Unexpected KingMark 14 Mark: Good and Gracious King #23Chase Bowers Unexpected Worship (14:1-9) Unmet Expectations (14:10-11, 18-21) Exceeded Expectations (14:12-17, 22-25) Unexpected Prediction (14:26-31) Unexpected Weariness (14:32-42) Unexpected Response (14:43-65) Unexpected Denial (14:66-72)
Stay AwakeMark 13:1-37 Mark: Good and Gracious King #22Dave Tate Mark 13:1-2 Mark 13:3-8 Mark 13:9-13 Not all that the world hates is ____________ Christianity,but it does hate _____________ Christianity and always will. – William Temple Know the Seasons (Tim Keller’s adaptation from H. Richard Niebuhr) Winter – culture ____________ to the church Spring – culture persecutes a _______________ church …
Genuine Love – Humble Lifestyle – Sacrificial GivingMark 12:28-44 Mark: Good and Gracious King #21Tim Cartwright Which “Tendency Toward Pride” do you most relate to? ______________ our King with all our heart. ______________ our King in all humility. ______________ to our King and His kingdom *Check out https://templebiblechurch.org/archive/love-your-neighbor/
The God of the LivingMark 12:1-27 Mark: Good and Gracious King #20Chase Bowers Tenants: Who or what is the cornerstone your life is built upon? How are you participating in being built up in the household of God? Taxes: What are the chief ways God has called you to reflect his image in the world? What is difficult about giving …
Donkeys, Figs, and Turned Up TablesMark 11:1-33 Mark: Good and Gracious King #19Chase Bowers Why the colt of a donkey? v. 1-7 What’s up with the crowd? v. 8-11 What did this tree do? v. 12-14, 20-21 What happened in the Temple? v. 15-19 Why does Jesus answer Peter like he does? v. 21-26
Cross-Shaped LeadershipMark 10:32-52 Mark: Good and Gracious King #18Dave Tate ▸The Journey: Mark 10:32-34 ▸The Request: Mark 10:35-40 ▸The Ransom: Mark 10:41-45 The Power Paradox “Once we have power, we lose some of the __________________ we needed to gain it in the first place.” – Dacher Keltner, psychology professor UC Berkeley “Sometimes success can take you places where _________________ cannot …
Helpless DependenceMark 10:1-31 Mark: Good and Gracious King #17Tim Cartwright Present Culture vs. Biblical Instruction What do we do? ______________ cultural trends of self-fulfillment as a god. __________________ the biblical truth even when it causes pain. _____________ counsel from one of our TBC pastors. __________________ that we are called to helpless dependence on our great God and King! Independent attitude… Is detrimental to the …
Glory in the BattleMark 9:14-50 Mark: Good and Gracious King #16Chase Bowers The disciples ______________ their own power instead of ________________ on the power of God. The disciples ____________ their own greatness instead of ______________ the masses. The Jesus __________________ on one mountain will be ____________________ on another. In both places he is shown to be _____________ of Glory.
Cross-Shaped DiscipleshipMark 8:27-9:13 Mark: Good and Gracious King #15Dave Tate • Mark 8:27-33 However, to _________________ from lashing out at someone when you want to do so with all your being is agony. It is a form of suffering. You not only suffer the original loss of happiness, reputation and opportunity, but now you forgo the consolation of inflicting the …
Mark: Good and Gracious King #14Chase Bowers Bread for the Life of the WorldMark 8:1-26 Bread for the Life of the World… The idol I most try to satisfy myself with is… The chief way I tend to forget the goodness and power of God in my life is… I hope Jesus will help me to see and understand more …