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Mark 13:1-37 Introduction When you go on a trip with children, one of the questions which is often asked is, “Are we there yet?” We are interested in similar questions when it comes to the matter of life itself. The questions we ask are, “What will it be like in the end? How will it all happen? When…

Why Are You So Afraid? Mark 4:35-5:43 Introduction In Singapore there is a Ferris wheel which is the largest in the world called the Singapore Flyer. On Amazing Race last Sunday one of the teams took a fast forward and had to take the Singapore Flyer to the top and then they were to go outside the capsule…

Mark 11:27-12:44 Introduction Have you ever been called religious? Is that a good thing or not? One of the options on Facebook is to declare your religious views and one of my Facebook friends responded to that option by writing, “I’m not into religion, I’m into grace.” On the website “Yahoo Answers”…

Mark 3:7-35 Introduction This week the Northwest part of Winnipeg began using the new garbage collection system. On the first day that they were used, CTV reported on this change and interviewed a number of people who were not happy and also reported that they could not find one person who liked the…

Mark 7:1-30 Introduction Quite a few years ago I was the photographer at a wedding at an Orthodox church and was amazed at the ritual involved in the ceremony. They did things, which I had never experienced before. The priest had a censor filled with smoke which he waved around. He led the couple around…

Mark 7:31-8:26 Introduction When we moved to Rosenort there were some things we worried about. Of course there were the concerns of wondering if we would fit in and be able to make a contribution, but there was another concern as well. We had just lived in a rented house where we had not unpacked all…

Mark 6:30-56 Introduction I recently heard about a group of scientists who used MRI to study belief. They took 30 subjects, 15 committed Christians and 15 non-believers, in order to measure signal changes in the brain as they evaluated the truth and falsity of religious and nonreligious propositions.…

Bound by Cords of Love Mark 3.19b-35 Pastor Oesterwind Introduction: Read text. From the time Jesus began His earthly ministry with the words Repent and believe in the Gospel (1.15) to the day He cried out It is finished (John 19.30), He experienced opposition. What is truly amazing is the love He demonstrated…

Absolutely Astonishing Authority Mark 1.16-45 Pastor Oesterwind Review: Last week, we looked at the words of the Lord Jesus in verse 15 of Mark chapter one: "Repent and believe in the Gospel." This is the message of the King announcing that His kingdom is at hand. It is a kingdom of righteousness, peace,…

Mark 1:16-45 Introduction When I was in university I had a variety of different jobs. Each year when school was out I would start a job. I remember the first day I worked for Rempel Glass. We had to cut the old caulking out of the expansion joints at a school in St. James and re-caulk them. It was a…

Mark 9:2-10:16 Introduction If you have ever visited another country, you know that there are ways of doing things which are different. For example, when I went to Paraguay, one of the things I knew I would have to do was to drink terere. I was a little concerned about this because I did not know or…

Preparing the Way: Beginning of to Believing in the Gospel Mark 1.1-15 Pastor Oesterwind Introduction: Mark writes in verse one, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ…” and in verse 15 he records the words of Jesus Christ: “Repent, and believe in the gospel.” The word gospel provides an indicator…

Mark 6:1-29 Introduction An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words. One oxymoron that is far too common and always annoys me is “wicked awesome.” There are many others such as, a fine mess, accidentally on purpose, awfully pretty, dead livestock, jumbo shrimp and authentic reproduction. Another…

Mark 8:27-9:1 Introduction On February 17 there was a special day marked on my Rosenort Credit Union calendar called Ash Wednesday. I suspect that for most of us that day passed by without us even noticing it. For other people in the world, it is a significant day because it marks the beginning of a…

Mark 4:1-34 Introduction Last week the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl. Some of you cried, but many of you rejoiced. They proved that they were the best football team in the NFL and their fans and many people across the country celebrated. Beginning this weekend, all eyes will be on Vancouver.…

Mark 16:1-8 Introduction Life goes on pretty much as usual most of the time, but every once in a while a change takes place which brings about a massive shift in the way we live. For example, for thousands of years people sewed their clothing by hand, but when the industrial revolution came along suddenly…

Mark 11:1-25 Introduction They say that a picture is worth 1000 words, so the message today has 4000 words, because we want to look at four pictures out of Mark 11:1-25. We have been on a journey to Jerusalem in our study of Mark which began in the northern part of Galilee in Mark 8:27. Although two…

A Ransom for Many: Introduction to Mark's Gospel Mark 1 - 16 Pastor Oesterwind Introduction: Jesus sat down one day, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all” (Mark 9.35). The first being last is a concept that doesn't really seem…

Mark 15:16-47 Introduction In a collection of newspaper clippings which we have in the house, we have some on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth which Carla’s father kept. She became queen in the year that I was born but was crowned as queen on June 2, 1953 and has been queen of England and Canada ever…

Mark 14:1-26 Introduction One day I was coming home from Bible School in my black Volkswagen beetle. I was just driving into Oak Bluff when a car coming toward me in the other lane, suddenly began to drift into my lane. He tried to steer and I braked, but it was too late and we collided head on. No one…

Mark 14:27 – 15:15 Introduction What tremendous pressure there must be on athletes at the Olympics! I am thinking particularly of the pressure on skips in curling. Whatever has happened before, they throw the final rock and if they miss, then no matter how well the others on the team have done, they…

Mark 2:1-3:6 Introduction How many times in your life have you had to shift your way of thinking? Our world has changed so much in the last 100 years that many of us have had to shift the way we approach things. There may be a few of you here who still remember doing farm work with horses. I actually…

The Heart of Opposition Mark 2.1 – 3.6 Pastor Oesterwind Review/Introduction: Jesus preached, “Repent and believe in the Gospel” (1.15). Those who obeyed this message became disciples of the great King. Though they often misunderstood the implications of their trust, nonetheless, Jesus patiently and…

Narrow, Difficult, and Few Mark 3.7-19a Pastor Oesterwind Introduction: Jesus taught that there are really only two ways to live our lives. We have the choice to enter by the narrow gate which leads to eternal life or the broad way that leads to eternal death. Because the narrow gate is difficult for…

Father Son and the Holy Spirit Mark 1:9-13 9At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son,…