Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series with this 35th sermon titled Upside down kingdom, taken from Mark 9:30-37. Having hit a sort of climax with the transfiguration, Mark now begins the long drive toward the crucifixion. Along the way Jesus teaches, and demonstrates, that God's kingdom is an upside down kingdom from our perspective.
34: O Faithless Generation
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series, with this 34rd sermon taken from Mark 9 and entitled O Faithless Generation.
33: Beloved Son
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series, with this 33rd sermon taken from Mark 9 and entitled Beloved Son.
32: God's Ways vs Man's Ways
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series, with this 32nd sermon taken from Mark 8:31-9:1 and entitled God's Ways vs Man's Ways.
31: Healed to See
Merlin Miller returns to the Gospel of Mark series, with this 31st sermon taken from Mark 8:22-30 and entitled Healed to see. Mark includes a unique event in Jesus' ministry to connect the text of his gospel account together, but also to instruct the reader.
30: Do You Not Yet Understand?
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series, with this 30th sermon titled "Do you not yet understand?" taken from Mark 8:11-21. Mark notes the increased opposition from the Pharisees, but also makes it clear that the disciples' understanding also does not seem to be improving as they see the work of Jesus.
29: Jesus Satisfies
Merlin Miller returns to the study of the Gospel of Mark with this 29th sermon taken from Mark 8:1-10 titled Jesus satisfies. This is the second account of Jesus miraculously feeding a large crowd of food with only a few loaves and fishes. While the earlier emphasis was put on how the disciples found strength to serve, this emphasis is on Jesus, and how He satisfies our deepest need.
28: He Does All Things Well
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series with this 28th message, titled He Does All Things Well and taken from Mark 7:24-37.
27: Matters of the Heart
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series with this 27th message, again titled Matters of the Heart and taken from Mark 7:14-23. Having addressed the root problem of authority, Jesus does not address where defilement and impurity come from. Like authority, this is a matter of the heart. Jesus continues reveal that God's kingdom is about an inside-out change rather than an outside-in one.
26: Matters of the Heart
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series with this 26th message titled Matters of the Heart and taken from Mark 7:1-13. Jesus is once again opposed by the Pharisees and scribes, this time over the issue of purification. But before Jesus addresses this issue he reveals a far deeper problem: our hearts have problems with authority.
25: Power Demonstrated Again
Merlin Miller returns to the Gospel of Mark series with this 25th message titled Power demonstrated again and taken from Mark 6:45-56. Jesus continues to demonstrate his great power over every aspect of life...and people, including his disicples, continue to struggle to understand who exactly He is.
24: Strength to Serve
Merlin Miller returns to the Gospel of Mark series, with this 24th sermon titled Strength to Serve, taken from Mark 6:30-44. This is the first of 2 instances where Mark records a miraculous feeding of large crowd from just a few loaves and fish. Coming on the heels of the apostles' return from ministry and their desire to seek rest, this sermon looks at the call to serve that Jesus places on his followers and examines where our strength to serve comes from.
23: Who is Jesus?
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series, with this 23rd sermon taken from Mark 6:14-29 and entitled Who is Jesus? Mark seems to interrupt his own story of the sending out of the apostles by recounting how the death of John the Baptist had come about. But from the text we see that everyone, all the way up to the "king", was asking the question "who is Jesus?"
22: Sent Out
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series, with this 22nd sermon taken from Mark 6:6-13 and entitled Sent Out. Jesus faced rejection, but it did not cause him to walk away, instead we see him not only continue his own ministry, but he also sent out his disciples on their own missions of proclamation and demonstrations of God's power. The central question here revolves around authority.
21: Jesus Rejected
Merlin Miller continues the Gospel of Mark series, with this 21st sermon taken from Mark 6:1-6 and entitled Jesus Rejected. Despite Jesus' demonstration of his great power, when he comes to his own hometown, he is rejected by them. Rather than stand in accusation against those who rejected Jesus, we should examine how their rejection illuminates the humanity, and tendency to reject Jesus, that is present in all of us.
20: Power Over Death
Merlin Miller returns to the Gospel of Mark series, with this 20th sermon taken from Mark 5:35-43 and entitled Power over death. Jesus has demonstrated his power over the wind and the waves, over demons and spiritual powers, and now demonstrates his power over sickness and even death. This is part 2 of 2 as Mark relates 2 intertwined stories of healing.
19: Power Over Death
Merlin Miller returns to the Gospel of Mark series, with this 19th sermon taken from Mark 5:21-34 and entitled Power over death. Jesus has demonstrated his power over the wind and the waves, over demons and spiritual powers, and now demonstrates his power over sickness and even death. This is part 1 of 2 as Mark relates 2 intertwined stories of healing.
18: Power Over Demons
This second part of two messages taken from Mark 5:1-13 is again titled Power Over Demons. Jesus has just demonstrated his power over nature, and now he will demonstrate his power over the spiritual forces of evil, even in a land outside of the domain of the God of the Jews.
17: Power Over Demons
Merlin Miller returns to the Gospel of Mark series, with this 17th sermon called Power over demons taken from Mark 5:1-13. Jesus has just demonstrated his power over nature, and now he will demonstrate his power over the spiritual forces of evil, even in a land outside of the domain of the God of the Jews.
16: Peace! Be Still!
Merlin Miller returns to the Gospel of Mark series with this 16th message called Peace! Be Still!, taken from Mark 4:35-41. Mark transitions from some of Jesus' teaching to more events in the life of Jesus that will lead to the inevitable conclusion that he is the Messiah, the Son of God.