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If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 9. Last week’s sermon was hard. It was hard because Jesus’ words are hard in Mark chapter 8. Jesus shocked his followers in Mark 8:31 . Look with me at Mark 8:31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer…

Scene 1: Many things rule over our lives! Family, Money Careers, Work, Worry. So often the visible & invisible have superiority. It might be something that is in plain sight. But so often it is things that others can not so easily see. It might be a hurt which we will not let go off. And it eats away…

The Person of Christ The biblical teaching about the person of Christ is the following: Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man in one person, and will be so forever. Key Terms: Incarnation - Jesus’ assumption of human nature. His becoming a human being in a specific time and place. The Humanity of…

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.…

Hebrews 10:1-18 concludes the theological explanation part of this letter. Verse 19 onwards is all about the practical application. The writer has made their point and will then move onto the “so what does this mean practically for how you live” part of the letter. And that is the subject of another…

A shallow understanding of Christ’s work leads to a shallow faith. 4:14 & 5:9 One of the things that I am continually confronted with is the shallow understanding of Christ’s work demonstrated by those who claim to follow him. It shouldn’t surprise me, but I continually find myself wondering at what…

Old things can be very attractive. There is a certain beauty and fascination in an old steam engine, it seems to be a living breathing thing even though it is a fairly primative machine. Many people are attracted to watch something old, huge festivals often surround such things. Wether it be a heritage…

The Atonement Term to know: Atonement - to cover, cancel, or forgive The Basic Motifs of Atonement Sacrifice Propitiation Substitution Reconciliation The Cause for the Atonement 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Genesis 2:16–17 (NKJV) 16 And…

Scene 1: Being caught by surprise is very unsettling. Whether it be physically, Emotionally, Or Intellectually! When Matthew was in his early teens he decided it would be a good idea to try and sneak up on people and scare them. Where we lived at the time there was a space outside the bathroom door that…

Scene 1: You have probably heard the saying, “Walk a mile in my shoes” People often use these words when they think that you don’t really appreciate how hard things really are for them. There is a need to enter the world of another to truly understand what things are like for them. I can read all about…

Inmaturity in a young child is expected. When a little one responds by sulking or spitting the dummy we understand that they haven’t grown up yet and don’t know how to deal with disappointment. Sadly some adults haven’t grown up and display very similar behaviours in how they deal with life. They throw…

What is the content of divine wisdom? How can wisdom be known? What problem did the Corinthians have regarding division?

It is often told in movies and myths that people believed there was nothing beyond the horizon. You would sail off into the distance and drop of the edge of the world. It is of course a myth, the ancients knew far more about navigation than popular myth and movies gives them credit for. But this belief…

What does it mean to humble yourself? How far would you lower yourself to serve others and God? How far did Jesus lower Himself and become obedient to God?

Matthew 4:1–11 (KJV 1900) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.…

How was Jesus the perfect sacrifice? Did Jesus become a sinner? What did the sacrifice of Jesus cost?

What are the characteristics of Jesus as described in the Book of Colossians? How should we view philosophy that isn't according to Christ? How are Christ and Christians "full"?

Why should the Galatians not have returned to the old law? What was the event that set in motion a new covenant between God and man?

Jesus’ First Disciples 1. Andrew, the Anonymous Disciple, and Simon Peter (1:35-42) From the perspective of John writing this gospel this is the third day of Jesus ministry. The first day is John’s testimony to the group who came seeking who he was, what he said about himself, and why he was baptizing.…

Was suffering part of God's plan for the Messiah? Is it part of God's plan for us as disciples of Jesus today?

Was Jesus an absent Christ after He ascended to Heaven? If not, what role did He take? In what ways did He fulfill that role?

What does it mean to say that Jesus is the "propitiation"? Could anyone else be our propitiation?

What is a mystery? What is God's mystery? What is possible for both Jews and Gentiles thanks to Jesus?

Jesus was our propitiation to appease the wrath of God. But, He was also our expiation to make amends for our wrong doing and remove our guilt. He was the atoning sacrifice.

What are the benefits of having Jesus as our high priest? What are the differences in the priesthood under the Old Testament and the priesthood of Jesus?