Jesus: Satisfied & Rewarded

Isaiah 53:11-12

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus is satisfied and rewarded for his suffering.

OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Is Satisfied With Our Justification (v. 11)
2) Jesus is Rewarded For His Mediation (v. 12)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Book of Isaiah: A Commentary by Edward J. Young; Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund Jr; Isaiah By The Day: A New Devotional Translation by Alec Motyr; Rejoicing In Christ by Michael Reeves; Grace Abounding the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan; Count Zinzendorf & The Moravians: Prayer Makes History by The Traveling Team

Easter 2022

Isaiah 53:10

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus was executed and exalted by God for us.

OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Was Executed (v. 10a)
2) Jesus Was Exalted (v. 10b)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund Jr; The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering by John Piper; The Pleasures of God by John Piper

On Marriage & Divorce

Mark 10:1-12

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus teaches the astounding worth of marriage, and therefore the awfulness of divorce.

OUTLINE:
1) Jesus’s Teaching On Marriage & Divorce Explained
2) Jesus’s Teaching On Marriage & Divorce Examined
3) Jesus’s Teaching On Marriage & Divorce Employed

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Moral Vision of the New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics by Richard B. Hays; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson

Stones, Salt, and Self-Mutilation

Mark 9:42-50

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Christ gives serious warnings and admonitions for his disciples.

OUTLINE:
1) Heed the Stone Lesson (v. 42)
2) Heed the Self-Mutilation Lesson (vs. 43-48)
3) Heed the Salt Lesson (vs. 49-50)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Daniel Akin; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Only 10% of Christian Twentysomethings Have Resilient Faith by Barna Group; The Lord’s Prayer by Thomas Watson; A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson

Have This Mind Among Yourselves

Mark 9:30-41

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Christ came in humility and he calls us to follow.

OUTLINE:
1) The Christ Has Come To Humbly Suffer (vs. 30-32)
2) The Christian Is Called To Humbly Serve (vs. 33-37)
3) The Christian Is Called To Humble Generosity (vs. 38-41)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards

Lessons From a Faithful Savior Amid a Faithless Generation

Mark 9:14-29

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus’s gracious descent and glorious ability beckons our faith.

OUTLINE:

1. What We Discover About Jesus:
   1. Jesus Draws Near to the Needy (vs. 14-19)
   2. Jesus Is Able to Deliver the Needy (vs. 20-27)

2. What We Discover About Faith:
   1. Faith Is Christ-Focused
   2. Faith Can Be Frail (vs. 18-24)
   3. Faith Can Grow (vs. 23-24, 29)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Joel F. Williams; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson

The Transfiguration

Mark 9:1-13

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The transfiguration unveils something of the glory of Jesus to us.

OUTLINE:
1) Jesus is the Son of Man (v. 1)
2) Jesus is the Son of God (vs. 2-3)
3) Jesus is the Supreme One (vs. 4-8)
4) Jesus is the Suffering One (vs. 9-13)

ESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together by Jared Wilson; Transfiguration and Transformation by Hywel R. Jones; The Incomparable Christ by J. Oswald Sanders

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Mark 8:22-38

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus is the Christ come to be crucified and he calls us to follow him.

OUTLINE
1) The Question
2) the Confession
3) The Cross
4) The Call

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: Mark by RT France; Expository Thoughts on Mark by JC Ryle; Grace Abounding the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; The Shadow of the Cross by Walter Chantry; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Danny Akin

A Distribution of Bread & a Dullness of Heart

Mark 8:1-21

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Christ warns to watch out for dangers posed to his disciples.

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; A Treatise on Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards; Spiritual Mindedness by John Owen; Valley of Vision ed. by Arthur Bennett; For the Love of God by DA Carson

The Great Banquet

Isaiah 55

Pastor Dan Turner

BIG IDEA: The Great Banquet - Free, Full, & Forever

OUTLINE:
1) An Everlasting Covenant
- Joy to the Individual (vv1-5)
2) An Everlasting Sign
- Joy to the World (vv6-13)