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Meeting Jesus Through the Gospel of Mark Living for Jesus by making, maturing and mobilising disciples for His Glory SUNDAY MEETINGS 8:30am 10:30am and 6:30pm MEETING THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF MARK JESUSSERMON SERIES Study Booklet Part 2 Scan this QR code with your smart phone for more on this series. From the pastor Welcome to our second study booklet for 2013. These booklets are a key feature of life at Lakeshore not only in helping us study God’s Word together but keeping us up to date and praying for church life. We will be continuing our study of the Gospel of Mark this term. The series is called ‘Meeting Jesus.’ I hope that as we read through Mark that you’ll be freshly introduced to Jesus our Lord and Saviour. Please pray that others will join us to ‘meet’ Jesus for the first time and turn to Him as their Lord and Saviour. About this study booklet The studies in this booklet link into the sermon series at church. The dates of the talks are listed with the introduction and each study is to follow the talk of the same title. This approach enables group time to be spent digging deeper into the Bible and also to discuss issues or questions raised by the talk. This also, importantly, enables the Growth Group to have a strong focus on application, sharing, accountability and prayer. We aim to provide a copy of this study booklet to every regular attendee at Lakeshore whether you’ve been with us for only a few weeks or for several years. We would love everyone to be involved in one of our Growth Groups and do the studies in that context. But if you are presently unable to join a group you can still work through the studies each week following the sermons. L-T Hopper Senior Pastor. 2 Dates for the diary SUNDAY 7TH SUNDAY 28TH SUNDAY 16TH APRIL APRIL JUNE Church Forum*: 10:30 Church first Kids Alive United. Birthday: Sunday morning Children’s Ministry after 8:30 AND More Info Celebration. 10:30 church TBA WEDNESDAY 12TH SUNDAY 30TH JUNE JUNE Parent Seminar: Church Forum*: Outreach Event: Sunday morning Melinda Tankard Riest parent seminar. after 8:30 AND 10:30 church * CHURCH FORUM: A time to hear about what’s coming up; ask questions and raise church life issues with the elders. 3 2013 Year of Growth In 2013, to help us grow we are focusing on two key aspects of our mission and they are: ‘making & mobolising.’ We are focusing on being energized and equipped for ‘making’ disciples of Christ. Also on every regular being mobilized and serving in the life and activities of Lakeshore. After his resurrection, the Lord Jesus commissioned his followers to ‘Go and make disciples of all nations’ (Matt 28:19) – or more literally ‘As you go, make disciples’, as you go about your daily life make sure you are making disciples. I do hope that longing to see people come to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour is a mark of our church. To help us think about this we are approaching church as if it is a lifeboat not a cruise liner. I do hope that as disciples of Jesus we are intentionally building relationships and praying for people to become disciples of Jesus. Because disciples make disciples! VISION UPDATE Since the start of the year we seen under God some things happen. Here’s a list of some of them; - A Simply Christianity Course, - a new group has started at the University of the Sunshine Coast to reach the students - a Senior’s Morning Tea with many guests - Religious Instruction at Kuluin School - many connections with Non-Christians by the individuals of Lakeshore - planning is underway for the Parenting Seminar in June This year we will be focused on two key purposes: Making disciples. Mobilising Disciples. We are going to put a If we are to see thousands of people 1 lot of energy into being 2 reached we need every member equipped to share Jesus serving in the life and activities of with others and organising church not only on Sunday but also through activities that make contact with the week. This means church members are people and where people can to have three key commitments to church hear about Jesus. life: a. Attendance at a Sunday gathering b. A member at a Growth group c. Be involved with a ministry 04 2013 Year of Growth Making Disciples in 2013 Desired Outcomes 20 10 Percent growth in PEOPLE BAPTISED Sunday gatherings Strategies - Setting the vision and equipping people for Evangelism. Be more upfront/explicit with this and ensure that we are conscious of trying to do this one on one - Simply Christianity: Once in February, once round Easter, once in Sept/Oct. - Newcomers events x 4 - Easter preaching series; Q&A series - Another Dr Robi style event eg. Marriage/Melinda Tankard Reist - Other contact building events eg. Coffee & Dessert Night for Women. Maturing Disciples in 2013 Desired Outcomes More leaders More groups More people in groups + More Bible Reading Strategies - Raise the profi le of growth groups in church life - Leadership training - Promoting tools to help people read the Bible for themselves (SOAP, One to One book). 05 2013 Year of Growth Mobilising Disciples in 2013 Desired Outcomes - Every member serving in the life and activities of Lakeshore. - Raise the profile of Lakeshore on the Sunshine Coast in order to attract more Christians who are who moved to the Sunshine Coast and are looking for a church to help us achieve the Lakeshore vision. Strategies - Clarify ministry areas by giving them clearly defined names and responsibilities. - Identify Current ministry team members who could take a leadership role over a ministry team/area. - Make an over-effort to ensure that people see opportunities to lead and serve. - Have church forums to roll out vision/changes/key info etc. How to get involved PRAY JOIN A GROWTH GROUP 1 It is only God who can bring about 2 Growth Groups are a great His purposes and so we need His opportunity to grow in maturity as strength to work out our plans. Please we gather to study God’s Word, pray, pray and ask God to give us wisdom and support each other as we meet each strength as week work to ‘make, mature week with other believers. and mobilise disciples of Christ.’ SERVE GIVE 3 There are many ways you can 4 In response to God giving himself serve in the life and activities of in Jesus we are to respond by Lakeshore. This includes serving to giving ourselves. Part of this is to make our Sunday gatherings work as cheerfully, sacrificially and generously well through the week. Find out how you give financially to the work of the Gospel can serve at Lakeshore in 2013 and get that happens at Lakeshore and beyond. involved. 06 NOTES: 07 Introduction Why should you devote time and energy to understanding the Gospel of Mark? Because in the Gospel of Mark, we meet Jesus. Mark is the story of Jesus, the greatest person in all of history. We discover who Jesus is and what he came to do. We witness his power, we are amazed at his wisdom, we are touched by his grace and we are called to follow him as his disciples. We see him lay down his life on the cross as our Saviour and rise to life again as our Lord. Mark’s gospel is the closest in time to Jesus and is based on information supplied by Peter. No one knew Jesus better than Peter. In this Gospel we are in touch with the historical Jesus. Christians will read Mark because it lets them see Jesus through the eyes of a contemporary disciple. Those who do not count themselves as believers will be interested in Mark as an early account of the most infl uential fi gure of history. Mark’s is the shortest of the four Gospels as well as the most action-fi lled. Mark is more interested to tell us what Jesus did rather than what he said. He tells his story simply, in an understated way, but with great emotional power. Yet despite Mark’s outward simplicity the book runs very deep. Not everything in it will be clear at the fi rst reading. So -- read this Gospel, pray, listen to sermons, discuss questions in growth groups… and meet Jesus! MEETING THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF MARK JESUSSERMON SERIES Meeting Jesus: Study through the gospel of Mark - Part A 8. Mark 7:24-8:26 Apr 7 Jesus: Good News for the Gentiles 9. Mark 8:27-9:1 Apr 14 Who Do You Say Jesus Is? 10. Mark 9:2-29 Apr 21 The Glory of Jesus 11. Mark 9:30-50 Apr 28 Jesus’ Call to Love the Least 12. Mark 10:1-52 May 5 Jesus’ Call to a Life of Sacrifi ce 13. Mark 11:1-33 May 12 King Jesus Arrives 14. Mark 12:1-44 May 19 Life in Jesus’ Kingdom 15. Mark 13:1-37 May 26 Jesus and the End of the Temple 16. Mark 14:1-72 June 2 Jesus Prepares for the Cross 17. Mark 15:1-47 June 9 The Crucifi xion of King Jesus 18. Mark 16:1-8 June 16 The Resurrection of King Jesus 2 Suggested Reading Reading a book in sync with a sermon series is a great habit – it helps you come to grips with the passages or the ideas of the series, and because you only have to read a chapter or two a week over 2 months it’s a great way to get through a good book.
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