The Kingdom of God is Here | The Gospel of Mark: A Movement of Misfits | Week 9

Big Idea: The Kingdom of God is here… what are you doing with it?  The truth of Jesus’ parables are meant to be revealed. (Mark 4:21-23; 33-34)  The terms Kingdom of God and Gospel converge in Jesus.  Two parables about the Kingdom of God. The end result which God has designed will surely come.  (Parable of the Growing Seed; Mark 4:26-29) The small beginning vs the big ending.  (Parable of the Mustard Seed; Mark 4:30-32)  We have an obligation to ponder the meaning of Jesus’ parables and the Gospel, and ultimately to obey them. (Mark 4:24-25; Luke 19:11-26)  Salvation comes by faith along and only through the grace of God (Ephesians 2:8-9), but we are created for good works. (Ephesians 2:10) Actions don’t earn your faith, they prove them.  “The faith that justifies is the faith that sanctifies.” (John Piper)  We should be pursuing the application of Jesus in our public and private lives. -Privately: Do you have a chair time? Prayer life? Involved in Christian community? -Publicly: In your job and hobbies and activities?  Next Steps:  Spend some time this week with God in prayer, asking Him to help answer this question: Discipleship Question: How does this picture of Jesus compel me to live differently? (Theme: Son of God/Son of Man) Bonus Question: How does this picture of true faith that Jesus describes compel me to live differently