Sermon Notes from Sunday 4.25.10

Message with Authority

Mark 1.16-34

2 Big Pieces

Message

• Jesus calls us to Himself.
• Jesus calls us to Transformation.
• Jesus calls us to Community.
• Jesus calls us to Mission.

Authority

• He declares and manifests the Kingdom of God.
• He teaches as a person who speaks for God, not merely about Him.
• He exercises authority over demons on behalf of the helpless.
• He ministers compassion by healing the sick. 

3 Implications

Message Size

• If the message isn’t big enough to catch people up, then it’s not the Gospel.
• Gospel:  Christ’s righteousness for our forgiveness, peace, deliverance and healing through His death and resurrection.
• There is inherent authority in the message of the Kingdom of Jesus.

Expecting the (Un)expected

• As it was with Jesus, so it was with His followers (Mark 6.12-13).
• We don’t because we’re scared to fail.  Jesus makes failure survivable and viable.
• We don’t because we have little or no faith.
• We don’t because we’re not sure He works that way today.

First Things First

• The point isn’t manifestation – it is declaration and salvation.
• The point is to declare the Kingdom and have people enter the Kingdom through confidence in Jesus.
• Part of the danger of signs and wonders is that it doesn’t take a regenerate heart to be amazed at them.