Being Made into Fishers of Men

Mark - Introduction vs 1-20 “Prepare for a major change by a humble source”

Baptism with the Holy Spirit

Heavenly approbation

angels serving Him

Who is Jesus? What is the Gospel? the kingdom of heaven is at hand, repent and believe in the Gospel.

Big Idea: Jesus wants to make us fishers of men for the sake of the Gospel.

Whittling - scarring myself - being carved by God

Answer objections -

busyness - pay attention to what Jesus is doing

lack of opportunity - focus where you are at

lack of care (not feeling like you are growing or people care what you do) - you’re looking at the wrong things

not seeing God working - Mark is written to help you see

Purpose - Conversations and Doing good/being a blessing

1. We must believe in the authority of Jesus and follow Him. vs. 21-34

Authority with the Word - not lawyerly/intellectual but to save us

Authority over demons - over something they had no hope of dealing with - absolute verbal authority

Authority over sickness - care for people

He doesn’t permit them to make him known.

How do you connect with Jesus’ authority day to day?

Gospel Prayer - to align yourself with what Jesus wants you to do, to recall His Word and recognize God’s work and opportunities to talk about it

2. Jesus will do unexpected things in preparing for His kingdom. vs 35-39

Prayer - Jesus doesn’t do this on His own

Mission - Jesus doesn’t gather a crowd and turn it into a movement, He keeps on mission to preach the Gospel

Orleana Hawks Puckett (c. 1844–1938) was an American midwife in the mountains of Patrick County and Carroll County, Virginia. In 2012 Puckett was posthumously honored as one of the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Women in History".[1] 24 stillborn or lived-only-a-few-days kids. 1000+ attended.

Huguenots? - Where can you share the Gospel?

God & Gospel conversations - often through the difficulties rather than avoiding them

- inviting people to church (more open than in the past)

God conversations

Gospel conversations

Counseling ministry

Whittling

11 Weeks until Easter

Cooperating with Jesus’ work - Tracking Gospel prayer, God and Gospel conversations