Introduction Today's passage is all about how to enter the kingdom of God and how to have eternal life. Entering the kingdom means becoming a member of God's people. And all who become members of God's people are promised eternal life, so that once our life in this world is over, we will go on … Continue reading Mark 10(13–22) →

Introduction How are we to live as members of Christ's kingdom? Right throughout the gospel of Mark, the Lord Jesus has made clear -- by the things he's said and by what he's done -- that he's the Christ, God's Anointed King, who is able to deliver his people from their sin and misery and … Continue reading Mark 10(01–12) →

Introduction So far in Mark's gospel, the Lord Jesus has made clear -- by the things he said and by what he did -- that he's the Christ, God's Anointed King. By the parables he told -- parables about the kingdom of God -- and by the miracles he performed -- driving out demons and … Continue reading Mark 09(30–50) →

Introduction The last time I preached from Mark's gospel, we spent our time on the account of the Lord's transfiguration on the high mountain, which was both a preview of his future glory as the resurrected Saviour of the world; and a preview of our future glory, because when the resurrected Saviour comes again, we … Continue reading Mark 09(14–29) →

Verse 1 When I was at university in Edinburgh, training for the ministry, the New Testament professor would choose difficult verses for us to exegete or to interpret for our homework. One such verse was John 1:51 where the Lord said to Nathanael that you will see heaven open and the angels of God ascending … Continue reading Mark 09(01–13) →

Introduction If you were to summarise what we've read in Mark's gospel up to now using only one word, or if you had to pick one word to characterise what we've read so far in Mark's gospel, what word would you use? Perhaps you'd use the word 'power'; or perhaps the word 'authority'. And you … Continue reading Mark 08(31–38) →

Introduction Back in verse 1 of chapter 1 Mark wrote that this gospel which he was beginning to write was the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In other words, this gospel is about Jesus Christ: who he is and what he said and did. And by the parables he told, and by … Continue reading Mark 08(01–30) →

Introduction We've been learning from Mark's gospel how Jesus Christ is God's Anointed King who delivers his people from their sin and misery and who brings them into his own kingdom, which is an everlasting kingdom which will never end. And through the parables he told he revealed the kingdom and what it is like; … Continue reading Mark 07(24–37) →

Introduction Today's passage can be divided into two main parts. First of all, in verses 1 to 13, the Lord Jesus responded to the criticism of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem and who had noticed that the Lord's disciples ate food with unclean hands. That is: they … Continue reading Mark 07(01–23) →

Introduction The Lord Jesus Christ is God's Anointed King who delivers his people from their sin and misery and brings them into his own kingdom, which is an everlasting kingdom which will never end. And through the parables he told and through the miracles he performed, he revealed the kingdom and what it is like. … Continue reading Mark 06(30–56) →