Calvary Church Brighton - Sermons: Mark's Gospel

A sick woman and a dead child

Daniel Chapallaz — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

A sick woman and a dead child

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Daniel Chapallaz

Date: 18th August 2024

Passage: Mark 5:21-41

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Jesus heals a woman and tells a dead girl to get up

The coming of the Kingdom in power

Philip Wells — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0100

The coming of the Kingdom in power

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 12th July 2015

Passage: Mark 9:2-13

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The disciples had been promised that some would see the Kingdom come with power. And six days later they did!

He saw everything clearly

Philip Wells — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0100

He saw everything clearly

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 28th June 2015

Passage: Mark 8:22-38

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Jesus touched the blind man twice before he saw clearly. For the disciples, and for us, it will take more.

Feeding and understanding

Philip Wells — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0100

Feeding and understanding

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 21st June 2015

Passage: Mark 8:1-21

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After two feeding miracles, the Pharisees still fail to understand who Jesus is. And the disciples do not do much better.

Opening what is closed

Philip Wells — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0100

Opening what is closed

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 14th June 2015

Passage: Mark 7:31-37

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Jesus opens the ears of a death and dumb man.

Faith of an outsider

Philip Wells — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0100

Faith of an outsider

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 7th June 2015

Passage: Mark 7:24-30

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Are the blessings of the Kingdom of God just for Israelites? Or is faith the key?

Jesus clean versus religious clean

Philip Wells — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Jesus clean versus religious clean

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 29th March 2015

Passage: Mark 7:1-23

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Apologies for the poor sound quality. It is not food or failure to wash that makes a person spiritually unclean, but rather what is in the heart.

Feeding the five thousand

Philip Wells — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Feeding the five thousand

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 15th March 2015

Passage: Mark 6:30-44

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Just as the Israelites at the exodus were fed in the desert, so Jesus demonstrates saving power by feeding the crowd in a desert place.

Rejection and Mission

Philip Wells — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Rejection and Mission

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 7th December 2014

Passage: Mark 6:1-13

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Pastor Phillip Wells looks at the first part of Mark 6, and the response of faith and rejection of Jesus Christ.

Jesus and Delay and Death

Philip Wells — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Jesus and Delay and Death

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 30th November 2014

Passage: Mark 5:21-43

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Jesus heals a poor woman and restores a rich girl to life. He insists on a public confession of faith by the woman, and the patience of faith for the girl's father.

Jesus Calms the Stormy Man

Philip Wells — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Jesus Calms the Stormy Man

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 23rd November 2014

Passage: Mark 5:1-21

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Jesus heals a man possessed by demons

Jesus Calms the Storm

Philip Wells — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Jesus Calms the Storm

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 16th November 2014

Passage: Mark 4:35-41

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Jesus' ability to calm a storm shows his Lordship over all creation

What about Parables?

Philip Wells — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0100

What about Parables?

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 20th October 2014

Passage: Luke 4:1-34

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Pastor Phillip Wells looks at the Parables of Jesus Christ, what they are, and the nature of God's Kingdom in relation to them.

3 responses to Jesus

Philip Wells — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0100

3 responses to Jesus

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 5th October 2014

Passage: Mark 3:20-35

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Three groups of people respond to Jesus in different ways. The educated Teachers of the Law from Jerusalem reject him perversely, the family want to sit him down and talk sense into him, the true family sits round and lets him talk sense into them,

Crowds and Apostles

Philip Wells — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0100

Crowds and Apostles

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 28th September 2014

Passage: Mark 3:7-19

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Large crowds come to Jesus, so he appoints the Apostles to carry out preaching and healing.

Jesus Lord of the Sabbath

Philip Wells — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0100

Jesus Lord of the Sabbath

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 7th September 2014

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Jesus is Lord over the Sabbath regulations

The tension between Old and New Covenants

Philip Wells — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0100

The tension between Old and New Covenants

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 7th September 2014

Passage: Mark 2:1-22

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A doctor must needs come in contact with the sick. Based on forgiveness, the New Covenant cannot be contained by the limitations of the Old.

Priorities of the Kingdom

Philip Wells — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0100

Priorities of the Kingdom

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 10th August 2014

Passage: Mark 1:35-45

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Phillip Wells continues in the Gospel of Mark.

The Authority of the Kingdom

Philip Wells — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0100

The Authority of the Kingdom

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 3rd August 2014

Passage: Mark 1:21-34

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Jesus demonstrates his authority in various ways

The Spirit and the Kingdom

Philip Wells — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0100

The Spirit and the Kingdom

Series: Mark's Gospel

Preacher: Philip Wells

Date: 27th July 2014

Passage: Mark 1:9-20

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At Jesus' baptism, Father and Spirit are at work preparing him for the work of the kingdom.