Introduction Appearances can be deceiving, can't they? You see something and it appears to be a certain way; but on closer inspection you discover that it's quite different. You see a brochure for a holiday and the accommodation looks lovely and there's a big swimming pool out the back and fantastic views. But when you … Continue reading Mark 11(12–25) →

Introduction As a child I used to watch on TV a programme called 'Ask the Family'. I'm sure there are people here today who remember it. It was a quiz programme; and each week two teams competed against one another. Each team comprised mum, dad and two children; hence the title of the show, 'Ask … Continue reading Mark 11(01–11) →

Introduction Every Sunday we come together and we sing songs of praise to God about Jesus Christ. When we pray, we give thanks to God for Jesus Christ. We hear sermons about him and about what he did when he was here on the earth. During the week, in our meetings and other activities, we … Continue reading Mark 10(46–52) →

Introduction I really want to focus today on verse 45, because it's one of those verses which we come across now and again which briefly sums up the whole of the gospel and which encapsulates everything which we need to know and believe about the Saviour, Jesus Christ. But before we get to that verse, … Continue reading Mark 10(32–45) →

Introduction We studied the first part of this passage before Easter and the conversation between the rich, young ruler and the Lord Jesus Christ. The rich, young ruler asked the Lord what he must do to inherit eternal life; and in the course of studying this passage we considered three views which people hold about … Continue reading Mark 10(23–31) →

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) →