Christ Our Compassionate Shepherd

Mark 6:31-44

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Christ is our compassionate Shepherd who sees and feeds us.

OUTLINE: 1) The Shepherd Who Compassionately Sees (vs. 30-34a), 2) The Shepherd Who Compassionately Feeds (vs. 34b-44)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard B. Hays; Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to Mark by JC Ryle; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Joel Williams; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ For Sinners & Sufferers by Dane Ortlund; The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church by Timothy Witmer; Mark: Jesus, Servant & Savior (Preaching the Word) by Kent Hughes; The Emotional Life of our Lord by BB Warfield

Lessons From a Slain Prophet for a Sent People

Mark 6:14-30

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Disciples sent by Jesus will meet with challenges in their mission.

OUTLINE: As we live lives of discipleship and mission,
1) We Find A World That Often Misunderstands Jesus (vs. 14-16)
2) We Face Those Who Reject God’s Authority (vs. 17-20)
3) We Follow the Path of Our Crucified Savior (vs. 21-29)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Yarbrough; Expository Thoughts on The Gospel Of Mark by J.C. Ryle; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Where Is Your Scar? Mission and Martyrdom by Jonny Gibson; Josephus: The Complete Works by Josephus Flavius; Ordinary Hero: Living the Cross & Resurrection in Everyday Life by Tim Chester

A Sent People

Mark 6:7-13

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus’s people are sent equipped for their mission.

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Yarbrough; Expository Thoughts on The Gospel Of Mark by J.C. Ryle; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by Ralph Richards; War: Why Did Life Just Get Harder? by Mez McConnell; Renewal As A Way of Life: A Guidebook for Spiritual Growth by Richard Lovelace; Everyday Church: Gospel Community on Mission by Tim Chester

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Come, Promised Child

Isaiah 9:1-7

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Our Divine King comes to establish his kingdom of peace.

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RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preach the Bible Commentary: Isaiah by Ray Ortlund Jr; The Pastor as Public Theologian by Vanhoozer & Strachan; Light Has Come by Tim Keller; The Coming Messiah by Sinclair Ferguson

The Davidic Covenant Comes

2 Samuel 7:1-18a

Pastor Dan Turner

BIG IDEA: The LORD’s plan prevails through David’s dynasty.

The Davidic Covenant comes not merely as a particular doctrine giving us something to think about but mainly as the powerful deliverer causing us to hope in Him.

Come, Seed of the Abraham

Genesis 12:1-3

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Through the most unlikely means, God will undo the curse and bless us.

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; New Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Exploring the Unity & Diversity of Scripture Ed. T. Desmond Alexander, Brian Rosner, D.A. Carson, & Graeme Goldsworthy; The Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor Hamilton; The Kingdom of God: A Baptist Expression of Covenant & Biblical Theology by Jeffrey Johnson; The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary: Genesis by James McKeown; Real Security & the Call of God by Tim Keller; The Offspring of Abraham by Davy Chu; The Successful Seeker by Richard Sibbes; Lectures on Genesis by Jim Hamilton

Come, Seed of the Woman

Genesis 3:1-15

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Although we’ve made a mess of ourselves and our world, God promises to send the snake crusher.

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by Koehler & Baumgartner; Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor Hamilton; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Ryken, Wilhoit, & Longman; New Dictionary of Biblical Theology ed. Alexander, Rosner, Carson, & Goldsworthy; The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Genesis by John Sailhamer; The Two Horizon’s OT Commentary: Genesis by James McKeown; Communion with God by John Owen; A Promise of Hope by Tim Keller; Dominion & Dynasty by Stephen Dempster; The Skull Crushing Seed of the Woman: Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Genesis 3:15 by James Hamilton

Jesus Was Rejected

Mark 6:1-6

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus was rejected.

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Yarbrough; Expository Thoughts on The Gospel Of Mark by J.C. Ryle; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund; The Sad Wonder by Charles Spurgeon

The Mighty & Merciful Jesus

Mark 5:21-43

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus’s might and mercy meet us in life’s hardships and hopelessness.

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Kostenberger and Yarbrough; The Cross From a Distance: Atonement in Mark’s Gospel by Peter Bolt; On Fairy-Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien; Eucatastrophe: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis’s Magic Formula for Hope by Tim Willard; The Crook in the Lot by Thomas Boston