“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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HE SAID TO THEM,

Mark 16:15-18

Intr.: Notice in Mark 16:14 the Lord is rebuking the Eleven for their lack of faith, but he is still willing to use them.

1. “Go into all the world and

2. preach the Good News to all creation.

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A. Whoever believes and is

baptized

will be saved,…….”

“AND THESE SIGNS WILL ACCOMPANY THOSE WHO BELIEVE:

In my name

1. they will drive out demons;

2. they will speak in new tongues;

3. they will pick up snakes with their hands; and

4. when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all;

5. they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

B. “….but whoever does  not

believe

will be condemned.”

End: In Mark 16:19 it says: “After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven…”

His last words!

And in Mark 16:20 it says that the disciples were obedient. Praise the LORD!

Are we also obedient?

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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“TEACHER, WHICH IS THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT IN THE LAW?”

(Matthew 22:35-40)

Intr.:

One of them (a Pharisee), an expert in the law, tested him with this question:

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?

Jesus replied:

A. ” ‘LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD

1. with all your heart and

2. with all your soul and

3. with all your mind.’

This is the first and

greatest commandment.

And the second is like it:

B. ‘LOVE YOU NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.’

End:

All the law and the

Prophets

hang on these two commandments.”

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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“WHO DO PEOPLE SAY THE SON OF MAN IS?”

(Matthew 16:13-17)

Intr.:

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi,

he asked his disciples,

A. “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

They replied,

1. “Some say

John the Baptist;

2. others say

Elijah; and

3. still others say,

Jeremiah or

one of the prophets.”

B. “But what about you?” he asked

“Who do you say I am?”

Simon Peter answered,

“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

End:

Jesus replied,” Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,

for this was not revealed to you by man,

but by my Father in heaven.”

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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AND WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU?

Micah 6:8

Intr.:

He has showed you, O man, what is good.

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And what does the Lord require of you?

A. To act justly and

B. to love mercy and

c. to walk humbly with your God.

End:

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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ON THAT DAY

Zephaniah 3:14-17

PART ONE

Intr.:

— O Daugther of Zion

— O Isreal

— O Daughter of Jerusalem

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1. Sing, O Daughter of Zion;

2. shout aloud, O Israel!

3. Be glad and

4. rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!

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The Lord

The Lord, the King of Israel,

1. The Lord has taken away your punishment,

2. he has turned back your ememy.

3. The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;

4. never again will you fear any harm.

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End:

PART TWO

ON THAT DAY THEY WILL SAY

Intr.:

Jerusalem

O Zion

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1. On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, O Zion;

2. do not let your hands hang limp

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The Lord your God

1.The Lord your God is with you,

2. he is mighty to save.

3. He will take great delight in you,

4. he will quiet you with his love,

5. he will rejoice over you with singing.”

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End:

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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WHO IS A GOD LIKE YOU,

Micah 7:18

Intr.:

1. who pardons sin and

2. forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance?

3. You do not stay angry forever

4. but delight to show mercy.

5. You will again have compassion on us;

6. you will tread our sins underfoot

7. and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

8. You will be true to Jacob and

9. show mercy to Abraham.

End: as you pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago.

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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THE CHARGE AGAINST ISRAEL

Hosea 4:1-3

Intr.: This charge was probably made in 722 B. C. 2731 years ago! Has anything changed?

Hear the word of the Lord,

you Israelites,

because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land:

A. THERE IS NO:

1. faithfulness, no

2. love, no

3. acknowledgment of God in the land.

B. THERE IS ONLY:

1. cursing,

2. lying and

3. murder,

4. stealing and

5. adultery;

6. they break all bounds, and

7. bloodshed follows bloodshed.

End:

Because of this

1. the land mourns,

2. and all who live in it waste away;

3. the beasts of the field and

4. the birds of the air and

5. the fish of the sea are dying.