The Lost Art of Following Jesus (The Gospel of Mark)
By: Fellowship Bible Church Dallas
Authentic Obedience
Isaiah 29:13 - 16
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And the Lord said:
"Because this people draw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
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therefore, behold, I will again
do wonderful things with this people,
with wonder upon wonder;
and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden."
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Appearances
1 Samuel 16:6 - 13
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When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, "Surely the Lord's anointed is before him."
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But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." ...
What makes a belief true?
Jeremiah 10:2 - 6
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Thus says the Lord:
"Learn not the way of the nations,
nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens
because the nations are dismayed at them,
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for the customs of the peoples are vanity.
A tree from the forest is cut down
and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
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Caring about what God cares about
1 Corinthians 5:9 - 13
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I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people -
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not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. ...
Extra rules
Colossians 2:16 - 23
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Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.
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These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. ...
Faith and Desperation
1 Kings 17:8 - 16
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Then the word of the Lord came to him,
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"Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." ...
Sermon: Blind, Deaf & a Little Bit Dumb
Mark 8:1 - 26
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In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them,
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"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. ...
Through His Eyes
Philippians 1:12 - 14
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I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,
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so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. ...
When all Hope is Lost
Psalms 13:1 - 6
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How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
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How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
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Hard-hearted
Ephesians 4:17 - 24
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Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
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They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. ...