Raintree Community Church

May 15, 2022

Text:  Mark 11:1-11

The Savior-King’s Providential Plan (11:1-7)

• The divine fulfillment of Scripture
• The divine authority of the Messiah

The Savior-King’s Dramatic Entrance (11:8-10; Luke 19:39-40)

• Jesus receives the praise of the people who do not fully grasp His identity.
• Jesus receives criticism from the...

May 8, 2022

The Sinner’s Desperate Plea for Mercy (10:46-48)

• The blind man is undaunted in his pursuit of Jesus and His mercy.
• The blind man did not need to see Jesus and His miracles of healing to believe that He was the Messiah.
• The blind man serves as an illustration to us as sinners in need of God’s mercy to save us.

May 1, 2022

Text: Mark 10:32-45

The Cross and the Suffering Savior (10:32-34)

• Jesus foretells His suffering and death for the third time.
• Jesus proves that He is the Suffering Servant in Isaiah’s prophecy.

The Cross and Self-Centered Ambition (10:35-41)

• The disciples pursued self-promotion from Jesus.
• The disciples would...

Apr 24, 2022

Text: Mark 10:23-31

The Astonishing Difficulty of Entering the Kingdom (10:23-25)

• Jesus declares that the kingdom of God is not about human achievement.
• Jesus proves that it is hard to enter the kingdom of God.

The Amazing Grace of Entering the Kingdom (10:26-27)

• Jesus declares that entering the kingdom of God...

Apr 18, 2022

Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9

In Christ, We Possess an Eternal Salvation (1:3)

• We have been shown great mercy in Christ.
• We have been born again to a living hope in Christ.
• We have been given salvation through the work of Christ.

In Christ, We Possess an Eternal Inheritance (1:4-5)

• Our inheritance in Christ...