Keeping Hope Alive - Psalms 13 - Hope Lives On

Psalms 13

Pastor Brian Drake

BIG IDEA: When Enmity is strong and God seems gone, the Word of the LORD lets Hope live on...

  1. In Sorrow-Filled Longing

  2. In Sleep-Defying Prayer

  3. In Scripture-Ripened Singing

RESOURCES: Psalms (Evangelical Biblical Theological Commentary) by James M Hamilton Jr.; Psalms (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Tremper Longman III; Psalms By The Day by Alec Motyer; Voicing God's Psalms by Calvin Seerveld; Psalms (Kidner Classic Commentaries) by Derek Kidner; Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortland; Renewal As a Way of Life by Richard Lovelace; The Voice of the Heart by Chip Dodd; 'Emptied Out' article in Christianity Today May/June 2022 by Kyle Rohane.

Hosanna!

Mark 11:1-11

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus is King.

OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Is The Sovereign King
2) Jesus Is The Anticipated King
3) Jesus Is The Meek King
4) Jesus Is The Sacrificial King

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Stein, Edwards, Strauss; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospel by Richard Hays; Making Sense of God by Tim Keller; Renewal As A Way of Life by Richard Lovelace

Jesus Is Opening Eyes

Mark 10:46-52

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus is calling the blind and opening eyes.

OUTLINE:
1) He does it in the most unlikely people (v. 46)
2) He does it because he delights in mercy (vs. 47-49)
3) He does it by his word, through faith (vs. 50-52)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund

The Life-Giving Way of Jesus

Mark 10:32-45

Pastor Brian Drake

BIG IDEA: Jesus is leading his followers on the life-giving way of service.

OUTLINE:

1) Behold Jesus Leading the Way
2) Forsake the Self-Serving Way of the World
3) Embrace the Life-Giving Way of Jesus

RESOURCES:
ESV Study Bible; The Gospel According to Mark by James R Edwards; The Cross of Christ by John R.W. Stott; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by Mark L. Strauss; On the Road with Saint Augustine by James K.A. Smith; Preaching For the Rest of Us by Robby Gallaty and Steven Smith; The God who goes Before You by Michael S. Wilder and Timothy Paul Jones; bibleoutlines.com; blueletterbible.org; ‘Pray Beyond the Sick List’ article by David Powlison

Riches, Camels, and the Supreme Treasure of All

Mark 10:17-31

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We ought to treasure Jesus above all else.

OUTLINE:
1) There Is No Mere Morality That Can Save (vs. 17-22)
2) There Is No One Who Can Serve Two Masters (vs. 23-27)
3) There Is Nothing Worth Choosing Over Jesus (vs. 28-31)

RESOURCES:
ESV Study Bible
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards
King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller

Let The Children Come To Jesus

Mark 10:13-16

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Let all come to Jesus Christ in humility and dependence.

OUTLINE:
1) The Clear Importance of Children
2) The Christian Imitation of Children

RESOURCES:
ESV Study Bible
BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker
Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Mark by Robert Stein
Mark: Jesus, Servant & Savior by Kent Hughes
Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson

Jesus: Satisfied & Rewarded

Isaiah 53:11-12

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus is satisfied and rewarded for his suffering.

OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Is Satisfied With Our Justification (v. 11)
2) Jesus is Rewarded For His Mediation (v. 12)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Book of Isaiah: A Commentary by Edward J. Young; Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund Jr; Isaiah By The Day: A New Devotional Translation by Alec Motyr; Rejoicing In Christ by Michael Reeves; Grace Abounding the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan; Count Zinzendorf & The Moravians: Prayer Makes History by The Traveling Team