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BIG IDEA: Jesus is the offspring of Abraham through whom all nations will be blessed.
OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Brings The Longed-For Blessing
2) Jesus Is The Promised Offspring
3) Jesus Came To Bless All Nations
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus by Patrick Schreiner; Preaching the Word: Galatians by Todd Wilson
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus has died to redeem us and has given us a meal to remember it until he comes again.
OUTLINE: The Last Supper Shows Us That:
1. Jesus Has Achieved A New Exodus
2. Jesus Has Died As Our Substitute
3. Jesus Has Died As God Planned It
4. Jesus Has Given A Memorial Meal
5. Jesus Has Given A Communion Meal
6. Jesus Has Given A Hopeful Meal
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Meal With Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table by Timothy Chester; King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller; The Lord’s Supper: As The Sign and Meal of the New Covenant by Guy Prentiss Waters; Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry
Pastor Brian Drake
BIG IDEA: The worth of Jesus himself surpasses everything else.
OUTLINE:
1. Rejecting the Surpassing Worth of Christ
2. Receiving the Surpassing Worth of Christ
3. Responding to the Surpassing Worth of Christ
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson; Gentle & Lowly by Dan Ortland; Blueletterbible.com; The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus’s words will never pass away.
OUTLINE:
1) A Clear Claim To Jesus’s Absolute Authority
2) A Confirmation Of Jesus’s Complete Credibility
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Robert Stein; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes; A Peculiar Glory by John Piper; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Christ will come again in power and glory to gather his own from the ends of the earth.
OUTLINE: Christ’s return will…
1) Be Accompanied By Earth Shattering Events (24-25)
2) Reveal Him As the Powerful And Glorious One (26)
3) Involve the Gathering of His Global Elect (27)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Robert Stein; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes
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Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: In the midst of this chaotic world: discern, witness, pray, endure, and trust.
OUTLINE:
1. The Events That Are Non-Signs (5-13)
A. The Appearance of False Teachers (5-6)
B. The Arrival of Wars and Disasters (8-9)
C. The Advancement of the Church’s
D. Mission & Persecution (10-13)
2. The Event That Is the Sign: Abomination of Desolation (14-23)
A. The Affliction In Jerusalem (14-20)
B. The Appearance of False Teachers (21-23)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Baker Exegetical Commentary: Mark by Robert Stein; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG QUESTION: Why does Jesus foretell the temple’s destruction?
OUTLINE:
1) To rebuke our interest in mere externals
2) To remind us of the reality of judgment
3) To reveal to us the temple’s fulfillment
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Robert Stein; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; 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 of Mark by J.C. Ryle; King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller; On Spiritual Mindedness by John Owen
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus sees and wants the sacrifice and devotion of our hearts.
OUTLINE:
1) What Jesus Sees
2) What Jesus Delights In
3) What Jesus Desires
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Practicing the King’s Economy: Honoring Jesus In How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, & Give by Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus warns us against following or being like false leaders.
OUTLINE:
1. A Warning to the Wary and All-Too-Willing
2. A Warning To Watch Out For These Sorts
3. A Warning To Would-Be Leaders
4. A Warning To Watch Your Own Heart
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction & Survey by Craig Blomberg; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament by Joel Williams; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Baker Exegetical Commentary: Mark by Robert Stein; Gospel Centered Exposition: Exalting Christ in Mark by Daniel Akin
Pastor Garrison Greene
OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Is The Public Messiah
2) Jesus Is The Preeminent Lord
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Echoes of Scripture In The Gospels by Richard B. Hays; Baker Exegetical Commentary on Mark by Robert Stein; Pillar New Testament Commentary on Mark by James Edwards; ESV Expository Commentary: Vol. XIII by Multiple Authors; Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels ed. Barry Beitzel