by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 26, 2016 | Discipleship, Fear, Unbelief
Fearful Unbelief Mark 4:35-41 — 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm...
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...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 7, 2016 | Following Christ, Humility, Obedience, Sanctification
Hearing But Not Listening We have discovered in Mark 4:1-20, that understanding the Lord’s teaching is a gift from the Lord as indicated in v.11, so if someone concludes that they are one of the bad soils or have some of those tendencies, is there anything they can do...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 29, 2016 | Discipleship, Following Christ, Holiness, Obedience
Determining Christ’s Family How does Christ determine who is in his family? Jesus could have mentioned any stipulation here in Mark 3:35–consistently coming to hear his words taught or finding him likable to the point of not thinking he’s a lunatic...
