Meandering through Mark | Wk 13

On Your Mark.. Get Set... GO!| Gareth Nicholson | 13 Apr 2025

Do you bear the Mark of God? In Mark 12, we read about three images: a pressed image, cleaning the mirror, and presenting the coin, which help us bear the Mark of God. The more we recognize this mark in ourselves, the easier and more important it becomes to give all we have to God and to build God's kingdom, to serve others and to reach the lost

THE WORLD needs you to show your Mark, to become who God has called you to be, and to live that out.

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Text Mark 13 (NIV)

In a passage that is challenging to understand, zoom out and ask how does this fit into the big story of the Bible.

Gospel = Godspell = The story Of God

The Gospel is about New Beginnings

• A new way - not the end of the world, but the end of the old way

• For something new to come, something old must end.

• These are the beginning of birth pains  Mark 13:8

• To live in Christ, we must learn to die

  •  Gal 2:20 

• "Saved to serve" is a foundational biblical principle 

The Gospel is that Jesus is coming back

• 32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come Mark 13:32-33

• TheBible is written in a circle, like a movie, with twists and plots, characters

• You are invited to find yourself in the story

• Three Ways to wait for Jesus to return

  1. Apathetic

  2. Anxious 

  3. Alert, Active

The Gospel needs to GO!

 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations Mark 13:10

1. Action - On your Mark... Get Set... GO!

2. This is the beginning, not the end. Don't think the work is done; it's just getting started

3. The Church is the plan A… not the building… not the service… the people - YOU

God loves people. So we love people. They matter to him, they matter to us.

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Discussion Questions for Life Groups:

1. How has someone sharing the Gospel impacted your life?

2. "Your life is the best curriculum for someone who wants to know about following Jesus". What are your thoughts about this statement?

3. In what ways can you preach the Gospel this week?