by Matthew Borgstrom | Sep 5, 2016 | Faith, Following Christ, Trust, Unbelief
Hardness Towards Truth Leads to Unbelief in Christ Mark 6:45-52 – 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 29, 2016 | Dependence, Faith, Following Christ
Doubting Jehovah Jireh Mark 6:32-44 — 32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When he went ashore he saw a...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 21, 2016 | Dependence, Faith, Following Christ, Humility, Poor In Spirit, Reformed Theology
Faith That Amazes Jesus Luke 7:1 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3When the centurion heard about Jesus,he...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 7, 2016 | Biblical Fruit, Dependence, Faith, Following Christ, Trust
Fear Conquering Faith Mark 5:21-43 — 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 18, 2016 | Biblical Fruit, Discipleship, Evangelism, Following Christ
Understanding the Kingdom So what’s the correlation to the kingdom of God in this parable in Mark 4:26-29? If we consider the context of the book of Mark it’s this: God is in complete control of the results of Jesus’ ministry and the same will be true for the results...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 13, 2016 | Evangelism, Expository Preaching, Following Christ, Obedience
Temptations to Hide the Truth Believers are to carry on the ministry of Christ, which is not primarily about hiding the truth, but revealing the light of the world in Christ. But why does Christ have to address this in Mark 4:21-25? In other words, why would hiding...
