Grace Church Dundee

Mark 6:1-6 Jesus is rejected in His hometown because He has seemed such an ordinary human up to this point.

Mark 5:21-43 Jesus grants life-changing miracles to two people who have faith in desperate circumstances.

Mark 5:1-20 Jesus' command over the spiritual realm leads to people not wanting Him near.

Mark 4:35-41 The  ability to calm a storm, commanding the elements, leaves the disciples asking who Jesus could be.

 Jesus explains the mystery of the miraculous unveiling and growth of the Kingdom with three parables.

Mark 4:1-20   The parables show something of who Jesus was, without fully opening the eyes of a crowd who don't get who He is.   [1-2] The priority of teaching [3-9] The parable that explains their reality [10-20] The purpose of the parables

Mark 3:20-35   Jesus is being misunderstood and the work of the Spirit misrepresented, even by His family. He was the Son of God, not a lunatic or demon possessed.

Psalm 21   [1-7] The desire of the Son [8-13] The prayer of the saints

Through Jesus' resurrection, we who were dead in sin have been made alive in Him. Matthew 28:1-10 & Ephesians 2:1-10

Mark 3:7-21 While Jesus is rejected by the Pharisees, and His family, the crowds love Him, but no one seems to get Jesus yet (even his bang average disciples).

Ruth 1

Mark 3:1-6   [1-2] The Pharisees had an unhealthy distraction [3-5] The Pharisees had hard hearts [6] The Pharisees had a blinding anger

Mark 2:23-28   Jesus comes not just to make us rest but to gift us rest - we can stop performing and pretending and put our faith in His work.   [23-24] Measuring the Law [25-26] Applying the Law [27-28] The Purpose of the Law

1 Peter 4:12-19   [vv. 12-13] Embracing Christ's Pattern [vv. 14-16] Displaying Christ's Glory [vv. 17-18] Proved as Christ's People [v. 19] Trusting Christ's Father   Apologies for the slight audio cut out in the middle.

Mark 2 v18-22 Why matters more than what [18] Sensing the moment [19-20] When the old has to die [21-22]

Mark 2:13-17 Jesus isn't ashamed of being associated with sinners, He came to save sinners.   [13-14] Jesus sees people, not their sins [15-16] Jesus accepts sinners into His circle [17] Jesus came to make sinners right

Jesus had the power to forgive sin and heal unhealable illness with His word. Mark 2 v1-12

Let down + Lifted up  Jeremiah 38:1-13

Passage: Mark 1:29-45   Jesus knew who He was and what He and come to do, and He was not distracted from His mission.   [29-34] Shun Fame [35-39] Say No [40-45] Serve Gladly

Jesus' Authority Passage: Mark 1:21-28 [21-22] Authority in his teaching [23-26] Authority over spirits [27-28] Authority spreading virally

Jesus came battling Satan, speaking good news and training up disciples. Mark 1:12-20

Passage: Mark 1:1-11 The promises of the Book - He is the promised Saviour The preparation of the Messenger - He is powerful son of God The voice of the Father - He is the beloved Son.

Joshua commits his household to serve God and calls the people to do the same. Joshua 24:14-28

1st Corinthians 15 v1-11

While Mary and Joseph are rather slow on the uptake, Jesus' twelve year old wisdom is great though his growth is natural. According to his humanity he must learn the Scriptures and his mission to save us in God's house, in obedience to his Father

Jesus is the true light that God promised, and yet not everyone accepted Him.

Jesus was never created, He created life.

By holding to the true gospel we are brought together as a true community.

Through Christ we have been set free to walk in a new life through the Spirit.

God's grace makes us children who receive the gift of faith, not slaves having to earn His favour through works.

God has always and only justified people by grace through faith.

The heart of the gospel message is that God justifies us by grace through faith alone, not by faith & works. Galatians 2:11-3:9

God calls, sets apart and send His people.

Any gospel contrary to the one Paul preached, is no gospel at all.

Jesus offers real rest.

God will renew, redeem and restore humanity and the creation and dwell with us.

God, through the Hoy Spirit, strengthens us to persevere through suffering.

God works within us to make us more like Him.

Spiritual warfare against Satan requires spiritual armour of Christ.

God saves us by counting faith as righteousness.

God is sovereign and works through all things for His glory.

Humanity is sinful in nature and needs a Holy God to make us holy.

Jesus comes and suffers the wrath of God to free us from it.

Jesus is a faithful servant obeying His Father who sent Him to rescue a disobedient people.

Continuing our series in Isaiah, we explore reasons why we can trust God and His promises to us.

We continue our summer series in Isaiah considering how God comforts His people, giving them hope, and how He is an incomparable God.

We start a new summer series in Isaiah beginning with his calling in Isaiah 6

God is known by how different He is to us.

Having begun to think about what God is like, we need to turn to think about what humanity is like. This morning we look at how God has made humanity in His image, that humanity is made to rule and that humanity is made for relationship.