Grace E-Free Church - Denison, Iowa - Sermons

The Gospel of Mark - Part 17 – 8.1-21 — The 4000 and the Pharisees

Jesus uses the feeding of the 5000 and then the 4000 to teach His disciples about who He is and what His true mission is.  

The Gospel of Mark - Part 16 – 7.24-37 - A Faithful Woman and a Deaf Man

Jesus goes into Gentile territory and uses His miraculous power showing that although His primary mission was to the Jews (at first) that the Gentiles matter greatly to God also.

The Gospel of Mark - Part 15 – 7.1-23 - Traditions and Commandments

While in Galilee, Jesus confronts some Jewish leaders from Jerusalem with their hypocrisy regarding valuing outward appearances over a heart that is truly desiring to honor and love God.

The Gospel of Mark - Part 14 – 6.30-56 — Feeding 5000 and Walking on Water

Jesus continues to show His true intensity by His words and actions

The Gospel of Mark - Part 13 – 6.14-29 — The Death of John the Baptist

His hearers continue to try to figure out who Jesus is as Herod commits an evil act

The Gospel of Mark - Part 12 – 6:1-13 — Rejection and Sending Out

Jesus is rejected in his hometown then sends the 12 out to many places to start spreading the Good News of His Kingdom

The Gospel of Mark - Part 11 – 5:21-43 - A sick woman and a sick child

Jesus is interrupted three times as He continues to show the people who He is and why He came. 

The Gospel of Mark - Part 10 – 4.35 - 5.20 — A Storm and some Demons

Jesus shows His power over weather on the way to Gentile land.  Then illustrates His authority over evil even in non-Jewish lands.

The Gospel of Mark - Part 9 – 4:21-34 — More Kingdom Parables

Jesus continues His parables to help his hearers understand the Kingdom of God: using a lamp, a growing seed and a mustard seed and plant

The Gospel of Mark - Part 8 – 4.1-20 — Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed

Jesus both tells and explains this important parable about the Kingdom of God