Mark 10:13-31 "LETTING GO TO FOLLOW JESUS"
A challenge from Jesus to let go of whatever keeps you from freely following Him!
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Jesus Advance is the home of Dr. Ron Larson's Bible teaching ministry at Calvary Chapel. His passion is to make disciples and build churches that fully reflect Jesus Christ in the world! Ron has planted churches, taught in Seminary and Bible schools, and trained church leaders around the world. He has Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary and serves as the lead pastor at Calvary Chapel Northland in Kansas City, Missouri (USA).
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Episodes (280)
Mark 10:1-12 "MARRIAGE & DIVORCE"
Mark 9:30-50 "THE COST OF FOLLOWING JESUS"
Mark 9:1-29 "REVEALING JESUS"
Knowing and Ministering Like Jesus!
Mark 8:27-38 "THE MINDSET OF A DISCIPLE"
Mark 8:1-26 "OPENING BLIND EYES"
Mark 7-"RELIGIOUS PETTINESS"
Focusing on what really matters!
Mark 6:45-56 "STRANGE & STRANGER THINGS"
The strangely supranormal ministry of Jesus Christ!
Mark 6:14-44 "JESUS, OUR SHEPHERD"
The pastoral heart of Jesus (the Good Shepherd) in action!
Mark 6:1-13 "REJECTING REJECTION"
Jesus experienced rejection throughout His entire ministry, but the rejection He received in His hometown of Nazareth was particularly painful. Their familiarity with "childhood" Jesus made Him familiar, common, and offensive to them in many respects. In short, they were offended by Jesus and filled of unbelief toward His ministry. As a result, Jesus to do the mighty works in Nazareth. But instead of being shut down by this rejection, Jesus turned His attention to the mission field ahead and released His men into the mission.
Mark 5:21-43 "FAITH & POWER"
What we all need for an amazing new year ahead, is a refresher in the New Covenant! Jesus came to this world full of "grace and truth". Grace comes through Jesus and is a totally free gift to us because Jesus paid for the entire Christian life upfront on the Cross. Jesus gives us a Christian life that is by "grace alone" not by works of the Law. And this New Way of relating to God is only accessed by "faith alone"--we don't "work" for it or "earn" it, we simply believe and accept the promises of God by faith. Grace works through faith, but the final piece of the equation is that everything in the Christian life only works through the power of the Holy Spirit. So this New Covenant for the New Year ahead is only given by grace, accessed by simple faith, and activated in our lives by the Holy Spirit. Such good news! This study in Mark 5 illustrates grace, faith, and the Spirit's power as the way everything works now in the New Covenant. I pray that 2024 will be a new year for you that is focused on this New Covenant in Christ! I can think of no greater prayer to pray for you than this one!
JESUS' BIRTH
The story and details surrounding the birth of Jesus in Matthew 1-2. Then how we can apply this to our lives at Christmas time!
Mark 5:1-20 "JESUS & DEMONS"
We are in the middle of a gigantic cosmic battle between good and evil over the lives of every human being on earth! It's a messy battle that needs to be understood so that we aren't victims! This week we are going to touch on this spiritual battle directly from Jesus' ministry in Mark 5. In this study Jesus deals with a legion of demons--the messy side of God's Kingdom invading planet earth!
Mark 4:21-41 "UNDERSTANDING GOD'S KINGDOM"
Jesus told parables to illustrate the Kingdom of God or what life is like under the rule and reign of God. But most people were happy to just hear Jesus' parables and go home afterward. So only those who stuck around and pressed into Jesus got the secrets of the Kingdom. Perhaps the greatest of all Kingdom "secrets" is the revelation that Jesus is the sovereign Lord of King of God's Kingdom!
Mark 4:1-20 "KEYS TO A FRUITFUL LIFE"
God designed us to bear fruit in our lives--fruit that remains and lasts the tests of time. But what are the obstacles that stop or stunt that fruitfulness? Jesus' first parable is full of truth that clarifies where we are at spiritually, and shows us how to stay on track!
Mark 3:20-35 "FACING UNFAIR JUDGMENT"
We'll be looking at how Jesus faced the unfair judgments of others in His life and how that applies to our lives.
Mark 3:1-19 "HOW JESUS SOLVED LIFE'S PROBLEMS"
Jesus was hounded by leaders who tried to trick Him to sin, political leaders who plotted His death, mobs of people that could have crushed Him to death, and bizarre demonic activity that brought confusion to people about His true identity. In all of these things, Jesus had wise solutions to the greatest of life's problems!
Mark 2:18-28 "SMASHING RELIGION"
Jesus' battle with the religious leaders of His day gave ample opportunity to demonstrate the profound differences between Himself and the unhealthy religion of the day. This passage of Scripture is a real challenge to the look and feel of the church that Jesus is building in the world today.
Mark 2:1-17 "COLLIDING WITH RELIGION"
There are major differences between religion and the life-giving Christianity that Jesus brings! This week we will see Jesus expose the deceitfulness of religion that can only offer people "words" without the raw, supernatural power to change lives!
Mark 1:29-45 "HOW JESUS MINISTERED"
This teaching looks at how Jesus approached His ministry!
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