Mark 2:1-17

“God whispers to us in our pleasures…but shouts in our
pains; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world” (C. S.
Lewis, The Problem of Pain). We hate physical illness,
and pray for healing. But what if our ever-loving Lord,
as we pray for physical healing, desires a deeper healing
for us? That’s exactly what Jesus reveals in Mark 2.

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Mark 1:14-45

In his book The Jesus You Never Knew, Philip Yancey asks, “What was Jesus like?” He imagined himself as a journalist in Jesus’ day. This morning Mark is our ‘journalist’! The man he describes isn’t how we often think of Jesus: a tough guy with a tender side! Let’s meet the Man…

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Mark 1:1-13

Hands up, every believer who faces temptation? All of
us! Hands up all who like talking about it! Not many.
Why? Too often it reminds us of our spiritual failures.
We think temptation is a sign of spiritual weakness, or
shows that we’re not saved! The truth? Temptation is
normal in the life of a follower of Christ. It happened to
Jesus. It will happen to you. Be prepared…

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Quick: What do you know about the author of the second book of the New Testament – the Gospel of Mark? You know his name, but little more. As we ‘kick off’ our series on the Gospel he authored, let’s begin by getting to know the man. What we will discover is a person who doesn’t seem like a biblical author…not so much a ‘spiritual giant’ as a humble, real person…with a message for today!

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