Speaker 1: Mark explained seventeen powerful lessons you need to know, hidden
Speaker 1: prophecy revealed. Have you ever wondered why the Gospel of
Speaker 1: Mark is the fastest, most action packed, and straight to
Speaker 1: the point among the four gospels. Why does it skip
Speaker 1: the story of Jesus' birth and go straight into his mission?
Speaker 1: And why is Mark known as the Gospel of the
Speaker 1: suffering servant who also reigns with power. Mark was not
Speaker 1: one of the Twelve Disciples. He was a disciple of Peter,
Speaker 1: and he wrote his gospel based on the Apostles, preaching,
Speaker 1: and eye witness accounts. His focus is to reveal Jesus
Speaker 1: as the Son of God, constantly in motion, healing the sick,
Speaker 1: casting out demons, teaching with unmatched authority, overcoming evil, and
Speaker 1: revealing the Kingdom of God with both urgency and compassion.
Speaker 1: In this video, we are going to dive deep into
Speaker 1: seventeen powerful lessons from the Gospel of Mark, exploring each
Speaker 1: chapter with rich theologically, practical, life application, and spiritual revelation
Speaker 1: that will forever transform how you see the life of
Speaker 1: Jesus and your own calling as his disciple. Get ready
Speaker 1: to walk through every verse in full detail. Get ready
Speaker 1: to uncover hidden prophecies and surprising connections across scripture, and
Speaker 1: most of all, prepare your heart to be challenged to
Speaker 1: live a bold, authentic, and faith filled gospel. Before we begin,
Speaker 1: take a moment to write in the comments below what
Speaker 1: is your favorite verse from the Gospel of Mark. Your
Speaker 1: response helps us create more biblical content that builds your
Speaker 1: faith and impacts others around the world. Now take a
Speaker 1: second and share this video with someone who needs to
Speaker 1: hear this message of truth and power. And before we
Speaker 1: enter the first lesson, pray this prayer with me. Lord,
Speaker 1: speak to me through the Gospel of Mark. Let every
Speaker 1: word revealed transform me, align me with your Kingdom, and
Speaker 1: lead me to live with couragebility, and faith in the
Speaker 1: name of Jesus. Amen. Now let us begin. The first
Speaker 1: lesson is waiting and what you are about to see
Speaker 1: will shift your understanding forever. Lesson one Jesus in motion.
Speaker 1: The Kingdom begins with urgency based on the Gospel of
Speaker 1: Mark chapter one, verses one through fifteen. The Gospel of
Speaker 1: Mark does not begin with a genealogy or a birth narrative.
Speaker 1: It does not give details about angelic visits or the
Speaker 1: manger in Bethlehem. Instead, Mark opens with urgency, authority, and
Speaker 1: divine movement. His first words are not about the past,
Speaker 1: but about a mission already in progress. From the very
Speaker 1: first verse, we are invited into a story where Jesus
Speaker 1: is already in motion and the Kingdom of God is
Speaker 1: breaking into the world with power. Mark introduces Jesus by
Speaker 1: pointing back to the prophets. He quotes from the Book
Speaker 1: of Isaiah and indirectly from the book of mane Alachi,
Speaker 1: reminding the reader that none of this is random. Everything
Speaker 1: about the arrival of Jesus is a fulfillment of prophecy
Speaker 1: written hundreds of years before. God promised a forerunner, a
Speaker 1: voice crying out in the wilderness, preparing the way for
Speaker 1: the Lord. That voice is John the Baptist. Have you
Speaker 1: ever stopped to realize how every move of God is
Speaker 1: deeply connected to his promises? What if this moment in
Speaker 1: your life is part of a divine preparation as well.
Speaker 1: John appears in the wilderness calling people to repentance and baptism.
Speaker 1: He is dressed in camel hair, eating locusts and wild honey,
Speaker 1: far from the religious institutions of Jerusalem, yet his voice
Speaker 1: echoes louder than all the priests and scribes. People from
Speaker 1: the entire region come to him, confessing their sins and
Speaker 1: being baptized in the Jordan River. The wilderness becomes the
Speaker 1: stage for revival. But John makes one thing thing clear.
Speaker 1: He is not the main event. He is not the Messiah.
Speaker 1: He is preparing the way for someone far greater, someone
Speaker 1: whose sandals he is not worthy to untie. John baptizes
Speaker 1: with water, but the one coming will baptize with the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. The atmosphere is charged with expectation. The time
Speaker 1: has come. Heaven is about to move. Can you sense
Speaker 1: the same expectancy in our time? What if revival is
Speaker 1: not something we wait for, but something we walk into,
Speaker 1: just like they did? Then, without fanfare, Jesus steps into
Speaker 1: the scene. He does not come from a palace, He
Speaker 1: does not arrive with armies or announcements. He walks into
Speaker 1: the Jordan River and ask to be baptized. The one
Speaker 1: who is sinless chooses to stand among sinners, not to
Speaker 1: be cleansed, but to identify with humanity, And in that moment,
Speaker 1: Heaven opens. As Jesus comes up out of the water,
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit descends on him like a dove, and
Speaker 1: the voice of the Father declares from heaven, you are
Speaker 1: my beloved son. In you, I am well pleased. This
Speaker 1: moment is more than symbolic. It is the unveiling of
Speaker 1: the Son of God. The Trinity is revealed, the Father speaks,
Speaker 1: the Spirit descends, and the Son stands ready. Immediately after
Speaker 1: this divine affirmation, Jesus is led by the Spirit into
Speaker 1: the wilderness. There for forty days, he is tested by Satan.
Speaker 1: Wild animals surround him, and angels minister to him. This
Speaker 1: is not just a physical trial, it is spiritual warfare.
Speaker 1: Just as Israel wandered in the desert for forty years
Speaker 1: and failed, Jesus now enters the wilderness and prevails. Where
Speaker 1: Adam fell in the garden, Jesus overcomes in the wilderness.
Speaker 1: This victory is crucial, before any miracle, before any teaching,
Speaker 1: before any disciple is called. Jesus defeats the enemy. Does
Speaker 1: not begin his ministry from a place of uncertainty, but
Speaker 1: from triumph. He shows us that power in the Kingdom
Speaker 1: begins with obedience and spiritual authority. After emerging from the wilderness,
Speaker 1: Jesus begins to preach. His first message is simple, yet revolutionary.
Speaker 1: The time is fulfilled. The Kingdom of God is at hand.
Speaker 1: Repent and believe the good news. With these words, Jesus
Speaker 1: declares that the waiting is over. The promises are being fulfilled.
Speaker 1: The Kingdom is no longer a future hope. It is
Speaker 1: a present reality, and it demands a response. The urgency
Speaker 1: in Mark's gospel is intentional. The word immediately appears repeatedly.
Speaker 1: Jesus is not wasting time. The world is broken and
Speaker 1: Heaven has invaded the earth. The King is walking among
Speaker 1: the people, and every moment matters. This is not religion
Speaker 1: as usual. This is divine disruption. This means the Kingdom
Speaker 1: of God is not something you wait for, It is
Speaker 1: something you step into. It means that repentance is not optional.
Speaker 1: It is the doorway into everything God is doing. It
Speaker 1: means that belief is not passive. It is the response
Speaker 1: that activates the supernatural. The Gospel of Mark reminds us
Speaker 1: that the time is now. Jesus is already in motion.
Speaker 1: The question is not if he is calling, The question
Speaker 1: is will you follow. When Jesus steps onto the scene,
Speaker 1: everything changes. The wilderness becomes holy ground, The rejected become chosen.
Speaker 1: The message is no longer prepare for one day. It
Speaker 1: is repent and believe today. The kingdom is here. Jesus
Speaker 1: is moving and he is calling you. Lesson two, the
Speaker 1: radical call follow Jesus without delay, based on the Gospel
Speaker 1: of Mark chapter one, verses sixteen through twenty eight. As
Speaker 1: Jesus walks along the shore of the Sea of Galilee,
Speaker 1: he does not look for scholars, religious elites, or political leaders.
Speaker 1: He looks for fishermen, men with rough hands, calloused hearts,
Speaker 1: and little social standing. They are not in the synagogue
Speaker 1: debating the scriptures. They are working with nets, mending tools,
Speaker 1: and the scent of the sea in their clothes. And
Speaker 1: yet it is to these ordinary men that Jesus offers
Speaker 1: the most extraordinary invitation. Simon and Andrew are the first
Speaker 1: to hear the call. Jesus does not present a list
Speaker 1: of conditions. He does not explain the entire plan. He
Speaker 1: simply says, follow me and I will make you fishes
Speaker 1: of men, and something supernatural happens. Without hesitation, they leave
Speaker 1: their nets, their livelihood, their identity, their safety, and they
Speaker 1: follow him. What would it take for you to leave
Speaker 1: everything behind? Could it be that the same voice calling
Speaker 1: them is also calling you right now. A few steps later,
Speaker 1: Jesus calls James and John. They are in the boat
Speaker 1: with their father Zebedi, preparing for the next day's work.
Speaker 1: But when the call comes, they do not consult their schedules,
Speaker 1: they do not negotiate terms. They leave the boat and
Speaker 1: their father behind. The response is immediate, radical, complete. This
Speaker 1: is how the Kingdom of God advances, not through comfort
Speaker 1: but through obedience, not by convenience, but by conviction. The
Speaker 1: call of Jesus is not an invitation to religion. It
Speaker 1: is a summons to transformation, and it always begins with
Speaker 1: a choice. Stay in the boat or follow the king.
Speaker 1: What if the greatest moment of your life begins not
Speaker 1: when you understand everything, but when you obey without delay.
Speaker 1: What made these men respond so quickly? It was the
Speaker 1: authority in his voice. Jesus did not speak like the
Speaker 1: scribes or Pharisees. He spoke with the weight of eternity
Speaker 1: behind every word. When he said follow me, something in
Speaker 1: their spirits awakened. They did not understand everything, but they
Speaker 1: recognized the one who was speaking, and that was enough.
Speaker 1: Immediately after calling his first disciples, Jesus enters Capernium and
Speaker 1: begins to teach in the synagogue. The people are astonished
Speaker 1: not by the content alone, but by the authority with
Speaker 1: which he speaks. This is not mere theology, It is revelation.
Speaker 1: His words carry power, and that power soon becomes visible.
Speaker 1: While Jesus is teaching, a man with an impure spirit
Speaker 1: cries out in the middle of the gathering. This moment
Speaker 1: exposes the hidden conflict. Wherever truth is declared, darkness reacts.
Speaker 1: The demonic voice recognizes Jesus, calling him the Holy One
Speaker 1: of God. But Jesus does not entertain the spirit. He
Speaker 1: rebukes it and commands it to come out, and instantly
Speaker 1: the man is set free. The crowd is stunned. They ask,
Speaker 1: what is this? A new teaching with authority He commands
Speaker 1: even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. The word
Speaker 1: spreads quickly throughout the region. This is not normal religion.
Speaker 1: This is something new, something real, and it is changing everything.
Speaker 1: This passage teaches us that true discipleship is more than belief.
Speaker 1: It is action. It is not agreeing with Jesus. It
Speaker 1: is dropping your nets and walking after him. It is
Speaker 1: not admiring his teachings, It is trusting his voice when
Speaker 1: it calls you out of your comfort zone. Maybe it's
Speaker 1: a relationship, a career path, or a fear of rejection.
Speaker 1: Perhaps you're holding on to something familiar, hoping Jesus will
Speaker 1: call you in a way that does not cost too much.
Speaker 1: The truth is, the call of Jesus will always confront
Speaker 1: our attachments. But what we let go is nothing compared
Speaker 1: to what we gain. The authority of Jesus still speaks today.
Speaker 1: He still walks into ordinary places looking for hearts ready
Speaker 1: to follow. He is not looking for perfection. He is
Speaker 1: looking for surrender, and when you say yes, the journey
Speaker 1: begins not with full understanding, but with full trust. Notice
Speaker 1: also that discipleship does not mean the absence of spiritual warfare.
Speaker 1: As soon as the disciples follow Jesus, they witness demonic opposition,
Speaker 1: but they also see divine authority. Following Jesus means stepping
Speaker 1: into both battle and victory, challenge and glory. You will
Speaker 1: face darkness, but you will see the power of God
Speaker 1: overcome it. This is the rhythm of the kingdom, a
Speaker 1: radical call followed by radical change. Jesus does not just
Speaker 1: call you to himself. He calls you to walk in authority,
Speaker 1: to witness freedom and to participate in the transformation of others.
Speaker 1: So now is the time to decide. Will you remain
Speaker 1: in the boat, clinging to what feels safe, or will
Speaker 1: you trust the voice that speaks with eternal authority and
Speaker 1: step into your calling. Because when Jesus calls, he is
Speaker 1: not inviting you to comfort. He is inviting you to destiny.
Speaker 1: Lesson three, Jesus touches the untouchable healing that restores dignity
Speaker 1: based on the Gospel of Mark chapter one, verses twenty
Speaker 1: nine through forty five. After calling his first disciples, Jesus
Speaker 1: enters the house of Simon and Andrew. There they find
Speaker 1: Simon's mother in law lying sick with a fever. This
Speaker 1: is no public miracle. It is not a spectacle before
Speaker 1: the crowds. It is quiet, intimate, personal. Jesus walks into
Speaker 1: a private home and sees someone others might ignore. He
Speaker 1: approaches her, takes her by the hand, and lifts her up.
Speaker 1: The fever leaves instantly, and what does she do? She
Speaker 1: rises and begins to serve. This first healing in a
Speaker 1: domestic setting reveals something powerful. The ministry of Jesus begins
Speaker 1: where people live. He is not only concerned with crowds
Speaker 1: or synagogues. He is present in kitchens, homes, and ordinary moments.
Speaker 1: The power of God is not reserved for stages. It
Speaker 1: flows in the every day. Healing releases purpose, and those
Speaker 1: who are restored are called to serve. That evening, the
Speaker 1: word spreads quickly. The whole town gathers at the door.
Speaker 1: People bring the sick and demon possessed. The streets are full.
Speaker 1: The broken and the desperate come with hope, and Jesus,
Speaker 1: filled with compassion, heals many. He drives out spirits, He
Speaker 1: restores lives. No one leaves untouched. But in the midst
Speaker 1: of growing fame and increasing demands, Jesus does something unexpected.
Speaker 1: Very early the next morning, while it is still dark,
Speaker 1: he withdraws to a solitary place to pray. The crowds
Speaker 1: are still waiting, the needs are still present, but Jesus
Speaker 1: prioritizes communion with the Father over the applause of people.
Speaker 1: This scene reveals the secret behind his power intimacy. Before
Speaker 1: healing the multitudes, Jesus kneels in stillness before confronting darkness,
Speaker 1: he aligns with Heaven. Prayer is not a ritual, it
Speaker 1: is his source his life line, and it must be
Speaker 1: ours too. If Jesus, the Son of God needed solitude
Speaker 1: with the Father, how much more do we. When the
Speaker 1: disciples finally find him, they say, every one is looking
Speaker 1: for you. But Jesus responds with clarity, let us go
Speaker 1: to the next towns that I may preach there also,
Speaker 1: for that is why I came. His mission is not
Speaker 1: to build a fan base. It is to announce the kingdom,
Speaker 1: heal the broken, and call people to repentance. As they travel,
Speaker 1: a man with leprosy approaches. He falls to his knees,
Speaker 1: breaking every social boundary. Lepers were considered unclean, untouchable, cursed.
Speaker 1: No one dared come near them, much less touch them.
Speaker 1: But this man believes something radical. He says, if you
Speaker 1: are willing, you can make me clean. The response of
Speaker 1: Jesus is breathtaking, moved with deep compassion, He reaches out
Speaker 1: his hand and touches the man. No hesitation, no fear.
Speaker 1: He touches the untouchable, and with a word, he declares,
Speaker 1: I am willing be clean. Instantly, the leprosy is gone,
Speaker 1: the man is healed, and even more his dignity is restored.
Speaker 1: This moment changes everything Jesus does not just heal bodies.
Speaker 1: He restores identity. He crosses the boundary's religion built. He
Speaker 1: places compassion above regulation. He brings the rejected back into community.
Speaker 1: The outcast becomes accepted, the untouchable becomes embraced. Why is
Speaker 1: this so powerful? Because we all carry areas of shame,
Speaker 1: places we believe are too dirty, too broken, or too
Speaker 1: far gone. But Jesus is not afraid of our mess.
Speaker 1: He is not disgusted by our pass He is willing
Speaker 1: to touch the places others avoid. He is willing to
Speaker 1: cleanse what we have hidden for years. This lesson challenges
Speaker 1: our view of holiness. Jesus is not contaminated by the unclean. Instead,
Speaker 1: his purity overwhelms brokenness. His holiness is not about distance,
Speaker 1: It is about healing. He enters our most broken places,
Speaker 1: and instead of stepping back, he steps closer. Ask yourself, now,
Speaker 1: do you believe Jesus can touch the most impure, shameful
Speaker 1: areas of your life? Do you trust that his love
Speaker 1: is greater than your past? The leper believed and he
Speaker 1: was made whole. What if your healing begins the moment
Speaker 1: you stop hiding and fall at his feet Jesus did
Speaker 1: not come only to fix what is visible. He came
Speaker 1: to restore what is internal, dignity, identity, worth. And the
Speaker 1: same Jesus who touched the leper is ready to touch you.
Speaker 1: So let your prayer to day be the same. Lord,
Speaker 1: if you are willing make me clean, and listen closely,
Speaker 1: because Heaven still responds with the same voice. I am
Speaker 1: willing be clean. Lesson for the scandalous forgiveness Jesus sees
Speaker 1: the inside based on the Gospel of Mark chapter two,
Speaker 1: verses one through twelve. When Jesus returned to Capernium, words
Speaker 1: spread quickly that he was home. Soon the house was
Speaker 1: filled to overflowing. Every corner was packed. People crowded the doorways,
Speaker 1: the windows, and the streets outside. There was no room left,
Speaker 1: not even near the entrance. But in the middle of
Speaker 1: that crowd was something even more pressing, a paralyzed man
Speaker 1: who needed a miracle. Four friends carried him, each holding
Speaker 1: a corner of the mat. Their mission was clear, get
Speaker 1: their friend to Jesus, no matter what. But when they
Speaker 1: arrived and saw the crowd, it would have been easy
Speaker 1: to turn back. The path was blocked, the door was closed.
Speaker 1: But faith does not accept obstacles as endings. Faith finds
Speaker 1: another way. They climbed on to the roof. They dug
Speaker 1: through the clay and thatch, and they lowered the man
Speaker 1: down on his mat right in front of Jesus. Pieces
Speaker 1: of roof lightly fell around him. Dust filled the air.
Speaker 1: But Jesus was not disturbed. He was moved. He saw
Speaker 1: their faith, not just the man's, but the collective belief
Speaker 1: of those who refuse to give up. And then Jesus
Speaker 1: does something unexpected. He looks at the paralyzed man and says, son,
Speaker 1: your sins are forgiven, Not you are healed? Not stand
Speaker 1: up and walk. He starts with what no one else
Speaker 1: could see. He goes straight to the heart, straight to
Speaker 1: the soul. He addresses the deeper paralysis sin. This is
Speaker 1: the scandal of grace. In a room full of religious
Speaker 1: teachers and rule keepers, Jesus declares forgiveness before any physical
Speaker 1: change occurs, and it shocks the room. The scribes begin
Speaker 1: to question in their hearts who can forgive sins but
Speaker 1: God alone. They do not speak it aloud, but Jesus
Speaker 1: knows their thoughts. He turns to them and says, why
Speaker 1: are you thinking these things? Which is easier to say
Speaker 1: to this paralyzed man, your sins are forgiven, or to say,
Speaker 1: get up, take your mat, and walk, But so that
Speaker 1: you may know that the son of Man has authority
Speaker 1: on earth to forgive sins. He looks again at the man,
Speaker 1: get up, take your mat, and go home, And immediately
Speaker 1: the man gets up, picks up his mat, and walks out,
Speaker 1: in full view of everyone. The crowd is amazed. They
Speaker 1: have never seen anything like this before. But the miracle
Speaker 1: started long before his legs moved. It began when his
Speaker 1: heart was made whole. This passage reveals a truth that
Speaker 1: religion often forgets. Jesus always sees the inside before the outside.
Speaker 1: The world focuses on appearances. Religion often focuses on behavior.
Speaker 1: But Jesus sees the heart, the wounds, the sins, the
Speaker 1: silent battles, and he brings healing where no one else
Speaker 1: is looking. The physical healing was undeniable, but it was
Speaker 1: the forgiveness that truly liberated him. Forgiveness is not just
Speaker 1: a theological concept. It is a supernatural act that restores
Speaker 1: identity and reconnects us to God. And Jesus makes it
Speaker 1: clear he has authority, not just over bodies, but over souls.
Speaker 1: The faith of the four friends is also a powerful lesson.
Speaker 1: They did not wait for conditions to be perfect. They
Speaker 1: did not accept denial at the door. They broke through
Speaker 1: the barriers. They carried someone else's burden. They believed on
Speaker 1: behalf of someone who could not move on his own.
Speaker 1: That is intercessory faith. That is kingdom friendship. This kind
Speaker 1: of faith goes beyond words. It acts, it carries, it lifts,
Speaker 1: It tears through obstacles so that someone else can find healing.
Speaker 1: Kingdom friendship looks like sacrifice, persistence, and love in action.
Speaker 1: And if you are the one lying on the mat
Speaker 1: to day, paralyzed by shame, regret or brokenness, know this.
Speaker 1: Jesus sees you. He sees what others cannot. He knows
Speaker 1: the weight you carry, and he is not just willing
Speaker 1: to heal your body. He is ready to forgive your sins,
Speaker 1: to speak life into your spirit, to lift you into wholeness.
Speaker 1: This story teaches us that faith makes room where there
Speaker 1: is no room, that love lowers us to the feet
Speaker 1: of grace, and that the first word from Jesus is
Speaker 1: not always rise, but be forgiven. When he speaks the
Speaker 1: impossible becomes reality, not just outside but deep within. Lesson five,
Speaker 1: the grace that calls sinners. The Gospel at the Table
Speaker 1: based on the Gospel of Mark, chapter two, verses thirteen
Speaker 1: through seventeen. Jesus went out again beside the sea. A
Speaker 1: crowd came to him, and he taught them. This moment
Speaker 1: may seem ordinary, Jesus teaching by the water, surrounded by
Speaker 1: people eager to hear, But what happens next is anything
Speaker 1: but expected. As he walks along, he sees a man
Speaker 1: sitting at a tax booth. His name is Levi, also
Speaker 1: known as Matthew. In first century Israel, tax collectors were despised.
Speaker 1: They were seen as traitors, collaborators with Rome, and often
Speaker 1: corrupt to the Jewish community. Levi would have been unclean, unworthy, unwonted.
Speaker 1: But Jesus saw something different. He did not see a label.
Speaker 1: He saw a soul. He did not see a scandal.
Speaker 1: He saw a story waiting to be redeemed without hesitation,
Speaker 1: Jesus says, follow me. There are no conditions, no accusations,
Speaker 1: just an invitation, and Levi, stunned but compelled, rises from
Speaker 1: the booth, leaves everything behind, and follows This is what
Speaker 1: grace does. It calls us in the middle of our mess.
Speaker 1: It does not wait for us to clean ourselves up
Speaker 1: or prove our worth. It meets us where we are,
Speaker 1: and it speaks to who we can become. What happens
Speaker 1: next would offend every religious expectation. Levi throws a feast
Speaker 1: in his house and Jesus attends. But the guest list
Speaker 1: is shocking. The room is filled with tax collectors and
Speaker 1: known sinners, people with reputations, people who would never be
Speaker 1: allowed in the temple. But Jesus is not in the temple.
Speaker 1: He is at the table, and the table is where
Speaker 1: the gospel gets real. The religious leaders see what is
Speaker 1: happening and are appalled. They do not confront Jesus directly. Instead,
Speaker 1: they question his disciples. Why does he eat with tax
Speaker 1: collectors and sinners? But Jesus hears them and he answers
Speaker 1: with words that shake the foundation of religious pride. Those
Speaker 1: who are well have no need of a physician, but
Speaker 1: those who are sick did not come to call the righteous,
Speaker 1: but sinners. With that one statement, Jesus reveals the heartbeat
Speaker 1: of the gospel. He is not looking for perfect people,
Speaker 1: He is not searching for the self sufficient. He is
Speaker 1: the doctor of souls, and his clinic is open to
Speaker 1: the broken, the ashamed, the rejected, and the lost. Think
Speaker 1: about the contrast here. The Pharisees stayed at a distance,
Speaker 1: protecting their purity. Jesus stepped into the middle of impurity,
Speaker 1: bringing healing. The Pharisees stood in judgment. Jesus sat in compassion.
Speaker 1: They saw sinners as threats. He saw them as his mission.
Speaker 1: Levi's response is also key. He does not just receive grace,
Speaker 1: he creates space for others to experience it too. He
Speaker 1: opens his home, he sets the table. He invites the
Speaker 1: very people who needed Jesus most. This is what a
Speaker 1: transformed life looks like. It becomes a bridge for others
Speaker 1: to meet the Savior. True transformation recognizes the ongoing need
Speaker 1: for grace. It does not see itself as above others,
Speaker 1: but walks with humility, remembering where it came from. The
Speaker 1: ones who find healing are not those who pretend to
Speaker 1: be whole, but those who know their need. A life
Speaker 1: touched by Jesus becomes an invitation. It does not limit
Speaker 1: the Gospel to the familiar or the comfortable. It extends
Speaker 1: grace to the outsider, to the broken, to the misunderstood.
Speaker 1: It sets a table wide enough for everyone to come
Speaker 1: and encounter love without conditions. Jesus redefined holiness. It is
Speaker 1: not separation from sinners. It is compassion that pursues them.
Speaker 1: His holiness was never about distance, It was about presents.
Speaker 1: He made himself accessible. He was touchable, approachable, and his
Speaker 1: grace was not intimidated by sin. It was attracted to need.
Speaker 1: The Gospel is not about beheadavior modification. It is about
Speaker 1: heart transformation. It is not about building walls. It is
Speaker 1: about building tables where sinners meet the savior and everything changes.
Speaker 1: Some sit at the table of religion comfortable, secure, but
Speaker 1: closed off. Others sit at the table of grace, wide open,
Speaker 1: messy and filled with redemption. And there Jesus continues to
Speaker 1: welcome the unlikely and transform the unworthy. Lesson six, The
Speaker 1: Lord of the Sabbath, Christ above religion, based on the
Speaker 1: Gospel of Mark Chapter two, verses twenty three through twenty eight.
Speaker 1: One Sabbath day, Jesus and his disciples were walking through
Speaker 1: grain fields. As they passed by, his disciples began to
Speaker 1: pick heads of grain. It was not theft it was
Speaker 1: allowed under Jewish law to take from the edges of
Speaker 1: a neighbour's field when hungry, But they were doing it
Speaker 1: on the Sabbath, and that was enough to spark controversy.
Speaker 1: The Pharisee, always watching, always ready to accuse, seized the moment.
Speaker 1: They said to Jesus, look, why are they doing what
Speaker 1: is not lawful on the Sabbath. To them, the rules
Speaker 1: were clear, no work, no exceptions. Even a handful of
Speaker 1: grain was considered a violation. But Jesus, as always responds
Speaker 1: not with argument, but with revelation. He points them back
Speaker 1: to scripture. He reminds them of a story they knew well,
Speaker 1: when David, in desperate need, entered the House of God
Speaker 1: and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for priests.
Speaker 1: In that moment, human need was greater than ritual law,
Speaker 1: and David, the anointed future king, was not condemned. Jesus
Speaker 1: was not just defending his disciples, he was redefining the Sabbath.
Speaker 1: Then he delivers a statement that turns the religious world
Speaker 1: upside down. The Sabbath was made for man, not man
Speaker 1: for the Sabbath. Therefore, the son of Man is lord
Speaker 1: of the Sabbath. This was not just a theological correction,
Speaker 1: It was a kingdom declaration. Jesus was placing himself above
Speaker 1: the law, not to abolish it, but to fulfill its
Speaker 1: true purpose. He was revealing that the Sabbath is not
Speaker 1: about restriction, it is about restoration. In the Old Testament,
Speaker 1: the Sabbath was a sign of covenant, a day to rest,
Speaker 1: to remember, to reconnect with the Creator. But over time
Speaker 1: it had been buried under layers of rules, traditions, and fear.
Speaker 1: What was meant to be a gift had become a burden.
Speaker 1: A delight had turned into a prison. Jesus came to
Speaker 1: free the Sabbath from religion and to free people from
Speaker 1: religious bondage. He was not attacking holiness, he was revealing
Speaker 1: its heart. Holiness is not about outward rule keeping. It
Speaker 1: is about inward alignment with God. It is not measured
Speaker 1: by how well we follow systems, but by how deeply
Speaker 1: we walk with the Savior. The Pharisee lived by law
Speaker 1: without love. Jesus lived by truth, rapt in compassion. They
Speaker 1: worship the letter. He revealed the spirit. They guarded traditions.
Speaker 1: He opened access to transformation. Many to day still measure
Speaker 1: faith by external performance, missing the depth of internal surrender.
Speaker 1: They live in fear of breaking rules, but never encounter
Speaker 1: the joy of knowing God's heart. They strive, they labor,
Speaker 1: they perform, but they never rest in the presence of
Speaker 1: the one who gave rest as a gift. Jesus declared
Speaker 1: himself lord of the Sabbath because he is the only
Speaker 1: true source of rest, not just physical rest, soul rest,
Speaker 1: rest from striving, rest from condemnation, rest from religion. He
Speaker 1: is the fulfillment of everything the Sabbath pointed to. In him,
Speaker 1: we no longer work for love. We work from love.
Speaker 1: In him, we are no longer slaves to performance. We
Speaker 1: are sons and daughters of grace. When Jesus says, come
Speaker 1: to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I
Speaker 1: will give you rest, he's not merely offering relief. He's
Speaker 1: offering himself. True Sabbath rest is not found in rituals
Speaker 1: or routines, but in the Redeemer. It is not a
Speaker 1: pause in activity. It is a posture of trust. Faith
Speaker 1: becomes no longer about rules to follow, but about a
Speaker 1: savior to know, walk with, and be transformed by the Kingdom.
Speaker 1: Of God does not imprison, it liberates, and Jesus, the
Speaker 1: lord of the Sabbath, invites each heart to stop performing
Speaker 1: and start resting in his finished work. Let today be
Speaker 1: the day you lay down your burden and step into
Speaker 1: the rest your soul has been longing for, not just
Speaker 1: one day a week, but every day in relationship with
Speaker 1: the one who is greater than religion and closer than
Speaker 1: your breath lesson seven, the one chosen from the crowd,
Speaker 1: who Jesus calls to himself on the Gospel of Mark
Speaker 1: chapter three, verses one through nineteen. Jesus entered the synagogue again,
Speaker 1: and as always, the atmosphere was thick with tension. There
Speaker 1: was a man there with a withered hand, and the
Speaker 1: religious leaders were watching closely, but not because they were
Speaker 1: seeking truth. They were seeking an opportunity to accuse. It
Speaker 1: was the Sabbath, and they were waiting to see if
Speaker 1: Jesus would heal. In their minds, healing was work, and
Speaker 1: in their version of the law, even compassion had a
Speaker 1: time limit. Jesus, aware of their thoughts, calls the man forward.
Speaker 1: He looks around the room, locking eyes with those who
Speaker 1: had reduced holiness to a list of forbidden actions. He
Speaker 1: asks a simple but piercing question, is it lawful to
Speaker 1: do good or to do harm? On the sabbath, to
Speaker 1: save life or to kill? No one answers. The silence
Speaker 1: is deafening, and Jesus looks at them with both anger
Speaker 1: and grief, anger at their hardened hearts, grieved by their
Speaker 1: blindness to mercy. Then he speaks, stretch out your hand.
Speaker 1: The man obeys. His hand is restored whole again, But
Speaker 1: instead of rejoicing, the Pharisees leave to conspire. They begin
Speaker 1: plotting with the Herodians, political enemies of theirs, to destroy Jesus.
Speaker 1: The healing, which should have inspired awe, only deepened their hatred.
Speaker 1: That is the paradox of religion without love. It resents
Speaker 1: what it cannot control. As Jesus continues his ministry, something
Speaker 1: powerful begins to happen. The crowds grow larger. People come
Speaker 1: from every direction, Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, beyond the Jordan. They
Speaker 1: press in, desperate to touch him, to hear him, to
Speaker 1: receive healing. The physical need is overwhelming, so much so
Speaker 1: that Jesus tells his disciples to prepare a small boat
Speaker 1: so the crowd would not crush him. But Jesus was
Speaker 1: not only interested in healing bodies. He was building a kingdom.
Speaker 1: And from that crowd he begins to separate the called
Speaker 1: from the curious. He ascends a mountain, always a symbol
Speaker 1: of divine encounter, and calls to himself those he wanted.
Speaker 1: Out of the multitudes. He chooses twelve, not because they
Speaker 1: were the smartest, the holiest, or the most qualified, but
Speaker 1: because he saw in them hearts that were willing to follow.
Speaker 1: The text says he appointed them so that they might
Speaker 1: be with him, and that he might send them out
Speaker 1: to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.
Speaker 1: Notice the sequence, first be with him, then be sent.
Speaker 1: Intimacy before ministry, relationship before responsibility, presents before performance. The
Speaker 1: twelve included fishermen, a tax collector, a zealot, and others
Speaker 1: largely unknown. They were ordinary men chosen for an extraordinary purpose.
Speaker 1: Jesus was not building a religious institution. He was forming
Speaker 1: a family, a movement, a mission that would change the world.
Speaker 1: From this moment on, there would always be two groups,
Speaker 1: the crowd and the called. The crowd came for what
Speaker 1: Jesus could do. The called staid for who Jesus is.
Speaker 1: Some stand at a distance, interested, inspired, maybe even touched
Speaker 1: by his presence, but hesitant to step closer. Others draw near,
Speaker 1: walking closely, learning his ways and laying down their lives
Speaker 1: to follow him fully. Jesus still calls people to himself,
Speaker 1: not just to attend services, not just to believe in theory,
Speaker 1: but to be with him, to walk where he walks,
Speaker 1: to speak what he speaks, to carry his heart into
Speaker 1: the world. Following Jesus is not about being part of
Speaker 1: a crowd. It is about being called. It is not
Speaker 1: about blending in. It is about stepping out. The ones
Speaker 1: who change the world are not those who admire Jesus
Speaker 1: from a fire, are but those who surrender when he says,
Speaker 1: follow me, and make no mistake. When someone steps out
Speaker 1: of the crowd and into his presence, their life is
Speaker 1: never the same because He does not just choose the worthy.
Speaker 1: He chooses the willing, and he turns fishermen into fishes
Speaker 1: of men. He turns ordinary people into history shaping disciples.
Speaker 1: There is always a choice to remain an observer or
Speaker 1: to become a disciple. The invitation is open, the call
Speaker 1: is still being spoken, and the mountain is still waiting
Speaker 1: for those who are ready to walk with the one
Speaker 1: who calls by name. Lesson eight parables of the Kingdom,
Speaker 1: Hidden revelations in simple words, based on the Gospel of
Speaker 1: Mark chapter four, verses one through thirty four. Once again
Speaker 1: Jesus sat beside the sea, and the crowd gathered in
Speaker 1: such great numbers that he stepped into a boat and
Speaker 1: taught them while the people listened from the shore. But
Speaker 1: this time he spoke differently, not with direct commands or confrontations,
Speaker 1: but with parables, simple stories, earthly pictures with heavenly meaning.
Speaker 1: The first story was about a sewer. A man went
Speaker 1: out to sow seed. Some of the seed fell on
Speaker 1: the path, and birds came and ate it. Some fell
Speaker 1: on rocky ground sprang up quickly, but withered under the
Speaker 1: sun because it had no root. Other seed fell among thorns,
Speaker 1: and the thorns choked it. But some seed fell on
Speaker 1: good soil and produced a harvest thirtyfold, sixtyfold, even a hundredfold. Later,
Speaker 1: when Jesus was alone with his disciples, they asked him
Speaker 1: what the parable meant, and Jesus said, something both mysterious
Speaker 1: and profound to you has been given the secret of
Speaker 1: the Kingdom of God. But to those on the outside,
Speaker 1: everything is in parables. Jesus was not hiding truth from people.
Speaker 1: He was revealing truth to those whose hearts were open.
Speaker 1: The parable were like keys, simple in form, but powerful
Speaker 1: in their ability to unlock spiritual realities for those who
Speaker 1: would listen deeply. He explained that the seed is the
Speaker 1: word of God. The soil is the heart of the hearer.
Speaker 1: The path represents hearts hardened by resistance. The rocky soil
Speaker 1: is the shallow heart, emotional but without endurance. The thorny
Speaker 1: soil is the distracted heart, crowded by worries, wealth and
Speaker 1: worldly desires. But the good soil is the receptive heart,
Speaker 1: ready to hear, to believe, and to obey. Jesus was
Speaker 1: not just teaching farming techniques. He was teaching about the
Speaker 1: human condition. Every person fits into one of these categories,
Speaker 1: and the fruit of the word depends not on the
Speaker 1: seed it is always good, but on the soil where
Speaker 1: it lands. Let me ask you what kind of soil
Speaker 1: is your heart? Are you open or closed, deep or shallow,
Speaker 1: focused or distract did The condition of your heart determines
Speaker 1: the kind of harvest you will see, But Jesus did
Speaker 1: not stop there. He went on to tell more parables,
Speaker 1: each one peeling back another layer of the kingdom. He said,
Speaker 1: the Kingdom of God is like a man scattering seed
Speaker 1: on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day,
Speaker 1: and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not
Speaker 1: know how. First the blade, then the ear, then the
Speaker 1: full grain. This is how the Kingdom grows, slowly, silently, steadily,
Speaker 1: not by force, not by human control, but by the
Speaker 1: unseen power of God. Then Jesus said, the Kingdom is
Speaker 1: like a mustard seed, tiny, almost invisible, but when planted,
Speaker 1: it becomes the largest of garden plants. This seed, though
Speaker 1: small in the beginning, becomes something others can rest in.
Speaker 1: It is a place of shade, of shelter, of stability.
Speaker 1: Do not despise small beginnings in the Kingdom. Greatness starts
Speaker 1: in the hidden place. These parables are more than stories.
Speaker 1: They are spiritual x rays. They show us how God works,
Speaker 1: not through spectacle, but through process, not through control, but
Speaker 1: through surrender. Not by demanding signs, but by listening to whispers.
Speaker 1: To the proud, the parables seem like riddles, but to
Speaker 1: the humble they are doorways to revelation. That is why
Speaker 1: Jesus would often say, he who has ears to hear,
Speaker 1: let him hear. Because hearing in the Kingdom is not
Speaker 1: about sound waves. It is about spiritual openness. It is
Speaker 1: not about how much you know, It is about how
Speaker 1: willing you are to understand. The condition of the heart
Speaker 1: determines the impact of the word. A receptive heart becomes
Speaker 1: good soil. A surrendered spirit allows the seed of truth
Speaker 1: to take root. The Kingdom grows in hidden places, quietly, patiently, powerfully,
Speaker 1: even when there are no immediate signs. The truth of
Speaker 1: the Kingdom is this. It may start them all, but
Speaker 1: it ends big. It may feel hidden, but it is
Speaker 1: never powerless, and those who listen with humility will see
Speaker 1: the harvest come. In a world obsessed with fast results
Speaker 1: and outward success, Jesus invites us to trust the slow, silent,
Speaker 1: and supernatural work of the Kingdom within more than just
Speaker 1: hearing the Word. The call is to become a living
Speaker 1: testimony of its fruit, because when the seed takes root
Speaker 1: in surrendered soil, transformation is inevitable. Lesson nine, The Lord
Speaker 1: of the Storm, Peace in the midst of chaos. Based
Speaker 1: on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter four verses thirty five
Speaker 1: through forty one. The day had been long. Jesus had
Speaker 1: been teaching multitudes by the sea, pouring out parables filled
Speaker 1: with revelation. As evening came, he turned to his disciples
Speaker 1: and said, let us go over to the other side.
Speaker 1: They left the crowd behind, took him in the boat
Speaker 1: just as he was, and set sail across the Sea
Speaker 1: of Galilee. But not long into the journey, the skies shifted.
Speaker 1: A violent storm broke out. Without warning, wind howled, waves
Speaker 1: crashed over the boat. Seasoned fishermen, men who knew the
Speaker 1: sea panicked. Water was flooding in. And in the midst
Speaker 1: of this chaos, Jesus was asleep on a cushion in
Speaker 1: the stern. Let that image sink in. The disciples are
Speaker 1: fighting for their lives. The boat is being tossed like
Speaker 1: a toy, and Jesus is sleeping. They rush to him,
Speaker 1: not with faith but with fear. They cry out, Teacher,
Speaker 1: do you not care that we are perishing? Have you
Speaker 1: ever prayed like that? Not with boldness, but with desperation?
Speaker 1: Have you ever wondered, God, do you see what I
Speaker 1: am going through? Why are you silent? Why are you still.
Speaker 1: Jesus wakes up, not in panic, but in peace. He stands,
Speaker 1: looks at the raging sea, and speaks three words, peace
Speaker 1: be still. Immediately, the wind ceases, the sea becomes calm,
Speaker 1: the chaos is silenced at the sound of his voice.
Speaker 1: Then Jesus turns to his disciples, not to comfort, but
Speaker 1: to confront. Why are you so afraid? Do you still
Speaker 1: have no faith? This moment reveals something deeper than a miracle.
Speaker 1: It reveals the identity of Jesus and the condition of
Speaker 1: the human heart. The disciples had seen him heal the
Speaker 1: sick and cast out demons, but now they ask a
Speaker 1: new question, Who then, is this that even the wind
Speaker 1: and the sea obey him? They are beginning to realize
Speaker 1: he is not just a prophet, not just a teacher.
Speaker 1: He is lord over creation, the one who spoke the
Speaker 1: seas into existence now commands them with a whisper. And
Speaker 1: yet the question echoes to us to day, why are
Speaker 1: you so afraid? Storms will come unexpected, uninvited, and uncontrollable.
Speaker 1: But storms are not always indicators of failure. Sometimes they
Speaker 1: are classrooms of faith. Jesus did not promise a life
Speaker 1: without storms. He promised his presence in the boat, and
Speaker 1: he is not afraid of your storm. In fact, he
Speaker 1: often uses the storm to show you who he really is.
Speaker 1: So what kind of storm are you facing right now?
Speaker 1: Is it a storm in your finances, your relationships, your mind,
Speaker 1: your purpose? And the deeper question is this are you
Speaker 1: calling out in panic or resting in his promise? Jesus
Speaker 1: never said let us go out and drown. He said
Speaker 1: let us go over to the other side. If he
Speaker 1: said it, he will do it. The storm does not
Speaker 1: cancel the destination. It tests your trust on the way there.
Speaker 1: The disciples had Jesus in their boat, yet they still
Speaker 1: feared the waves, and that is the tension we all face.
Speaker 1: We believe He is with us, but often wrestle with
Speaker 1: whether we truly trust that He is enough. True peace
Speaker 1: is not the absence of storms. It is the presence
Speaker 1: of Christ in the storm. Faith that endures is not
Speaker 1: rooted in calm circumstances, but in the unshakable reality of
Speaker 1: who is in the boat. Real trust is not proven
Speaker 1: when everything is under control, but when the world is
Speaker 1: shaking and the soul remains steady anchored in Christ. Because
Speaker 1: if Jesus is with you, the storm is never the
Speaker 1: final word, and even when he seems silent, he is
Speaker 1: still sovereign. He does not always calm the storm around you,
Speaker 1: but he will always calm the storm within you. Lesson
Speaker 1: ten Deliverance in Godara, no case is ever lost. Based
Speaker 1: on the Gospel of Mark chapter five, verses one through twenty.
Speaker 1: As Jesus and his disciples cross the sea and step
Speaker 1: on to the shore of the region of the Jerascenes,
Speaker 1: they are met not by a crowd, not by a
Speaker 1: welcoming committee, but by chaos, spiritual, violent, and uncontrollable. Out
Speaker 1: from the tombs comes a man, unli like any they
Speaker 1: had seen before. This man is possessed by demons. He
Speaker 1: lives among the dead. No one can bind him, not
Speaker 1: even with chains. They have tried again and again, but
Speaker 1: he breaks free every time. He cuts himself with stones.
Speaker 1: He cries out night and day. He is isolated, tormented,
Speaker 1: and feared by every one. Society had given up on him.
Speaker 1: Religion had no answer for him. He was, in every
Speaker 1: visible sense, a hopeless case. But Jesus did not avoid him.
Speaker 1: Jesus walked straight into his torment, and the moment the
Speaker 1: man sees Jesus from a distance he runs, not to attack,
Speaker 1: but to bow. There is something powerful here. Even the
Speaker 1: demons know who Jesus is. They do not deny his authority.
Speaker 1: They do not challenge his power. They beg, they plead.
Speaker 1: They recognize that the battle is already lost. When Jesus
Speaker 1: asks the name of the spirit, the answer comes. My
Speaker 1: name is legion, for we are many. This is not
Speaker 1: one demon. This is an infestation, an army of torment.
Speaker 1: Yet not even a legion of darkness can stand against
Speaker 1: one word from Jesus. With a simple command, Jesus drives
Speaker 1: the demons out and allows them to enter a herd
Speaker 1: of pigs. The pigs rush down the steep bank and
Speaker 1: drown in the sea. The message is clear. What tormented
Speaker 1: this man for years was removed in a moment. The
Speaker 1: unclean spirits are gone, and the man is left clothed, calm,
Speaker 1: and in his right mind, sitting at the feet of Jesus.
Speaker 1: But the story takes a shocking turn. The townspeople, upon
Speaker 1: seeing the man healed, are afraid. They are not celebrating.
Speaker 1: They are uncomfortable because when Jesus shows up with power,
Speaker 1: he disturbs the systems people have grown used to. They
Speaker 1: would rather have demons they understand, than deliverance they cannot control,
Speaker 1: so they beg Jesus to leave. The healer is asked
Speaker 1: to go. The one who brought freedom is rejected. But
Speaker 1: beforefore Jesus departs, the once possessed man begs to go
Speaker 1: with him, and here we see something beautiful. Jesus tells
Speaker 1: him no, not as a rejection, but as a commission.
Speaker 1: Go home to your people and tell them what the
Speaker 1: Lord has done for you. Jesus turns this man, who
Speaker 1: had no name, no family, no sanity, into the first
Speaker 1: missionary to the Gentile region. He goes and proclaims the
Speaker 1: goodness of God throughout the decapalis, and the people marvel.
Speaker 1: The man who had been avoided by everyone becomes the
Speaker 1: voice of revival. What society saw as a lost cause
Speaker 1: Jesus saw as a chosen vessel. What religion ignored Jesus redeemed,
Speaker 1: and what darkness tried to destroy Jesus used to declare
Speaker 1: his glory. Jesus can set even the worst captives free.
Speaker 1: No chain is too strong, no heart too hardened, no
Speaker 1: soul too far gone. The man in the tombs is
Speaker 1: living proof. Recis stored by grace and commissioned with purpose,
Speaker 1: And if Jesus cross the sea for him, he will
Speaker 1: cross every boundary for those he loves. Some today feel
Speaker 1: like that man, cut off, forgotten, tormented in places no
Speaker 1: one sees. Others carry burdens for people who seem beyond help.
Speaker 1: But this story declares with power, no case is ever lost.
Speaker 1: With Jesus. He does not flinch at darkness. He does
Speaker 1: not retreat from brokenness. He walks into it with authority
Speaker 1: and love. And he does not just restore. He commissions.
Speaker 1: He turns messes into messages, victims into voices, captives into
Speaker 1: carriers of the gospel. Jesus still delivers. He still rewrites
Speaker 1: the most painful stories into testimonies of mercy and power
Speaker 1: Lesson eleven healings among the crowd, Jesus responds to intentional
Speaker 1: faith based on the Gospel of Mark Chapter five, verses
Speaker 1: twenty one through forty three. Jesus returned to the other
Speaker 1: side of the sea, and once again a large crowd
Speaker 1: gathered around him. But in the midst of the pressing crowd,
Speaker 1: two very different stories unfold, stories that together reveal a
Speaker 1: powerful truth. Jesus does not respond to crowds, he responds
Speaker 1: to faith. First came Jyrus, a respected synagogue leader, a
Speaker 1: man of position, influence, and public standing. Yet none of
Speaker 1: that mattered. Now his daughter was dying. Desperation had stripped
Speaker 1: away status. Jyrus fell at Jesus's feet and begged him
Speaker 1: to come and lay hands on her. And Jesus went
Speaker 1: with him. But as they made their way through the
Speaker 1: thronging masses, someone else entered the story. Someone nameless, faceless,
Speaker 1: and forgotten by society. A woman who had suffered from
Speaker 1: a flow of blood for twelve years, twelve long years
Speaker 1: of pain, of being considered unclean, of spending all she
Speaker 1: had on doctors who could not heal her. While Jyrus
Speaker 1: had a name and a platform, this woman had only
Speaker 1: her pain and her faith. She had heard about Jesus,
Speaker 1: and she thought, if I just touch his garment, I
Speaker 1: will be healed. She did not cry out, she did
Speaker 1: not stand in front of him. She came from behind, quiet, invisible, unnoticed,
Speaker 1: but with intentional, radical faith, she reached out and touched
Speaker 1: his cloak, and instantly she felt the bleeding stop. She
Speaker 1: knew in her body that she was healed. But something
Speaker 1: even greater happened Jesus stopped in the middle of the crowd.
Speaker 1: He asked, who touched me. The disciples were confused. Everyone
Speaker 1: was touching him, but Jesus knew the difference between casual
Speaker 1: contact and intentional faith. The woman trembling came forward and
Speaker 1: confessed everything, and Jesus looked at her, not with rebuke,
Speaker 1: but with compassion. Daughter, your faith has made you well.
Speaker 1: Go in peace and be healed of your affliction. This
Speaker 1: is the only time in the Gospels that Jesus calls
Speaker 1: someone daughter. In that moment, he did not just heal
Speaker 1: her body, he restored her identity. There is a profound
Speaker 1: difference between being part of the crowd that presses in
Speaker 1: and being the one who reaches with faith. Many may
Speaker 1: be near Jesus, but it is faith that draws power
Speaker 1: from him. He is moved not by need alone, but
Speaker 1: by a heart that reaches with expectation and trust. But
Speaker 1: the story is not over. While Jesus was still speaking,
Speaker 1: messengers arrived from Jyrus's house with crushing news his daughter
Speaker 1: was dead. Why trouble the teacher any longer? But Jesus
Speaker 1: looked Jyrous in the eyes and said, do not fear,
Speaker 1: only believe. They continued to the house. Jesus allowed only Peter,
Speaker 1: James and John to follow him. When they arrived, people
Speaker 1: were weeping loudly, but Jesus said, the child is not dead,
Speaker 1: but sleep, and they laughed at him. Sometimes faith will
Speaker 1: be mocked, sometimes hope will be misunderstood. But Jesus did
Speaker 1: not entertain the noise. He put them all outside. Then
Speaker 1: he took the child's hand and said, little girl, I
Speaker 1: say to you, arise, And immediately she rose and walked.
Speaker 1: The room that had been filled with mourning was now
Speaker 1: filled with awe. Life had returned where death had been declared.
Speaker 1: This lesson reveals two sides of faith, the faith that
Speaker 1: reaches out in the crowd and the faith that keeps
Speaker 1: believing when all hope seems lost. The woman pressed through
Speaker 1: people to touch Jesus. Jyrs pressed through grief to trust Jesus.
Speaker 1: Both refuse to settle for proximity. They pursued encounter. Real
Speaker 1: faith is never passive. It pushes forward, It clings when
Speaker 1: others let go. It draws power from Jesus, not just inspiration.
Speaker 1: The woman was healed because she believed Jyros saw resurrection
Speaker 1: because he chose to trust even when the worst news came,
Speaker 1: They both remind us that breakthrough comes to those who
Speaker 1: refuse to back down. Faith does not always make sense,
Speaker 1: It often defies logic and overrides emotion, but it always
Speaker 1: touches the heart of God. Lesson twelve the mission of
Speaker 1: the twelve delegated authority for transformation based on the Gospel
Speaker 1: of Mark chapter six, verses seven through thirteen. After modeling
Speaker 1: the Kingdom of God through powerful teaching, healing and deliverance,
Speaker 1: Jesus shifts his strategy. He moves from demonstration to delegation.
Speaker 1: He calls the twelve ordinary men he had personally chosen
Speaker 1: and sends them out with extraordinary purpose. This was not
Speaker 1: just a lesson, This was a commissioning. He sent them
Speaker 1: out two by two, not alone, not isolated, but paired
Speaker 1: in unity, accountability, and shared strength. Because the mission of
Speaker 1: the Kingdom was never meant to be carried alone. Even Jesus,
Speaker 1: who needed nothing, chose to work through team, and he
Speaker 1: gave them something priceless. Authority, not just permission, not just encouragement,
Speaker 1: but spiritual authority over impure spirits, authority to heal, authority
Speaker 1: to proclaim the message of repentance. This was not symbolic.
Speaker 1: This was real power delegated from the King himself. But
Speaker 1: the instructions Jesus gave them a shocking. He told them
Speaker 1: to take nothing for the journey, no bread, no bag,
Speaker 1: no money in their belts, only a staff, sandals, and
Speaker 1: the clothes on their backs. Why such simplicity, because the
Speaker 1: power of the mission was not in their resources, it
Speaker 1: was in their reliance. Jesus was training them to trust,
Speaker 1: to depend not on human provision but on divine power.
Speaker 1: He was stripping away distractions and attachments so they could
Speaker 1: move with urgency and clarity. They were also told that
Speaker 1: if a place refused to receive them or listen to
Speaker 1: their message, they were to shake the dust off their
Speaker 1: feet as a testimony against that town. This was not
Speaker 1: about vengeance, It was about focus. The mission was too
Speaker 1: urgent to be delayed by rejection. The gospel had to
Speaker 1: move forward, And so they went, and what happened. They
Speaker 1: preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons,
Speaker 1: They anointed the sick with oil and healed them. These
Speaker 1: were not theological students anymore. They were Kingdom ambassadors, walking
Speaker 1: in real power, fulfilling the very work Jesus had modeled
Speaker 1: for them. Let that sink in. Jesus did not wait
Speaker 1: for them to be perfect. He did not wait for
Speaker 1: them to finish training. He entrusted them with power while
Speaker 1: they were still growing. Because the mission does not wait
Speaker 1: for full maturity, it is part of what grows us
Speaker 1: into maturity. This moment marks a shift not just in
Speaker 1: the ministry of Jesus, but in the unfolding of God's
Speaker 1: plan for the world. The kingdom is no longer limited
Speaker 1: to the hands of one man. It is now moving
Speaker 1: through the hands of many. Multiplication has begun. This is
Speaker 1: not just a historical moment, It is a living commission.
Speaker 1: Every disciple is called, every believer is sent. The authority
Speaker 1: Jesus gave the twelve was not meant to stay in
Speaker 1: the first century. It continues through his church, it continues
Speaker 1: through you. To live as one who is sent is
Speaker 1: to carry his message with boldness and walk in his
Speaker 1: power with conviction. It is to move forward, not waiting
Speaker 1: for a sign, but responding to the call that has
Speaker 1: already been given. The simplicity of their mission reminds us
Speaker 1: that it is not about how much we carry, but
Speaker 1: how deeply we believe. Not about eloquence, but obedience, not
Speaker 1: about being fully equipped but fully surrendered. Jesus is still ill, sending,
Speaker 1: still empowering, still calling his followers to go to preach,
Speaker 1: to heal, to cast out darkness, and the world is
Speaker 1: still in desperate need of that power. This is not
Speaker 1: the time for spectatorship. It is the time for engagement.
Speaker 1: The Church was never meant to be a crowd of observers,
Speaker 1: but a movement of scent ones, walking in authority, releasing
Speaker 1: light into the darkest places. The mission of Jesus has
Speaker 1: not changed, and neither has his method. He is still
Speaker 1: calling disciples, still sending them two by two, still giving
Speaker 1: them authority, still asking for trust. The call remains, and
Speaker 1: the world is waiting lesson thirteen The multiplication of Bread,
Speaker 1: the providence of the Kingdom, based on the Gospel of Mark,
Speaker 1: Chapter six, verses thirty through forty four. The disciples had
Speaker 1: just returned from their first mission, preaching, healing and casting
Speaker 1: out demons. They were tired, yet excited. Jesus, seeing their
Speaker 1: need for rest, invited them to come away to a
Speaker 1: quiet place and rest for a while. But rest would
Speaker 1: have to wait, because when they arrived at the quiet place,
Speaker 1: they found a massive crowd already waiting. More than five
Speaker 1: thousand men, not counting women and children, had followed Jesus
Speaker 1: to the wilderness. Why because their hunger was deeper than physical.
Speaker 1: They were desperate for truth, for healing, for hope. And
Speaker 1: when Jesus saw the crowd, he was not annoyed. He
Speaker 1: was moved. The scripture says he had compassion on them,
Speaker 1: for they were like sheep without a shepherd, And so
Speaker 1: though weary, he began to teach. Hour after hour passed,
Speaker 1: the day grew late. The disciples, thinking practically, urged Jesus
Speaker 1: to send the people away so they could buy food.
Speaker 1: But Jesus turned to them with a surprising command, you
Speaker 1: give them something to eat. They were stunn feed this
Speaker 1: crowd with what even two hundred denari months of wages
Speaker 1: would not be enough to give each person a bite.
Speaker 1: Jesus asked, how many loaves do you have? Go and see.
Speaker 1: They searched and returned with what seemed laughably small, five
Speaker 1: loaves and two fish. But Jesus did not laugh. He
Speaker 1: took the offering, looked up to heaven, blessed it, and
Speaker 1: broke it. And then the miracle began not with thunder
Speaker 1: or lightning, but through the quiet hands of obedience. As
Speaker 1: Jesus gave the bread to the disciples, they gave it
Speaker 1: to the people, and it multiplied. Everyone ate, everyone was satisfied,
Speaker 1: and when it was over, they collected twelve baskets full
Speaker 1: of leftovers. What does this teach us about the Kingdom
Speaker 1: of God? First that Jesus sees our need, not just
Speaker 1: our spiritual hunger, but our physical lack. His compassion is
Speaker 1: not abstract, it is active. He does not turn the
Speaker 1: hungry away, He feed reads them. Second that God works
Speaker 1: through what we are willing to surrender. Five loaves and
Speaker 1: two fish are nothing in human eyes, but in the
Speaker 1: hands of Jesus they become more than enough. The miracle
Speaker 1: of multiplication begins with the miracle of surrender. Third, that
Speaker 1: the provision of the kingdom does not run dry. Not
Speaker 1: only were the people fed, they were filled, and there
Speaker 1: was overflow, because when Jesus provides, he provides abundantly. Many
Speaker 1: hold on to their five loaves and two fish, thinking
Speaker 1: it's too little to matter. Fear of lack becomes a
Speaker 1: barrier to obedience. But what we consider small God sees
Speaker 1: as seed, and when placed in his hands, it becomes
Speaker 1: more than we can imagine. The invitation is simple, to
Speaker 1: trust that He can do more with your little than
Speaker 1: you can with your much. The disciples wanted to send
Speaker 1: the people away. Jesus wanted to draw them near. The
Speaker 1: disciples saw impossibility. Jesus saw opportunity. The disciples counted their coins.
Speaker 1: Jesus counted on heaven. True faith doesn't measure resources. It
Speaker 1: remembers the source. When needs arise, the eyes of faith
Speaker 1: don't turn inward. They look upward to the one who
Speaker 1: multiplies in the kingdom. Lack is not a limitation, It
Speaker 1: is the platform for provision. Hunger is not a threat.
Speaker 1: It is an invitation for God to move. Maybe to day.
Speaker 1: The call isn't to feed five thousand. May be it
Speaker 1: simply to place what you have in his hands, to
Speaker 1: release what seems small and trust that He will turn
Speaker 1: it into more than enough. The same hands that multiplied
Speaker 1: the bread are the hands that were pierced for you.
Speaker 1: The same God who fed a multitude in the wilderness
Speaker 1: is still the provider faithful to sustain your family, your ministry,
Speaker 1: your calling, and your heart. You do not need to
Speaker 1: have everything, You just need to give him something. The
Speaker 1: miracle begins not with what you possess, but with what
Speaker 1: you are willing to release in the Kingdom of God.
Speaker 1: Surrender feeds multitudes, and trust turns little into legacy. Lesson
Speaker 1: fourteen The Revelation of Christ, The Question that changes everything,
Speaker 1: based on the Gospel of Mark, chapter eight, verses twenty
Speaker 1: seven through thirty three. As Jesus and his disciples walked
Speaker 1: along the roads of Caesarea Philippi, a region known for
Speaker 1: idolatry and Roman influence, he asked them a question. It
Speaker 1: was not random, It was piercing, and it echoes through time,
Speaker 1: demanding a personal answer from every soul. Who do people
Speaker 1: say that I am? The disciples responded with the rumors.
Speaker 1: Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, still others
Speaker 1: one of the prophets. The crowd had opinions, the culture
Speaker 1: had interpretations. But then Jesus made it personal. But who
Speaker 1: do you say that I am? It was no longer
Speaker 1: about what others thought, It was about their own hearts,
Speaker 1: and Peter answered boldly and clearly, you are the Christ.
Speaker 1: This moment is a turning point in the Gospel of Mark.
Speaker 1: Until now Jesus had demonstrated his power through miracles, signs,
Speaker 1: and teachings, but this was the first time one of
Speaker 1: his followers publicly recognized him as the Messiah, the anointed One,
Speaker 1: the Savior, the fulfillment of prophecy, the long awaited King.
Speaker 1: Peter's declaration was powerful, it was spirit inspired, but it
Speaker 1: was also incomplete, because right after this confession, Jesus began
Speaker 1: to teach them something they did not expect. He told
Speaker 1: them that the son of Man must suffer many things.
Speaker 1: He would be rejected by the elders, the chief priests,
Speaker 1: and the scribes. He would be killed, and after three
Speaker 1: days he would rise again. This shattered their expectations. The
Speaker 1: disciples were expecting a victorious Messiah, a political liberator, a
Speaker 1: conquering king. But Jesus revealed a suffering Savior, a crucified Christ,
Speaker 1: a resurrection to come, but only after the cross. Peter,
Speaker 1: the same one who had just proclaimed Jesus as the Christ,
Speaker 1: pulled him aside and rebuked him. Imagine that, rebuking the
Speaker 1: Messiah he had just confessed. And Jesus, with unshakable clarity,
Speaker 1: turned and rebuked Peter. Get behind me, Satan, you are
Speaker 1: not setting your mind on the things of God, but
Speaker 1: on the things of man. This was not just about Peter.
Speaker 1: It was about the spirit behind the rebuke, the temptation
Speaker 1: to embrace the crown without the cross, the glory without
Speaker 1: the suffering, the reward without the sacrifice. It is possible
Speaker 1: to believe in Jesus as Savior but resist him as Lord.
Speaker 1: Possible to confess the right words yet carry the wrong expectations.
Speaker 1: Possible to declare Christ with our mouths while denying him
Speaker 1: with our minds and choices. This moment is not just history.
Speaker 1: It is a present challenge, a line in the sand,
Speaker 1: a call to clarity and conviction. Many see Jesus as
Speaker 1: a miracle worker, a helper in times of trouble, or
Speaker 1: a distant figure of history. But the true revelation is this.
Speaker 1: He is the Christ, the son of the Living God,
Speaker 1: the one who died, rose again, and now reigns over all.
Speaker 1: Peter got the title right, but misunderstood the mission, and
Speaker 1: many to day still do the same. We desire a
Speaker 1: savior to fix our problems, but resist a lord who
Speaker 1: changes our priorities. We long for rescue, but hesitate when
Speaker 1: surrender is required. Yet Jesus is not seeking partial allegiance.
Speaker 1: He is not asking for applause. He is calling for sirh.
Speaker 1: He is the Christ, not just of Sunday mornings, but
Speaker 1: of every decision, every dream, every day. This is the
Speaker 1: truth that transforms everything. Who he is to you will
Speaker 1: shape how you live. If he is just as Savior,
Speaker 1: he might be part of your life. But if he
Speaker 1: is Lord, then everything belongs to him, your plans, your pain,
Speaker 1: your future, your voice. This revelation is not simply theological.
Speaker 1: It is foundational, and Jesus makes it clear. To follow
Speaker 1: him is to deny yourself, take up your cross, and
Speaker 1: walk in his steps. Following the true Christ means dying
Speaker 1: to self so that real life can begin. It means
Speaker 1: laying down a customized version of Jesus and embracing the
Speaker 1: one who calls transforms and commissions. When you truly declare
Speaker 1: you are the Christ, it is not just a confession.
Speaker 1: It becomes a commission, a new way of living, a
Speaker 1: surrendered spirit empowered walk where every part of life reflects
Speaker 1: His lordship. Lesson fifteen The Transfiguration Hidden Glory Revealed to
Speaker 1: the intimate ones based on the Gospel of Mark chapter nine,
Speaker 1: verses two through thirteen. After days of ministry, teaching, and
Speaker 1: the shocking revelation that he would suffer and die. Jesus
Speaker 1: does something unexpected. He takes only three of his disciples, Peter, James,
Speaker 1: and John, and leads them up a high mountain by themselves,
Speaker 1: no crowds, no distractions, just the Master and his closest friends.
Speaker 1: And there on that mountain, everything changes before their very eyes.
Speaker 1: Jesus is transfigured. His appearance is altered. His clothes become
Speaker 1: dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them.
Speaker 1: His face radiates divine light. The humanity they had grown
Speaker 1: used to gives way momentarily to unveiled glory. They are
Speaker 1: no longer just looking at the teacher. They are beholding
Speaker 1: the eternal Son. And as if that were not enough,
Speaker 1: two figures appear beside him, Moses and Elijah, the Law
Speaker 1: and the prophets, standing with Jesus, as if to confirm
Speaker 1: that he is the fulfillment of everything they had foretold.
Speaker 1: This was not just a supernatural moment. It was a declaration.
Speaker 1: Jesus was not merely a prophet. He was the one
Speaker 1: all the prophets pointed to. Then from within the cloud
Speaker 1: that envelops the mountaintop. A voice breaks through, the voice
Speaker 1: of the Father. This is my beloved son. Listen to him.
Speaker 1: The same voice that spoke at Jesus's baptism speaks again,
Speaker 1: now not to Jesus, but to the disciples. It is
Speaker 1: a moment of revelation, a divine command. Do not just
Speaker 1: watch him, do not just walk with him. Listen to him,
Speaker 1: hear him, obey him. Peter, overwhelmed, blurts out an idea
Speaker 1: to build three tents, one for Jesus, one for Moses,
Speaker 1: and one for Elijah. He wants to stay in the moment,
Speaker 1: but he does not realize what he is saying, because
Speaker 1: the glory of God is not meant to be preserved
Speaker 1: in a monument. It is meant to transform. Hearts for
Speaker 1: the mission, and then suddenly it is over. The cloud lifts,
Speaker 1: Moses and Elijah vanish, only Jesus remains. As they descend
Speaker 1: the mountain, Jesus instructs them not to speak of what
Speaker 1: they had seen until after his resurrection. The disciples are confused.
Speaker 1: They still do not fully understand what rising from the
Speaker 1: dead means. But the seed has been planted, the glory
Speaker 1: has been revealed. The moment has marked them. This scene
Speaker 1: is more than a mystical experience. It is a glimpse
Speaker 1: into the true identity of Jesus. It is a preview
Speaker 1: of resurrection power. It is a reminder that the cross
Speaker 1: is not the end. It is the path to eternal glory.
Speaker 1: But this glory was not shown to the crowd. It
Speaker 1: was revealed to the intimate ones, the ones who climbed
Speaker 1: the mountain, the ones who followed Jesus not just in public,
Speaker 1: but in private, the ones who said yes when he whispered,
Speaker 1: come up higher. Many remain in the valley, content with proximity,
Speaker 1: but there are those who long for more, who leave
Speaker 1: behind the noise and distraction to seek him in the
Speaker 1: secret place. Because some revelations are reserved for the ones
Speaker 1: who are willing to go deeper, Some encounters only happen
Speaker 1: in stillness, in surrender, in sacred elevation. Jesus is still
Speaker 1: calling people to the mountain top, not for spectacle, but
Speaker 1: for transformation. And once you see his glory, you cannot
Speaker 1: return to religion as usual. Once you hear the voice
Speaker 1: of the Father affirming the son, everything changes. How you listen,
Speaker 1: how you follow, how you live. Those who let go
Speaker 1: of comfort and climb higher begin to see Jesus not
Speaker 1: only as the suffering servant, but also as the radiant King.
Speaker 1: He is both fully present in our pain fully enthroned
Speaker 1: in eternal glory. The transfiguration reminds us that beneath the
Speaker 1: ordinary robes of daily life, Jesus carries eternal light. Behind
Speaker 1: the silence of the cross, there is a throne, and
Speaker 1: above the confusion of this world there is a mountain
Speaker 1: where Heaven speaks, and the invitation still stands to leave
Speaker 1: the crowd behind and step into the light. Not everyone
Speaker 1: will go, but those who do will never be the same.
Speaker 1: Lesson sixteen The Cross, the Scandal that Redeems based on
Speaker 1: the Gospel of Mark, Chapters fourteen and fifteen. As the
Speaker 1: Gospel of Mark approaches its climax, the tone shifts, the
Speaker 1: tempo slows, the atmosphere grows heavy. The final hours of
Speaker 1: Jesus his life begin not with applause but with betrayal.
Speaker 1: One of his own, Judas is Caariat, leads a group
Speaker 1: of armed men to arrest Jesus in the garden of Gathsemone.
Speaker 1: A kiss marks the betrayal. The lamb is handed over
Speaker 1: to those who hate him. And yet in the face
Speaker 1: of this treachery, Jesus does not resist, He does not run,
Speaker 1: he does not fight back, because this was not failure,
Speaker 1: this was fulfillment. He stands before the religious Council, false
Speaker 1: witnesses speak lies, the high priest demands answers, and when
Speaker 1: asked plainly if he is the Christ, the son of
Speaker 1: the blessed, Jesus answers, I am. That answer seals his
Speaker 1: fate in their eyes, but it unlocks eternity for us.
Speaker 1: He is led before Pontius Pilot, a Roman governor, a
Speaker 1: political pawn. The crowd cries for blood. Pilot, though unconvinced
Speaker 1: of jesus guilt, chooses convenience over courage. He releases a
Speaker 1: criminal and condemns the innocent. Jesus is flogged, mocked, crowned
Speaker 1: with thorns. The soldiers kneel in fake reverence, not knowing
Speaker 1: they mock the king of the universe. He carries his
Speaker 1: cross through the streets of Jerusalem, through jeering crowds, through agony,
Speaker 1: to a place called Golgotha, the place of the Skull.
Speaker 1: There he is crucified, nailed through flesh and bone, suspended
Speaker 1: between earth and sky, stripped of dignity, surrounded by insults.
Speaker 1: Even in death, they try to shame him. A sign
Speaker 1: above his head reads King of the Jews. They do
Speaker 1: not realize that they speak the truth. And in those
Speaker 1: hours on the cross, something cosmic happens. Jesus, the sinless one,
Speaker 1: absorbs the weight of the world's sin. He becomes the sacrifice,
Speaker 1: the scapegoat the ransom. Darkness covers the land, and then
Speaker 1: Jesus cries out with a loud voice and breathes his last.
Speaker 1: The earth shakes, rocks split, but most significantly, the veil
Speaker 1: in the temple, the heavy curtain that separated the most
Speaker 1: holy place from the people, is torn in two, from
Speaker 1: top to bottom. Heaven makes the first move. Access to
Speaker 1: God is no longer blocked. The sacrifice has been accepted.
Speaker 1: The way is now open, and a Roman centurion, a
Speaker 1: man trained for violence, watches Jesus die and says something
Speaker 1: no one expected from a gentile. Truly, this man was
Speaker 1: the son of God. The cross was a scandal, a
Speaker 1: stumbling block to the religious foolishness to the world, but
Speaker 1: it was God's chosen instrument of redemption. This was not
Speaker 1: just an execution It was an exchange, the innocent for
Speaker 1: the guilty, the holy for the sinful, the sun for
Speaker 1: the many. But here is the question. Has the cross
Speaker 1: become too familiar to you? Have you grown used to it?
Speaker 1: Has it become just a symbol, just a story? Or
Speaker 1: does it still pierce your heart? Does it still make
Speaker 1: you weep with gratitude? Because the cross is not the
Speaker 1: end of a tragedy. It is the doorway to resurrection.
Speaker 1: The blood that ran down that wood is the blood
Speaker 1: that cleanses your soul. The pain he endured was the
Speaker 1: price for your peace. The silence he kept before his
Speaker 1: accusers was the roar of mercy echoing into eternity. This
Speaker 1: lesson is not just about history. It is about you.
Speaker 1: This is what divine love looks like. Bloody, costly, unrelenting,
Speaker 1: a love that did not wait for you to be worthy,
Speaker 1: A love that came all the way to the cross
Speaker 1: to bring you home. The veil is torn, the invitation
Speaker 1: is open, The sacrifice has been made, and the cross
Speaker 1: still demands a response. To kneel before it is, to
Speaker 1: recognize its weight and wonder, to carry your own cross,
Speaker 1: to walk in courage, surrender, and purpose, to live in
Speaker 1: light of Calvary is to let every breath reflect the
Speaker 1: one who gave his last for you. The scandal of
Speaker 1: the cross is also its power. It humbles the proud,
Speaker 1: It heals the broken, It shatters shame and speaks a
Speaker 1: better word. You are forgiven. This is not a moment
Speaker 1: to admire from a distance. It is a call to
Speaker 1: be changed, because for Jesus you were worth every drop
Speaker 1: of blood Lesson seventeen, the Resurrection and the Great Commission
Speaker 1: the Gospel in Motion based on the Gospel of Mark
Speaker 1: Chapter sixteen. The final chapter of the Gospel of Mark
Speaker 1: begins not with celebration, but with sorrow. It is early
Speaker 1: in the morning on the first day of the week,
Speaker 1: and a few women make their way to the tomb.
Speaker 1: Their hearts are heavy, their hope buried, their savior gone.
Speaker 1: Mary Magdalen, Mary the mother of James and Salome, carries
Speaker 1: spices to anoint the body of Jesus. They are not
Speaker 1: expecting resurrection, they are preparing for mourning. But as they
Speaker 1: approach the tomb, they realize something is wrong. The stone
Speaker 1: has already been rolled away. They enter, and instead of
Speaker 1: a lifeless body, they see a young man clothed in
Speaker 1: a white robe sitting inside the tomb. They are alarmed,
Speaker 1: but the message he brings changes everything. He is not here.
Speaker 1: He is risen. Three simple words, but they split history
Speaker 1: in two. Jesus, who was crucified, has conquered death. The
Speaker 1: tomb is empty, and the resurrection is real. The angel
Speaker 1: gives instructions, go tell his disciples and Peter that he
Speaker 1: is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will
Speaker 1: see him just as he told you. The inclusion of
Speaker 1: Peter is no accident. Peter, who had denied Jesus three times,
Speaker 1: may have believed he was disco qualified. But resurrection restores grace,
Speaker 1: pursues the broken, and Jesus still calls those who failed.
Speaker 1: At first, the women are overwhelmed with fear. They flee
Speaker 1: from the tomb, trembling, but soon the risen Christ appears
Speaker 1: to them and they begin to declare the good news.
Speaker 1: Jesus also appears to two disciples on the road, and
Speaker 1: then finally to the eleven as they are eating. But
Speaker 1: this moment is not only filled with joy, it carries confrontation.
Speaker 1: Jesus rebukes them for their unbelief and hardness of heart.
Speaker 1: They had heard the reports but did not believe. Even so,
Speaker 1: he does not reject them. He commissions them. Go into
Speaker 1: all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Speaker 1: Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, and these
Speaker 1: signs will accompany those who believe. They will cast out demons,
Speaker 1: speak in new tongues, heal the sick, and be protected
Speaker 1: by by divine power. This is not a passive gospel.
Speaker 1: It is a gospel in motion, a message meant to
Speaker 1: be proclaimed, a power meant to be demonstrated. The resurrection
Speaker 1: is not just a doctrine. It is a force that
Speaker 1: changes lives and fuels mission. After speaking these words, Jesus
Speaker 1: is taken up into heaven and sits at the right
Speaker 1: hand of God. But the story does not end with
Speaker 1: his ascension. The disciples go out and preach everywhere, and
Speaker 1: the Lord works with them, confirming his word with signs
Speaker 1: that follow. The Gospel of Mark began with urgency, and
Speaker 1: it ends with action. Jesus is not dead, he is alive,
Speaker 1: and because he lives, we do not live in defeat.
Speaker 1: We walk in authority. We carry a message that shakes
Speaker 1: hell and awakens hearts. The tomb is empty, the veil
Speaker 1: is torn, the mission is clear. This is the reality.
Speaker 1: To believe in the resurrected crime is to live like
Speaker 1: He is alive. Faith is not static, It moves the
Speaker 1: feat True belief compels action. It pushes you to speak,
Speaker 1: to serve, to go. The Gospel was never meant to
Speaker 1: be contained in a building or confined to a Sunday service.
Speaker 1: It was meant to be carried into homes, workplaces, cities,
Speaker 1: and nations. And it was meant to be confirmed by power,
Speaker 1: by transformed lives, healed bodies, restored souls, and signs that
Speaker 1: only Heaven can explain. To meet the risen Jesus is
Speaker 1: to receive a calling. You are not just saved, you
Speaker 1: are sent. You are not just forgiven, You are empowered.
Speaker 1: Jesus conquered the grave so you can live without fear.
Speaker 1: He rose again so you can rise above shame, sin
Speaker 1: and doubt, and he reigns now, inviting you into his
Speaker 1: unstoppable kingdom. Mission. Now is the time. This is the moment.
Speaker 1: Go tell preach, Live like Jesus is alive, because he is,
Speaker 1: And when you go in his name, Heaven moves with you.
Speaker 1: You have just walked through seventeen powerful lessons from the
Speaker 1: Gospel of Mark seventeen moments where Heaven touched Earth, where
Speaker 1: Jesus moved with urgency, healed with compassion, taught with authority,
Speaker 1: and loved with reckless grace. From the call of the
Speaker 1: First Disciples to the glory of the empty Tomb, we
Speaker 1: have seen that the Kingdom of God is not about comfort.
Speaker 1: It is about transformation. It is not about status. It
Speaker 1: is about surrender. Jesus did not come to build a religion.
Speaker 1: He came to bring life, and he invites you to
Speaker 1: be part of that story. This is more than knowledge.
Speaker 1: It's a commissioning, a call to respond like Mary, say
Speaker 1: yes like the healed leper, rise and walk like the
Speaker 1: disciples in the storm, step forward in faith like the
Speaker 1: first witnesses of the Resurrection. Carry the message with boldness.
Speaker 1: This isn't just another video, it's a turning point. If
Speaker 1: this journey through Mark spoke to your heart, comment below
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