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151. Mark Wife

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Insurance salesman to customer: "You've filled in this application all right except for one thing. Mr. Perkins, where it asks the relationship of Mrs. Perkins to yourself, you should have put down 'wife', not 'strained'".

152. All Marked Up

Humor

My toddler and I were shopping when a heavily tattooed man strolled by. My daughter's eyes grew wide as she said, "I'll bet his mother took away all his markers!"

153. Secretary to Saint Peter

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Paul would have none of it. (Acts 15:37-40) Once bitten, twice shy, as they say. So serious was their disagreement that they parted company. and, as far as we know, never worked together again. Paul took another man named Silas, and Barnabas took Mark and off they went in different directions. But it all worked out to the glory of God - for now the Gospel had two teams out preaching! This reminds me of the story of John Wesley, who made a very unfortunate marriage late in life. His wife was a nag - never ...

154. The Resurrection

Mark 16:1-20

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... how to remove the heavy stone so that they can minister to their dead master (vv. 3–4). Their concern about the stone is addressed (v. 4), for they find the stone removed, not to allow access to a dead Jesus, but to demonstrate the reality of his resurrection! Mark’s description of the figure they meet at the tomb prolongs the suspense to the very last moment. He does not describe the figure as an angel (what the reader knows the figure must be), as does Matthew 28:5, but as a young man (cf. Luke 24:4 ...

155. John Prepares the Way

Mark 1:1-8

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Richard A. Jensen

... can show that the ministry of Jesus takes up the themes of these verses. This will serve as a kind of introduction to Mark's story of Jesus. There is much good news that can be proclaimed from such stories. Or, one might focus one's stories around ... uses a Markan text, we preach, a sermon which introduces the full range of this Gospel. Let's focus on v. 1, the very title of Mark's Gospel: "This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God." Story One will tell the story of the promise ...

156. Stilling The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... "gave orders" (Matthew 8:18) to go over to the other side when he saw the great crowds. In Matthew, the disciples follow Jesus rather than taking care of him (Matthew 8:23). Of the three versions, only Mark explains further that other boats were with him (Mark 4:36). Compared to the sense of urgency or tension in Mark's version, Luke's telling is casual on the surface. Note such terms as "One day," "a boat," and "So they put out" (Luke 8:22). The Storm And Jesus Asleep: The Gospel called Luke tells first ...

157. Telling the Right Story

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

George Bass

... considerable time and whom he must have known very well. Can you imagine what he could have bequeathed to the church if he had told us things about Paul that Luke apparently didn’t know when he wrote the Acts of the Apostles? It just might have been Mark who supplied Luke with many of the biographical details about St. Paul, but, if this were so, why didn’t he tell him some of the lost stories? And why didn’t he write about Paul himself? No one could have been more qualified to write such a biography ...

158. God’s Will? (A Drama about Using the Lord’s Name in Vain)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... to also date other people too. You know, as a witness for Him. Jenny: I see. What else is God telling you? Mark: That we’re just too different. Jenny: He wants us to break up because we’re different? We’re both Christians, Mark. Mark: Yeah, but you’re a democrat. Jenny: What? Mark: And you’re a little too short. Jenny: (dumbfounded) Ah, I see. So exactly how is God telling you this? Mark: You know, He talks to me and through his Word. Jenny: Through his Word, eh? Well, let’s check it out? What ...

159. Demon-Possessed Child

Matthew 15:1-20, Matthew 15:21-28

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... 7:28, Matthew 15:26, and Matthew 15:27.) Children also had little status; however, they were to be fed before the dogs: "He said to her, 'Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs'" (Mark 7:27). Figurative use of the term also belittled the person. Jesus had used this common metaphor earlier. He said, "Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you" (Matthew 7 ...

160. The Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:1-15

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... the qualifications for apostleship in Acts 1:21–22); (2) to show that women may (and will) have influential roles in the church (see Acts 1:14; 8:12; 16:13–15; 17:4, 12; 18:24–26); and (3) to show that financial liberality is a mark of discipleship and is essential for the continuation of the ministry. 8:4–8, 11–15 Luke’s version of the Parable of the Sower follows the Marcan version fairly closely. Most changes have to do with style and economy. The most notable modification is the insertion ...

161. A Light Verse

Matthew 17:1-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... have hurt. Playing Time: 5 minutes Place: A work place Props: Two coffee cups Costumes: Contemporary, casual Time: The present Cast: Greg Mark -- Greg's friend Ollie GREG: (ENTERING WITH TWO COFFEE CUPS) Well, here's your coffee, just the way you like it, double ... was just thinking, so what if Jesus' clothes were all shiny-like and His face changed ... so what does that mean to me? MARK: (TO GREG) You talk to him. I can't. GREG: Now, listen, Ollie ... OLLIE: I was thinking. Maybe Jesus let God shine through ...

162. Peter's Confession, Christ's Prediction

Mark 8:27-30

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Richard A. Jensen

... to the Gentiles; they will mock him, and spit upon him, and flog him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise again" (Mark 10:33-34). Jesus speaks of the cross. The disciples stay fixed on glory. James and John ask him if they can sit one ... not know that the right and left hand were reserved for a couple of criminals and that the place for such honor was the cross [Mark 15:27].) Jesus speaks of the cross. The disciples dream of glory. How difficult it is to grasp the reality that Israel's long-awaited ...

163. Jesus' Ministry Beyond Galilee

Mark 7:24-30

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Richard A. Jensen

... from life in our secular world as it can be. A second possibility for story telling this week is to focus our attention on the communal aspect of faith. A Syrophoenician woman brings a daughter to Jesus, and he heals the daughter in light of the woman's faith. In Mark 7:31-37 friends bring a man who is deaf and has a speech impediment to Jesus. Jesus heals the man in the light of the faith of the man's community! This is Story One. Story Two can tell again, from this communal faith perspective, the story of ...

164. The Servant of All's Second Prediction

Mark 9:14-32, Mark 9:33-37

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Richard A. Jensen

... hardly be put more starkly. In chapter 21 the three "passion/resurrection" predictions were discussed together. Here we might move from this story of the disciples' lack of faith and understanding (rocky ground disciples) to the story of their final days with Jesus as told in Mark 14. Mark 14:1--15:47 is the text for the Sunday of the Passion. Only rarely do we take the opportunity afforded by this larger text to discuss the behavior of the disciples in the last days. This Sunday is as good a time as any to ...

165. Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

Mark 8:1-13

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... seven in particular, see, e.g., “Numbers,” IDB, vol. 3, pp. 561–67; “Seven,” IDB, vol. 4, pp. 294–95.) 8:6 Given thanks: In Greek this term is familiar in connection with the Christian rite of Eucharist, e.g., 1 Cor. 11:24. In 14:22–25, Mark uses the term meaning “to bless” to describe Jesus’ prayer over the bread (14:22; cf. 6:41) and the term for “to give thanks” (eucharisteō, 14:23) to describe his prayer over the cup (the same word used here). It is the latter term that had more ...

166. This Is Athletics -- Check Your Christianity At The Door

Drama

Karren Boehr

... Christ. We all just figure everyone's a Christian, but none of us really knows who's committed. It's pretty easy to slide that way. MARK: I agree. It's too easy not to take a stand. When Rod asked for a recommitment of our lives to Christ tonight, I knew it ... hung onto my face mask like he thought the earth was flat. You don't know how bad I wanted to make him sing. MARK: (Laughing) Hey, I noticed. The fire in your eyes was smoking clear out of your helmet. JOHN: (Grinning) Would you believe, I even went up ...

167. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

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Richard A. Jensen

... Jesus. Open your ears. Open your eyes. These are good Advent words! Homiletical Directions We might begin our story telling of this week's text by beginning at the end. Story One can be a retelling of the parable Jesus tells to close out this chapter of Mark. Tell it with elaboration to bring it into our contemporary world. The parable begins with the reality that no one knows the day or the hour of the end. Therefore we must keep alert. We might comment in passing that it is precisely the unknown hour of ...

168. The Unclean Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... good spirit. Jesus cast out demons by his own words and by the "Spirit of God." (See Matthew 12:28.) Jesus gave his disciples the authority to cast out unclean spirits and to cure diseases and sicknesses. (See Matthew 10:1 and Mark 6:7.) Jesus told them to do this using his name. (See Mark 16:17.) Miracle: A deepening of faith, is that what a miracle is all about? A beginning definition of a miracle suggests an event that appears unexplainable by the laws of nature. As a result, we say it has a supernatural ...

169. The Unfinished Story

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... and pass them around, and take a swig from a jar said to contain a mixture of water and strychnine. Then the worshipers set a kerosene cloth alight and hold their hands over the flames.(May 1, 1989, Vol.31, No. 17, p.79) One of the leaders points to Mark, chapter 16, verses 17 and 18 and says that he has been commanded to do all of these strange things because there it is, in the Bible. Why on earth would Jesus ever say such a strange thing...something which could well be hazardous to people’s health? The ...

170. Before the Sanhedrin

Mark 14:53-65

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... . Finally, all secrecy is removed and Jesus answers openly the priest’s question, affirming that he is the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One, and warning that he will be vindicated in divine glory (v. 62). The question of the priest (v. 61) uses the very titles that Mark has already presented as the best indications of who Jesus really is. From the opening line (1:1), the reader has been told that this “Son of Man” is really the Christ (Messiah) and the Son of God (cf. also 1:11, 24; 3:11; 5:7; 8:29 ...

171. The Appointing of the Twelve Apostles

Mark 3:13-19

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... �rock”), the word actually used by Jesus, which is retained elsewhere in the NT (cf. John 1:42; 1 Cor. 1:12; 3:22; 9:5; 15:5; Gal 2:9). The famous saying in Matthew 16:18 is a pun based on the meaning of Peter’s name. In Mark, as in the other Gospels, Peter is treated as the leader or spokesman of the Twelve and is the most familiar figure besides Jesus to readers of these narratives. We shall have much more to note about Peter later. James and John Zebedee are also important, having been mentioned once ...

172. The Twelve Apostles

Luke 6:12-16

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... should not be confused with the “Jude, brother of James,” to whom is ascribed the Letter of Jude. The suggestion that is sometimes made (in the interest of reducing the apostolic roster to no more than twelve names in all) that Jude and Thaddaeus (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18) are names of the same person is without any evidence. Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor: In John 6:71 and 13:26 he is called Judas son of Simon Iscariot. It has been suggested that “Iscariot” is Hebrew for “a man from (the town ...

173. Feeding the 5000

Mark 6:30-44

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Richard A. Jensen

... manna in the wilderness. There is also a story told about the prophet Elijah providing food for the widow at Zarephath (1 Kings 17:8-16). Donald Juel cites the feeding done by Elisha in 2 Kings 4:42-44 as the most remarkable parallel to Mark's feeding stories. On the one hand, therefore, one can put the feeding miracles in biblical perspective by hearing them in connection with stories from the past. On the other hand, one can put these miracles in perspective by hearing them in connection with the feeding ...

174. Calming the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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Richard A. Jensen

... hearts, denial and betrayal. At the end of the story the young man at the tomb speaks Jesus' good-news word for the disciples: "... go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you" (Mark 16:7). The final word to hard-hearted, "rocky ground" disciples is a word of hope and promise. Jesus has spoken this word for hard-hearted disciples in every age. We can put these words in Jesus' mouth as the climax of our sermon. Jesus' word is a word ...

175. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Mark 6:30-44

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... sending a king like David to be their shepherd (esp. Ezek. 34:23). In other words, this allusion to these OT passages by Mark suggested to the reader that Jesus is here fulfilling the role of the longed-for king of Israel, the Messiah, who, like ... interrupted by the account of John’s martyrdom in 6:14–29. 6:31 Did not even have a chance to eat: This is the second time Mark has referred to this (see also 3:20). It is all the more striking that Jesus and the Twelve feed the five thousand after the mention ...

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151. Mark Wife

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152. All Marked Up

Humor

My toddler and I were shopping when a heavily tattooed man strolled by. My daughter's eyes grew wide as she said, "I'll bet his mother took away all his markers!"

153. Secretary to Saint Peter

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

154. The Resurrection

Mark 16:1-20

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

155. John Prepares the Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen