by Justin Marple | Apr 17, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Mark: Lent to Easter, SERMONS
Mark 15:21-39 shows us the transformation of the centurion because of the witness of Christ on the cross. Jesus is our champion who has fought the battle in our place on the cross. Jesus was taunted in many ways, but our champion endured it. He has given us a...
by Justin Marple | Apr 10, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Mark: Lent to Easter, SERMONS
Mark 15:1-20 shows us the perfect examples of “group think,” which in reality is a failure to think — it is going along with the crowds rather than thinking God’s thoughts after Him. People do things in crowds that they would never do as...
by Justin Marple | Apr 3, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Mark: Lent to Easter, SERMONS
Mark 14:53-72 is a study in contrasts. Jesus is in the fiery furnace facing a religious trial for blasphemy. Peter is warming himself by the fire being accused of associating with Jesus and blasphemes Jesus. Jesus is being tried by the high priest; Peter by one of...
by Justin Marple | Mar 27, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Mark: Lent to Easter, SERMONS
Mark 14:1-11 tells us about the woman who anointed Jesus with very expensive ointment after breaking a very expensive jar. She was the only one who was able to anoint His body for burial, the women who went to the tomb to do so on the third day found it empty. But at...
by Justin Marple | Mar 20, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Mark: Lent to Easter, SERMONS
Mark 12:1-12 is the parable of the tenants. In this parable a man, representing God, planted a vineyard. The vineyard is Israel. Jesus even includes some details from the vineyard of Isaiah 5 to make this clear. The tenants are the religious leaders of Israel. ...
by Justin Marple | Mar 13, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, SERMONS
In Exodus 14:10-18 God says, “Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” The silly saying to remind us how to change our clocks for today “remember to spring forward” can remind us that God wants us to spring forward in our Spiritual walk too. ...
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