Notes and readings (for the week commencing 1st April, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (08/04/2012) will be on our Easter Day celebration. I hope and pray this journey through Mark’s gospel has been a blessing to you as it has been to Adam and me as [...]
As we approach the end of our Gospel of Mark series, it would be really helpful if you would take 1-2 minutes to provide some feedback on the weekly Bible Notes. You can complete the very brief survey here. Notes and readings (for the week commencing 26th March, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 19th March, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (25/03/2012) will be Watch!”. Chapter 13 is all at the same time, difficult to understand, fascinating, disturbing and thrilling. Because it is the longest uninterrupted portion of Jesus’ teaching in Mark’s [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 12th March, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (18/03/2012) will be “The Stone that the Builder Rejected”. Day 1: Read Mark 12:1-17 We begin the week with two challenging encounters with Jesus, continuing from his authority being questioned in [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 5th March, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (11/03/2012) will be “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”. Day 1: Read Mark 11:1-11 We have reached Jerusalem at last. This is another major turning point [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 27th February, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (04/03/2012) will be “Who then can be saved?”. Day 1: Read Mark 10:1-16 We begin the week by being reminded of the frequency (i.e., his ‘custom’) with which Jesus responded to [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 20th February, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (26/02/2012) will be “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”. Day 1: Read Mark 9:2-13 After six days since one of the great climaxes in Mark (Peter’s confession [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 13th February, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (19/02/2012) will be “Who do you say I am?”. Day 1: Read Mark 8:1-13 No you read correctly and yes, this is the second time Jesus fed a large group. Although [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 6th February, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (12/02/2012) will be “These people honour me with their lips?”. Day 1: Read Mark 7:1-13 The chapter opens with another clash between Jesus and the Pharisees and teachers of the law. [...]
Notes and readings (for the week commencing 30th January, 2012) are shown below, with a PDF version available here. The sermon topic this Sunday (05/02/2012) will be “Isn’t this the carpenter?”. Day 1: Read Mark 6:1-13 Chapter 6 marks a major transition in the Gospel of Mark, so today’s notes will be slightly longer than [...]