Jesus' Authority Over Nature

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Jesus' Authority Over Nature

Mark 4:35-41

January 29, 2017 • Roger Skepple

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Message Notes:

The Gospel According to Mark

The Servant’s Attends His People: Galilee and Beyond (1:14-8:26) (Part 25)

Jesus’ Ministry Opposed (2:14-5:43)

Part 16: The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43) (L)

The Authority of the Messiah (4:35-5:43)

Part 1: Jesus’ Authority of Nature (4:35-41)

2. The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43)

a. The Identity of the King’s Authentic Followers (3:7-35)

b. The Instructions for the King’s Authentic Followers (4:1-34)

c. The Indication to the King’s Authentic Followers (4:35-5:43)
Jesus’ Authority

● The Meaning of Authority

￮ power or freedom of choice, the right to decide; dominion, conferred authority

● Early of Jesus’ Authority

● Jesus could Transfer His Authority

1) Jesus’ Authority over Nature (4:35-41)

The Connection Between the Messiah and Nature

● Its Foundation in Creation

● Its Necessity Due to the Fall

● Its Demonstration of Jesus’ Divinity

● Its Demonstration of Jesus’ Perfect Humanity

a) The Setting of the Miracle (4:35-36)

b) The Performance of the Miracle (4:37-39)

(1) The Danger of the Circumstances (4:37)

(2) The Cry for Help from the Circumstances (4:38)

(a) The Circumstances Revealed Who Jesus Was (4:38a)

(b) The Circumstances Revealed Who the Disciples Were (4:38b)

(3) The Answer to the Circumstances (4:39)

● rebuke to blame or to censure

c) The Fallout from the Miracle (4:40-41)

(1) The Rebuke to Their Response to the Circumstances (4:40)

● timid cowardly, fearful

(2)

(a) Jesus’ Rebuke

(b) Jesus’ Concern

(2) The Response to Jesus’ Answer to the Circumstances (4:41)

Jesus' Authority Over Sickness & Death (Part b)

March 5, 2017 • Roger Skepple

Message Notes: The Gospel According to Mark The Servant’s Attends His People: Galilee and Beyond (1:14-8:26) (Part 29) Jesus’ Ministry Opposed (2:14-5:43) Part 20: The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43) (P) The Authority of the Messiah (4:35-5:43) Part 5: Jesus’ Authority over Sickness and Death (5:21-43) (Part b) c. The Indication to the Kings Authentic Followers (4:35-5:43) 1) Jesus’ Authority over Nature (4:35-41) 2) Jesus’ Authority over the Supernatural (5:1-20) 3) Jesus’ Authority over Sickness and Death (5:21-43) a) The Setting: Christ Returns to Galilee (5:21-24) b) The Victory of Christ over Sickness (5:25-34) c) The Victory of Christ over Death (5:35-43) (1) Jairus’ Despair and Jesus’ Response (5:35-37) (a) The Disheartening News from Jairus’ Home (5:35) (b) The Call for and Response to Faith by Jesus (5:36-37) (2) Jesus’ Contradiction of the Facts (5:38-40) (a) The Despair of the Mourners (5:38) (b) The Declaration of Hope (5:39) (i) Its Parity with Scriptural Revelation (ii) Its Centrality to Jesus’ Person (c) The Response of Doubt (5:40a) (3) Jesus’ Raising of the Dead (5:40b-43) (a) The Compassion of Christ (5:40b-41) (b) The Power of Christ (5:42, 43b) (c) The Caution of Christ (5:43a)

Jesus Authority Over Sickness & Death (Part a)

February 19, 2017 • Roger Skepple

Message Notes: The Gospel According to Mark The Servant’s Attends His People: Galilee and Beyond (1:14-8:26) (Part 28) Jesus’ Ministry Opposed (2:14-5:43) Part 19: The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43) (O) The Authority of the Messiah (4:35-5:43) Part 4: Jesus’ Authority over Sickness and Death (5:21-43) (Part a) Sickness and Death in the Bible c. The Indication to the Kings Authentic Followers (4:35-5:43) 1) Jesus’ Authority over Nature (4:35-41) 2) Jesus’ Authority over the Supernatural (5:1-20) 3) Jesus’ Authority over Sickness and Death (5:21-43) a) The Setting: Christ Returns to Galilee (5:21-24) (1) The Return of Christ (5:21) (2) The Request of Jairus (5:22-23) (a) Jairus, the Man (5:22) (b) Jairus’ Desperation (5:23) ● get well save, deleiver (3) The Response of Christ (5:24) b) The Victory of Christ over Sickness (5:25-34) (1) The Woman and Her Illness (5:25-26) (2) The Woman and Her Healing (5:27-29) (a) Her Response in the Situation (5:27-28) (b) Her Complete Healing (5:29) (3) The Woman and Her Predicament (5:30-32) (a) The Inquiry of Jesus (5:30) (b) The Response of the Disciples (5:31) (c) The Determination of Jesus (5:32) (4) The Woman and Her Confession (5:33-34) (a) The Woman’s Statement (5:33) (b) The Affirmation of Christ (5:34)

Jesus Authority Over the Supernatural (Part b)

February 12, 2017 • Roger Skepple

Message Notes: The Gospel According to Mark The Servant’s Attends His People: Galilee and Beyond (1:14-8:26) (Part 27) Jesus’ Ministry Opposed (2:14-5:43) Part 18: The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43) (N) The Authority of the Messiah (4:35-5:43) Part 3: Jesus’ Authority over the Supernatural (5:1-20) (Part b) 2) Jesus’ Authority over the Supernatural (5:1-20) a) The Setting of the Encounter (5:1-6) (1) The Place of the Encounter (5:1-2a) (2) The Demonic Encountered (5:2b-6) (3) The Beginning of the End of His Bondage (5:6) b) The Miraculous Exorcism (5:6-13) (1) The Confrontation of the Demoniac (5:6-10) (a) The Demoniac Responded to Christ (5:6-7) (i) He Acknowledged Jesus in His Actions (5:6) (ii) He Acknowledged Jesus in His Words (5:7a-b) (iii) He Acknowledged Jesus in His Request (5:7c) (b) The Demoniac Confronted by Christ (5:8-10) (i) The Demoniac was Confronted by Christ (5:8) (ii) The Demoniac was Exposed by Christ (5:9) (iii) The Demoniac Requested of Christ (5:10) (2) The Exorcism of the Demoniac (5:11-13) c) The Aftermath and Its Consequence (5:14-20) (1) The Response of the People of the Region (5:14-17) (2) The Response of Christ to the Man (5:18-19) (3) The Response of the Man (5:20)