Download Lesson: 6.11.23 Class Notes – Mark 2.13-28
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We can be so wrapped up in the system that we lose sight of our purpose. We must remember that there is never any finality in the system or the methods. There is finality in our message, but the new wine will not long be contained in old wineskins. The wineskins of method are easily antiquated. We must remain willing to let the system go, but preserve the new wine at all costs.
Download Lesson: 6.4.23 Class Notes – Mark 2.1-12
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It’s one thing to have authority over the natural world, but it’s an entirely different thing to have authority over the spiritual world – and especially the authority over people’s hearts. And yet the point of this passage is that Jesus is God and therefore has the authority and power to forgive sin, which is the heart of His mission because it’s our greatest need and it brings Him great glory.
Download Lesson: 5.28.23 Class Notes – Mark 1.29-45
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We should learn some important spiritual lessons from this chapter. To begin with, if the Son of God came as a servant, then being a servant is the highest of all callings. We are never more like the Lord Jesus than when we are serving others. Second, God shares His authority with His servants. Only those who are under authority have the right to exercise authority. Finally, if you are going to be a servant, be sure you have compassion; because people will come to you for help and rarely ask if it is convenient!
Download Lesson: 5.21.23 Class Notes – Mark 1.1-28
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Discipleship is prominent in Mark’s Gospel. Jesus’ call would pose two questions in the minds of Mark’s readers: “Who is this One who calls?” and “What does it mean to follow Him?” Mark provided them an answer in his Gospel. He assumed there were basic similarities between the Twelve (cf. comments on 3:13; 13:37) and his Christian readers, so that whatever he would reveal about the former would be instructive for discipling the latter. Discipleship is the expected norm for all who believe the gospel (cf. 1:15).