The Authority of the Servant

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THE AUTHORITY OF THE SERVANT

Mark 1:16-2:12

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1:1-13 The Servant is identified as the Son of God

He fulfilled OT prophesies concerning the coming of the Lord.

John the Baptist identified of Him

God the Father and the Holy Spirit testify of Him at His

baptism.

Angels ministered to Him after His victory in the wilderness

over Satan’s temptations.

In our passage this morning we find Jesus’ early ministry in the

region of Galilee

Map of Israel in Jesus’ time

Pictures of Sea of Galilee

14-15 Jesus came into the region of Galilee preaching the gospel

of God which included repentance and faith.

He was calling them to repent of their materialism, to cease

from their immorality, to stop their gossip, to renounce their

drunkenness, and to turn from their corruption and dishonesty.

He was calling on them to repent of their sins and believe the

gospel. (salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ

alone.)

1. Jesus’ Teachings Have The Power To Change People’s

Lives. 1:16-20 cf John 1:29-42; Luke 5:1-11;

16-17 Jesus is calling them to a ministry of evangelism.

Jesus cares about the lost. cf Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8

18-20 This is not the first time Simon, Andrew, James and

John had seen Jesus

John 1:29-42- John the Baptist had already pointed them

to Jesus and Jesus had spoken with them.

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Luke 5:1-11 gives us more details on what happened on

this occasion.

They had seen, heard, repented and believed in Jesus.

Now Jesus is calling them to a life of commitment and

service.

He is calling them to become His permanent

disciples

Their response reveals their faith and commitment

Luke 14:33 "So then, none of you can be My disciple

who does not give up all his own possessions.

Their choice radically changed their lives.

Kent Hughes “The horizon of these fishermen’s lives was

bound by the margins of Galilee. . . by and large they knew

little more than the deck of their boat, the currents of the

lake, and the trade talk, local gossip, family affairs, and

Galilean politics. . . (After choosing to follow Christ) Their

hearts were enlarged to take in the whole world. Their

minds, one circumscribed and committed to the smallest

interests, now overflowed with deep thoughts. They

became theologians, thinkers, sociologists, psychologists,

and strategists- all because of the gospel.”

Jesus came and radically changed their lives.

John became Bishop of Ephesus, Peter went to Rome, and

Andrew went as far as the borders of Russia carrying the

message of Christ!

Jesus is calling you and me to the same kind of faith and

commitment to Him.

God wants to radically change your life and mine from being

consumed by that which is small and inconsequential to that

which is eternally significant.

2. Jesus Has Authority Over Unclean Spirits 1:21-28

21 Jesus went into the synagogue in Capernaum to preach and

teach

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PICTURES

LOCATION OF CAPERNAUM

RUINS OF CAPERNAUM

SECOND CENTURY SYNAGOGUE

22 The people were amazed at His teaching

23 Opposition to Jesus comes from a demon-possessed man in

the synagogue

Unclean spirit refers here and other places to demons

This demon is basically saying, “You have no business

with me yet! Go away!”

24 The demons know Jesus “the Holy One of God,” but they

are living in rebellion.

25 Why does Jesus tell them to be quiet? Cf v. 34

He apparently didn’t want testimony from the demonic

realm to fuel charges that He was in league with Satan.

27 The people in the synagogue were amazed at:

His new teaching with authority

His authority over the unclean spirits

As Christians we need not fear unclean spirits- Jesus still

has authority over them.

Hebrews 2:14-15 Therefore, since the children share in

flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the

same, that through death He might render powerless him

who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and might

free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery

all their lives.

James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he

will flee from you.

Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the

strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so

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that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of

the devil.

3. Jesus Has Power Over Disease 1:29-39

29-31 He healed Simon Peter’s mother-in-law

PICTURE OF PETER’S HOUSE

32-34 He healed many others that evening

Unfortunately, most of the people who came to Jesus at

Capernaum only wanted what they could get from Him.

They didn’t want to follow Him or receive Him as their

Lord and Savior.

They cared little for His teaching or the spiritual

implications of what He said.

This is true of many people today.

Matthew 11:23 "And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted

to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the

miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it

would have remained to this day.

35 Jesus made prayer a priority

It was a time of fellowship with God the Father

We must also remember the fact that though Jesus was

God, He limited the independent use of His divine

attributes while here on earth. (Philippians 2:6-8)

He lived as a man, in dependence upon God the

Father just as we do.

John 5:19 Therefore Jesus answered and was

saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son

can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something

He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father

does, these things the Son also does in like manner.

John 14:10 "Do you not believe that I am in the

Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I

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say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but

the Father abiding in Me does His works.

Prayer is a great necessity for our spiritual lives.

We need to pray daily.

36-39 Jesus didn’t come primarily to heal people’s bodies. He

came that He might save their souls.

40-45 He healed a leper

40 Leprosy was one of the most dreaded diseases of

ancient times.

It destroys the bodies ability to feel pain.

Lepers lived in isolated huts and were not to come

within 150 feet of people upwind and 6 feet of those

down wind.

They were to cry out, “Unclean, unclean” wherever

they went.

Think about how you would feel shouting out

“unclean, unclean” as you entered a grocery store or

mall.

41 Jesus was moved with compassion- He cared for this

man

There was no need for Jesus to touch the leper.

No rabbi would have touched the man.

No family member would have touched him in a long

time.

But Jesus touched him.

In this touch we see His heart for people.

Jesus wanted to show him that He cared.

42 Immediately the ulcers were gone, his hair and

eyelashes grew back, his fingers and toes were restored.

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44 Jesus didn’t want people coming to Him merely to

receive physical benefits.

45 The man’s disobedience hindered Jesus’ ability to

minister in that area.

4. Jesus Has The Authority To Forgive Sin 2:1-12

1-4 We must admire several qualities of these men.

They are deeply concerned for their friend.

They believed that Jesus could help him and they did all

they could to bring their friend to Christ.

They realized that Jesus his only source of hope.

These ought to be marks of all “fishers of men.”

We should realize that Jesus is the only hope for

eternal life. We should do all we can to bring our

friends, relatives, neighbors, and co-workers to

Him.

5-9 Jesus told the man that his sins were forgiven.

5 Why did Jesus say this? At first glance it seems almost

cruel.

Certainly, the man’s greatest need by far was the

forgiveness of sin.

Newly restored limbs will one day grow old and

whither, but forgiveness and eternal life are forever.

6-7 Jesus claim offended the religious leaders.

Jesus is asserting a prerogative of God, who alone can

forgive sins. Jesus is claiming to be God.

They refused to recognize Jesus’ power as coming from

God, much less that He Himself was God.

10a Jesus proved Himself to be God by healing the man.

By doing this He also verified His authority to forgive sins.

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10b Jesus also affirmed His deity by calling Himself the “Son

of Man”

It is a Messianic title found in Daniel 7:13-14

Jesus used this title for Himself 80 times in the gospels.

Jesus proved that He was indeed God, the Son by the showing

that He had the power and authority to do what only God can

do.

The people were amazed. 1:22, 27; 2:12

They had never seen anything like it.

Jesus is God the Son as He claimed to be

Jesus has authority and power over demons, disease, and destinies.

Most important, Jesus has the authority to forgive your sins if you

will repent and turn to Him as your Lord and Savior.

Though Jesus was moved with compassion for suffering

people, His primary purpose was to save to forgive their sins

and save their souls.

Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be

served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for

many."

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as

some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not

wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

1 Timothy 2:3-4 This is good and acceptable in the sight of

God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to

come to the knowledge of the truth.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth,

and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

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