Monthly Archives: July 2023

Sunday Sermon Notes: July 30, 2023

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 11:12-26 Parallel Texts: Matthew 21:18-19, 11-13, 20-22; Luke 19:45-48; 21:37-38 Few teachers teach this section from Mark’s account, preferring instead to use the parallel in Matthew or Luke with their more confused timelines, but Mark’s timeline is much clearer … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 23, 2023

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Don Merritt

Text: Mark 12:1-12 Mark 11:1-11 Parallel Texts: Matthew 21:1-12, 14-17; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 As we have come to expect, Mark gives us the simple facts of the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem as King and Messiah without fanfare … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 16, 2023

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:32-45 Parallel Texts: Matthew 20:17-28; Luke 18:31-34 This interesting passage begins with Jesus once again predicting what His fate would be, and then takes an odd shift when James and John ask for something they don’t understand. In the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 9, 2023

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:13-31 Jesus has now left Galilee behind and crossed into Judea, and the crowds are large. In the first part of this passage, the Pharisees attempt to trap Him with a question about divorce. Surely they are aware of … Continue reading →

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