1.25.15 | The Coming Judgment

Dr. Dave Whitaker | Mark 13:1-23

Some people are skeptical of the Second Coming. There will be rumors of war and many will claim to be the Christ. There will be famines and earthquakes; but Jesus says that is only the beginning. Be rooted in the Scriptures. Be on guard.

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Dr. David Whitaker The Coming Judgment
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These questions are provided for your further study and application of this message. It is helpful to discuss your answers with others such as your Community Group, family, friends or an accountability partner.

  1. What is your take away from this message?
  2. Why does Jesus use the discussion about the temple to begin His discourse about the end of the age? What made the temple significant for the Jews? For the disciples?
  3. What would its destruction symbolize for them?
  4. After hearing this bombshell, what two questions do the disciples ask (v. 4)? What events might deceive them into thinking the end times had come (vv. 5-8)? Of what will these events be a sign?
  5. After that, what things will happen to the disciples and the early church (vv. 9-13)? To governors, kinds and all nations?
  6. What comfort and advocate will aid them to endure their trials?
  7. What dreadful event (v. 14; Daniel 9:26; 11:31; 12:11) will bring days of distress unequalled in human history? What deceptive signs will accompany that distress (vv. 21-22)?
  8. What does this teach you about God? About us?
  9. Write out a prayer in response to what the Lord has taught you through this study and what steps in response He might want you to take.

1.25.15 | Jesus in Opposition

Dr. Dave Whitaker | Mark 12:35-44

Law vs. Love. The thing that makes a difference in our lives will not be the intellectual arguments or the signs. It will be encountering Jesus, Himself. If we try to save ourselves, will fail. We must rest in Him completely. What's keeping you from trusting Him?

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Dr. David Whitaker Jesus In Opposition
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These questions are provided for your further study and application of this message. It is helpful to discuss your answers with others such as your Community Group, family, friends or an accountability partner.

  1. What is your take away from this message?
  2. What issue lies behind Jesus' question (vv. 35-37)? how will the answer to this question answer all the others directed at Jesus in 11:27-12:34?
  3. How would you recognize the "strut" of those teachers of the law (vv. 38-40)? By contrast, what does the "strut" of a Christian leader look like (see 10:42-45)?
  4. What is Jesus' point in contrasting their situation with that of the poor widow?
  5. When is "more" actually "less?" When is a "little" a "lot?"
  6. How do people use religion, especially tithing, to make themselves look good? How have you been tempted to do so?
  7. Are you giving to God's work regularly? Why or why not?
  8. Consider 2 Corinthians 8-9. What would you need to change to reflect the act and attitude of giving in this passage?
  9. Write out a prayer in response to what the Lord has taught you through this study and what steps in response He might want you to take.