The Four Gospels - Mark & Luke

Order of Service

Welcome

Psalm 37:16–17 ESV

16 Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.

Prayer

Children’s Talk

Notices

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Sunday Morning 11am

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Hymn - He is Lord, He is Lord

Main Prayer

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Reading

Mark 1:1 ESV

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Luke 1:1–4 ESV

1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

Sermon

Four Gospels

Matthew - Lion

King of Jews

for the Jew or Grown up in Church

Mark - Ox

Servant of Jehovah

For the Christian Worker

Luke - Face of Man

Son of Man

For the Gentile

John - Eagle

Son of God

Mark

Starts with Jesus’ Ministry

Christian Service

Gospel - twice as much as others

Jesus the Servant of the Most High

Forthwith - 40 times

excellence of service

no tardiness or reluctance - immediate

“And” - 12 chapters start with And

Service was one complete and perfect whole, with no breaks

Less parables & more miracles

Christ’s example of ministry of action

The 4 paracbles included - are to do with minitry or service

3 sowing of seed

last - servant sent to the vineyard tenant

beat and killed - so sent his Son who they also killed

The Hand & touch of Christ

Compassion

Thoughfulness, attention to detail, throughness

Shunned Popularity

Jesus work Unique - Perfect servant

Perferct service is often unseen, unappreciated and unthanked

Jesus deliberately hides (throw a veil over) His Gracious Acts

Jesus Served encountering great opposition

Greatest hinderance to the Spirit of God - professed people of God

Christ served with self-sacrifice

so tired that he slept not noticing a storm

Christ’s Service was preceeded by prayer

Mark 11:27–28 ESV

And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”

From what college have you graduated?

Which Seminary were you trained?

How little has changed for the Servants of God

Mark 16:20 ESV

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.

Mark leaves us with the picture of Jesus the Perfect sServant who continues His Service

Luke

Luke - Gentile & Companion of Paul

Son of Man

only Jesus refers to himself with this title

occurs 88 times in new testiment

Unique & perfect - & rejected

Born as no one else ever was

Lived as no one else did

Dies as no one else ever could

Fully human - eats

Jesus without Sin

Identified with

the poor

the sick and disabled

human suffering

sinners

Luke exposes or contrasts - sons of men

selfish, callous & cruel indifference of human nature (inc religious)

The need to be saved

The impassable gulf between the saved and the lost

Jesus the Man of Prayer

Luke 1:1–4 ESV

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

many have undertaken to compile a narrative

eye witnesses & ministers

Luke - having followed all things closely for some time past

Orderly Account

Have certainty concerning the things you have been taught

Paul summarises the importance of Jesus’ Humanity

Romans 8:3 ESV

For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

Luke provides a Genealogy

Luke 3:23 ESV

Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

77th Generation from Adam - Pefection

Provides a precise confirmation of who Jesus was

Jesus - Decendant of Shem

Luke 3:36 ESV

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Avoid societies obsession of skin colour - but we must dispell false rumour

Scripture Division of People by Faith & language

Jesus - Decendant of Adam

Luke 3:38 ESV

the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

The Great Gospel Summary

Acts 17:24–25 ESV

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

Acts 17:26–28 ESV

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for “ ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “ ‘For we are indeed his offspring.’

Closing Prayer

Hymn - Before the throne of God above

Doxology(read) –

NOT TO US BE GLORY GIVEN but to him who reigns above: Glory to the God of heaven for his faithfulness and love! What though unbelieving voices hear no word and see no sign, still in God my heart rejoices, working out his will divine.