Kingdom Continues

Pastor Calvin Lee

Mark 16:1-8

Do not be afraid of your mountain

4 questions asked in above verse :

(1) Why no men only 3 women came to the tomb in v1?
Answer : Mark 14:50
Then everyone deserted him and fled

(2) Why was Peter's name specifically singled out here in v7?
Answer : Peter was very much in the mind of Jesus Christ. No matter what, God loves him despite his failures

(3) Why Galilee in v7?
Answer : Galilee was where the first disciple was being called, Galilee was where the kingdom of God's message first being preached. Galilee is a place of new beginning

(4) Why were the women so afraid in v8?
Answer : They were in a state of shock even though Jesus mentioned a few times He would die and rise again. They could not connect the dots that's why when it happened, they trembled and fled. We must listen and believe.

4 words to highlight :

(1) Saviour
Mark 16:9
Christianity is about the risen saviour. We serve a risen Saviour, thank God

"If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that He said; if He didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about what He said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like His teaching but whether or not He rose from the dead."
- Timothy Keller -

"Without the resurrection, the cross is meaningless."
- Billy Graham -

(2) Souls
Mark 16:15-16
Here is the great commission given to all.
a. These were last words of Jesus Christ before ascended to heavens
b. Here God basically laid down the plan as to how He wants the world to be saved
c. This commission is for everyone of us, Jesus Christ last command must become our first priority

(3) Supernatural
Mark 16:17-18
a. Drive out demons when you are doing God's work
b. Speak new tongues
c. Pick serpents with hands when you are doing God's work
d. Drink poison not hurt when you are doing God's work
e. Place hands on sick and got well

When we do the work of the kingdom, God will provide protection. He will demonstrate supernatural power as we do the work in and through Him!

(4) Surrender
Mark 16:20
Surrender to God and to the mission of the servant King. The church of God will not move forward if there is no surrender to the risen Savour.

# When you grow weary in the battle and think that what you do doesn't count, that you are a failure, remember God is in control.

# He has a purpose for everythink He allows in our lives.

# We never know what our impact has been in someone's life.

# In God's economy, nothing goes to waste.