1. STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF! Have the attitude of the Bereans…
… take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]!
Have the attitude of the Bereans…

2. The CONTROVERSIAL Christ
Jesus – His Life
The CONTROVERSIAL
Christ
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3. Bible Trivia QUESTION –
WHO does Jesus say are the ONLY people that EVERYONE WILL LIKE?
Luke 6:26
“Woe to you WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL of you,
for IN THE SAME WAY their fathers used to treat THE FALSE PROPHETS.

4. Understanding the Setting
of Mark 2:1-22

5. Jesus is still the “Popular Christ”
Mark 1:22, 27 – Jesus AMAZES the PEOPLE!
Mark 1:28 – the POPULARITY of Jesus SPREADS throughout Galilee!
Mark 1:32-33, 37, 45 – CROWDS of people FLOCK to see Jesus!

6. Mark 2:2, 13 – Jesus CONTINUES to ATTRACT CROWDS
Mark 2:2, 13 – Jesus CONTINUES to ATTRACT CROWDS! Mark 2:12 – Jesus CONTINUES to AMAZE! Jesus NOW BECOMES the “CONTROVERSIAL Christ”!

7. Jesus DOES THINGS the ‘RELIGIOUS PEOPLE’ DO NOT DO
Jesus DOES THINGS the ‘RELIGIOUS PEOPLE’ DO NOT DO! The ‘RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONSALS’ enter the scene for the first time in Mark chapter 2! These FOCUS on the ‘IMPORTANT’ ‘religious’ issues (TRADITIONS)!

8. In the GOSPEL of MARK, the HOLY SPIRIT wants you to UNDERSTAND the RISING OPPOSITION to Jesus and His ministry… … this OPPOSITION WILL SHADOW Him the REMAINDER of his life.

9. FIVE CONFLICTS between Jesus and the Pharisees
Mark 2:1 – 3:6

10. HEALING of the PARALYTIC CALLING of LEVI Question of FASTING EATING on the SABBATH HEALING at the SYNAGOGUE
– CONFLICT over FORGIVENESS. – CONFLICT over SINNERS. – CONFLICT over TRADITION. – CONFLICT over NEEDS. – CONFLICT over PRIORITIES.

11. FIVE CONFLICTS TWO CLIMAXES

12. Mark 3:1-6 – DRAMATIC CLIMAX!
Jesus EXPRESSES ANGER, SORROW, and GRIEF for the first time!
The Pharisees BEGIN PLOTTING HOW they might KILL Jesus!

13. Mark 2:21-22 – INSTRUCTIVE APPLICATION!
GIVES the KEY to WHY this CONFLICT with the religious leaders IS NECESSARY.

14. A Summary of the FIRST THREE CONFLICTS

15. Mark 2:1-12 – Jesus HEALS – CONFLICT over FORGIVENESS
1. Verses 1-5 – Jesus CLAIMS to FORGIVE SINS! 2. Verses 6-7 – Pharisees ACCUSE Jesus of BLASPHEMY! 3. Verses 8-12 – Jesus PROVES His POWER and AUTHORITY!

16. Mark 2:13-17 – EATING with LEVI – CONFLICT over SINNERS
1. Verses – Jesus CALLS LEVI to be a DISCIPLE (later an apostle)! 2. Verses – The religious leaders ACCUSE Jesus of KEEPING BAD COMPANY! 3. Verse 17 – Jesus JUSTIFIES His ACTIONS!

17. Mark 2:18-20 – Jesus and FASTING – CONFLICT over TRADITIONS
1. Verses 18a – Jesus IS NOT KNOWN for FASTING! 2. Verses 18b – WONDERMENT that Jesus and His disciples are not as ‘religious’ as the disciples of John and the Pharisees! 3. Verse – Jesus ANSWERS TRUTHFULLY!

18. The FERMENT of the Gospel

19. Why “FERMENT”? AGITATION and EXCITEMENT among people, VERB
To undergo fermentation
By implication, to INCITE or STIR UP (trouble or disorder).
NOUN
AGITATION and EXCITEMENT among people,
typically concerning MAJOR CHANGE
leading to trouble or violence.

20. Two PARABLES to EXPLAIN the CONFLICT

21. Mark 2:21 – Parable of the Patch
“No one sews a PATCH of UNSHRUNK CLOTH on an OLD garment;
OTHERWISE the PATCH PULLS AWAY from it,
the NEW from the OLD,
and A WORSE TEAR RESULTS.”

22. Mark 2:22 – Parable of the Wine
“And no one PUTS NEW (fresh) WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS;
OTHERWISE the WINE WILL BURST the SKINS,
and THE WINE IS LOST, and THE SKINS (as well);
BUT (one puts) NEW (fresh) WINE INTO FRESH (new) WINESKINS.”

23. The POINT of COMPARISON
Some things WILL NOT CHANGE. They HOLD THEIR SHAPE no matter what. They would RATHER SPLIT THAN GROW. Other things ARE ALIVE. By their very nature, they are CHANGEABLE, FLEXIBLE, FERMENTING, and GROWING.

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Discipleship Lessons

25. Discipleship Lesson #1 Discipleship Lessons Mark 2:20
“BUT THE DAYS WILL COME when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.”
Jesus says A NEW ORDER is COMING!
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26. Discipleship Lesson #2-1
The NEW ORDER is… A. Jesus came to SAVE SINNERS – NOT to CALL the ‘RELIGIOUS’! B. Jesus came to INTRODUCE the NEW – NOT to PATCH UP the OLD!
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27. Discipleship Lesson #2-2
C. Hebrews 8:13
When He said, “A NEW** (covenant),”
He has made the FIRST OBSOLETE.
But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.
(**referencing Jeremiah 31:31; Jesus speaks of this in Luke 22:20)
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28. Discipleship Lesson #3 Discipleship Lessons
Jesus WOULD ESTABLISH a NEW COVENANT IN HIS BLOOD [Luke 22:19- 20; Mark 14:24]! The Law would be WRITTEN ON HUMAN HEARTS, not on stones [2 Corinthians 3:1-3; Hebrew 10:15-18]!
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29. Discipleship Lesson #4-1
The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT ENABLES YOU to FULFILL the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the LAW [Romans 8:1-4]!
Galatians 5:18
BUT IF you ARE LED BY the SPIRIT,
you are NOT UNDER the Law.
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30. Discipleship Lesson #4-2
What INFLUENCES You? Romans 8:14 FOR all who ARE BEING LED BY the SPIRIT of God, THESE ARE CHILDREN of God.
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31. Discipleship Lesson #5 Discipleship Lessons
SALVATION IS NOT a NEW PATCH sewn onto OLD GARMENTS of SIN!
Jesus CLOTHES us with NEW GARMENTS of SALVATION …
… COVERS us with the NEW ROBE of RIGHTEOUSNESS [Isaiah 61:10;
2 Corinthians 5:21].
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32. Discipleship Lesson #6-1
Being a DISCIPLE of JESUS IS NOT a RENOVATED LIFE… … IT IS BEING a NEW CREATION in Christ [2 Corinthians 5:17]
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33. Discipleship Lesson #6-2
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore IF ANYONE is IN CHRIST,
THEY ARE a NEW CREATURE;
the OLD THINGS PASSED AWAY;
BEHOLD,
NEW THINGS HAVE COME.
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34. Discipleship Lesson #7 Discipleship Lessons
The NEW WINE of GRACE WILL BURST the OLD SKINS of WORKS of law. The one NECESSARILY NULLIFIES the other [Romans 11:6].
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35. Discipleship Lesson #7 Discipleship Lessons
Romans 11:6 BUT IF it is BY GRACE, IT IS NO LONGER on the BASIS of WORKS, OTHERWISE GRACE is NO LONGER GRACE.
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36. Here is your Invitation to CEASE STRUGGLING in the CONFLICTS of your LIFE and
REST in Jesus’ NEW ORDER!