 2:9-10. 
 
 
II. THE POWER OF PRAYER 
 
A. CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES 
Jonah 2:2 
 
B. PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD 
...in seeing the Kingdom of Heaven come... 
See Mark 11:22-4. 
 
 
 
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And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying,
“I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and you heard my voice.  For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me;
all your waves and your billows passed over me.  Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look
upon your holy temple.’  The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head at the roots of the mountains.
I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit,  O LORD my God.
When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you,
into your holy temple.  Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. But I with 

“Providence and Prayer” - Jonah 1:17 - 2:10

“But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen! 
Thus says the LORD who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: 
Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen. For I will pour water on the thirsty land, 
and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. 
They shall spring up among the grass like willows by flowing streams. This one will say, ‘I am the LORD'S,’ 
another will call on the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD'S,’ and name himself by the name of Israel.” 
 
 
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Do Not Fear: God Pours Out His Spirit 
Isaiah 44:1-5 
 
I. God’s Command and Promises 
A. Command: Do Not Fear 
* Jeshurun - See 1 Cor. 1:2 
 
 
B. Promise: I will pour out My Spirit 
 
 
C. Promise: I will make You Flourish 
 
 
D. Promise: You will know who you are 
 
 
II. God’s Command and Promises Fulfilled 
A. Jesus 
1. Filled with the Spirit 
 
2. True Jeshurun 
 
3. Close to His Father (44:5) 
 
 
4. The Baptized Baptizer 
See Luke 3:16. 
 
 
B. His People 
1. Faith and Union 
 
2. The Blessed Offspring 
Isaiah 44:4 - See John 14:26-27 and Acts 3:19-20. 
 
 
 
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“But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!
Thus says the LORD who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you:
Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.  For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.
They shall spring up among the grass like willows by flowing streams.  This one will say, ‘I am the LORD'S,’
another will call on the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD'S,’ and name himself by the name of Israel.”


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Do Not Fear: God Pours Out His Spirit
Isaiah 44:1-5

I.  God’s Command and Promises
A. Command: Do Not Fear
* Jeshurun -  See 1 Cor. 1:2


B. Promise: I will pour out My Spirit 


C. Promise: I will make You Flourish


D. Promise: You will know who you are


II. God’s Command and Promises Fulfilled
A. Jesus
1. Filled with the Spirit

2. True Jeshurun

3. Close to His Father (44:5)


4. Th

“Do Not Fear: God Pours Out His Spirit” - Isaiah 44:1-5

But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: 
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, 
Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” 
 
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Do not Fear: God Loves You 
Isaiah 43:1-7 
 
INTRODUCTION 
God wants us to understand that He loves us and to grow in our enjoyment of that love.See Romans 5:1-5; Ephesians 3:16-19.The key to know... and ultimately experience the Love of God—is understanding the value we have in His eyes. 
 
 
I. YOUR VALUE IN HIS EYES (ISAIAH 43:4) 
A. PRECIOUS 
 
B. HONORED 
See Ezekiel 16:8-14 
 
C. LOVED 
 
 
II. YOUR STATUS BEFORE HIM (ISAIAH 43:6) 
A. SONS AND DAUGHTERS 
See Romans 8:15-16 
 
 
III. YOUR PURPOSE THROUGH HIM (ISAIAH 43:7) 
A. FOR HIS GLORY 
 
1. To praise Him 
2. To Live before Him 
 
 
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But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.”  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.  For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.  I give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and Seba in exchange for you.  Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.  I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”

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Do not Fear: God Loves You 


“Do Not Fear: God Loves You” - Isaiah 43:1-7

Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”- Mark 7:31-37 
 
 
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The Unstoppable Kingdom of God 
Mark 7:31-37 
 
I. THE BARRIER-BREAKING KINGDOM (7:31) 
 
 
II. THE BROKENNESS-BREAKING KINGDOM (7:32-35) 
 
A. CONNECTING WITH THOSE IN NEED 
 
1. Fingers in Ears - Touching Tongue: Jesus communicates to the man: “I understand your struggle.” 
2. Looking to Heaven: “The power for your healing comes from God.” 
3. Sigh: A Sign of Compassion and Identification4. Word of Command: The Power to Save comes from God’s Word 
 
 
III. THE FUEL OF THE UNSTOPPABLE KINGDOM (7:36-37) 
 
A. THE GOODNESS OF GOD 
 
B. PRAISE TO THE GOOD GOD 
 
Isaiah 35 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”- Mark 7:31-37


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The Unstoppable Kingdom of God 
Mark 7:31-37 

I. THE BARRIER-BREAKING KINGDOM (7:31) 


II. THE BROKENNESS-BREAKING KINGDOM (7:32-35) 

A. CONNECTING WITH THOSE IN NEED 

1. Fingers in Ears - Touching Tongue: Jesus commun

“The Unstoppable Kingdom” - Mark 7:31-37

14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him." 
15 But others said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old." 
16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised." 
17 For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. 
18 For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." 
19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, 
20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly. 
21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 
22 For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you." 
23 And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom." 
24 And she went out and said to her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist." 
25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." 
26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 
28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 
29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. 
30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 
31 And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 
32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. 
33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 
34 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. 
35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 
36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat." 
37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?" 
38 And he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish." 
39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 
40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. 
41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. 
42 And they all ate and were satisfied. 
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 
44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. 
 
 
 
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Two Kings for Two Different Kingdoms 
 
Mark 6:14-44 
 
I. Kingdom Triumph and Kingdom Opposition (6:14-29) 
A. Ministry success…(6:14-15, 30-31) 
 
 
B. Comes with opposition and hardship 
 
II. A Tale of Two Kings (6:16-44) 
A. A King (according to the values) of this World 
1. Driven by ____________________________________ and __________________________________________ 
2. Sacrifices _____________________________________ for ___________________________________________ 
3. Brings ________________________________________ and ___________________________________________ 
 
B. King (according to the values) of Heaven 
1. Driven by _____________________________________________ 
2. Sacrifices ________________ for the _________________________________ of ____________________________________ 
3. Brings ______________________________________and ___________________________________ 
 
So what’s the problem? 
 
The first looks__________________________________________________________________________________. 
 
The second looks ______________________________________________________________________________. 
 
Whose name is remembered now? 
 
Which king has a kingdom in the world to this day?

14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
15 But others said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old."
16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised."
17 For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.
18 For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,
20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly.
21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men

“Two Kings for Two Different Kingdoms” - Mark 6:14-44

21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 
22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 
23 and implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." 
24 And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 
25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 
26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 
27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 
28 For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well." 
29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 
30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?" 
31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?'" 
32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 
33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 
34 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." 
35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" 
36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." 
37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. 
38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 
39 And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping." 
40 And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. 
41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, "Talitha cumi," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." 
42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. 
43 And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat. 
 
 
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Jesus – 
For all who believe 
Mark 5:21-43 
I. Contrasting Characters 
A. Jairus 
1. Man 
 
2. Synagogue Ruler 
 
B. The Woman 
1. Woman 
 
2. Sick 
 
3. Unclean 
 
4. Poor (5:26) 
 
II. Common Faith 
A. Trust in Jesus 
 
B. Desperate 
1. Jairus – Urgent 
2. Woman – Length of Suffering 
 
C. Sees the Impossible 
 
D. Seeks Jesus with abandon 
1. Jairus 
2. The Woman 
 
III. Common Savior 
A. Jesus Exalts Radical Faith (5:34) 
 
B. Jesus Fuels Radical Faith (5:36, 39-40) 
See Mark 2:3-5; Luke 7:37-50. 
 
 
C. Jesus Responds to True Faith 
 
1. Healing Faith (5:34) 
 
2. Resurrecting Faith (5:41-43) 
 
Conclusion: The Challenge of Faithful Prayer 
1. Not Yet – The Consummation (Revelation 21-22) 
 
2. Now – The Faith-filled Prayer-life 
See: Matthew 7:7-11; John 14:12-14 -- See Isaiah 65:24 
 
 
 
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21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.
22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet
23 and implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live."
24 And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 
25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years,
26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.
27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.
28 For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well."
29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had g

“Jesus - For all who believe” - Mark 5:21-43

21 And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 
22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. 
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." 
24 And he said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. 
25 For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away." 
 
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The Revelation of the Kingdom 
Mark 4:21-25 
 
I. The Kingdom will be revealed (4:25) 
A. The Lamp: The Kingdom’s purpose is to be revealed 
 
 
B. The Kingdom will be revealed 
1. In Jesus 
 
2. At the cross 
 
II. The Kingdom Reveals (4:22-25) 
A. The Kingdom Reveals – What really is going on (24-25) 
 
 
B. The Kingdom reveals – Where things are headed (24-25) 
 
 
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21 And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 And he said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.
25 For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

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The Revelation of the Kingdom
Mark 4:21-25

I. The Kingdom will be revealed (4:25)
A. The Lamp: The Kingdom’s purpose is to be revealed


B. The Kingdom will be revealed
1. In Jesus

2. At the cross

II. The Kingdom Reveals (4:22-25)
A. The Kingdom Reveals – What really is going on (24-25)


B. The Kingdom reveals – Where things are headed (24-25)


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“The Revelation of the Kingdom” - Mark 4:21-25

7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 
8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. 
9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, 
10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him. 
11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." 
12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known. 
13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 
14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 
15 and have authority to cast out demons. 
16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 
17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 
18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, 
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 
20 Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. 
21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind." 
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." 
23 And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? 
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 
26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 
27 But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house. 
28 "Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, 
29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"- 
30 for they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit." 
31 And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 
32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you." 
33 And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" 
34 And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 
35 For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother." 
 
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Jesus’ New Kindred 
Mark 3:7-35 
I. Jesus forms a New Family 
A. Jesus Calls 
 
B. …A New Family (12 Tribes of Israel – 12 Apostles) 
 
C. …For Himself … to a Purpose 
 
II. The Cost of joining Jesus’ Family 
A. Misunderstood (3:20-21; 31-32) 
 
B. Falsely Accused (3:22, 30) 
 
C. Rejected (see Mark 6:1-6) 
 
III. The Gain of Jesus’ New Family 
A. Called to know, love and serve Christ (3:14; 3:34-35) 
 
B. Called to bring blessing (3:14-15) 
1. Christ’s Incarnational Ministry: 
See Genesis 3:15; 12:1-3 and Mark 3:14-15 & Acts 10:38. 
 
2. Christ’s Ascension Ministry: 
Continue reading Acts 10:38-48! 
 
 
 
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7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea
8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.
9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,
10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.
11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.
14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach
15 and have authority to cast out demons.
16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (

“Jesus’ New Kindred” - Mark 3:7-35

18 "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: 'The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 
19 "'I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 
20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 
21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. 
22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, 
23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works. 
24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden. 
25 Only hold fast what you have until I come. 
26 The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, 
27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. 
28 And I will give him the morning star. 
29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' https://esv.org/Rev2.18-29 
 
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Thyatira: The Threat Within 
Revelation 2:18-29 
Thyatira: famous for its work with wool, linen, and garments.King Jesus calls His church to take doctrinal and moral sin seriously. 
 
I. KING JESUS ENCOURAGES HIS SERVANTS (18-19) 
A. JESUS: THE DAVIDIC KING (18) 
“Son of God” a title from the Old Testament (in 2 Samuel 7:12-14). Refers to a King from David’s line: the Messiah, or Christ.Jesus sees all things and He is pure and holy. 
 
B. JESUS: THE ENCOURAGER (19) 
 
 
II. KING JESUS WON’T MARRY JEZEBEL (20-23) 
Jesus will have nothing to do with Jezebel and calls on the church to make a decision: Jesus or Jezebel. 
 
A. JEZEBEL: WHO IS SHE? 
Most likely a comparison to the Jezebel from the Old Testament. See 1 Kings 16—2 Kings 9. 
B. THE PROBLEM: THEIR TOLERATION OF JEZEBEL 
 
C. JESUS WANTS THE CHURCHES TO KNOW 
1. Discipline is a means of grace in the hands of God. 
 
2. Discipline upholds Christ’s honor. 
3. Discipline protect’s Christ’s people 
 
 
III. KING JESUS CALLS HIS SERVANTS TO REIGN WITH HIM (24-29) 
 
A. TO THE OTHERS: NO OTHER BURDEN (24-25) 
 
B. THE PROMISE: TO RULE WITH CHRIST THE KING

18 "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: 'The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.
19 "'I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.
20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works,
23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some c

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