Crossview Church
Dan DeRoche | Mark 3:7-35
A Picture of Our Current World (vv. 7-12)
Mark 3:7-12 CSB
- Notice the crowd and demons: “Falling in on Him”
- Our world makes Jesus into anything they want
Key Question: What does it mean to be FOR Jesus?
A Picture of a True Disciple of Jesus (vv. 13-19)
Mark 3:13-19 CSB
Key Question: What does it mean to be FOR Jesus?
Key Answer: To be with Him and sent out from Him
Mark 1:38 CSB
A True Disciple of Jesus: Someone who is with Him and goes out on Jesus’ kingdom expanding, love abounding, disciple making mission.
A Picture of a “False Disciple” (vv. 20-35)
Mark 3:20-22 CSB
Two groups: Family and Scribes
Family:
- If your family are disciples, remember genetics does not make you a disciple of Jesus.
- If your family are not disciples of Jesus, then if you want to follow Jesus, you must oppose their “false disciple” thinking.
Luke 14:26 CSB
Scribes from Jerusalem
- Be careful. True discipleship is of the heart.
Mark 3:22-30 CSB
Scribes from Jerusalem
- Be careful. True discipleship is of the heart.
- The Unforgivable Sin
Mark 3:31 CSB
Mark 3:22 CSB
Scribes from Jerusalem
- Be careful. True discipleship is of the heart.
- The Unforgivable Sin
- They were “outside” not just physically - they were outside God’s will at this point.
Mark 3:32-35 CSB
Mark 3:14 CSB
Mark 3:32 CSB
A true disciple means you are with Him and sent out from Him.
The way I enter the True Disciple picture is only by the heart and actions of our loving Savior Jesus Christ.