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Seeking the Mystery

Explore the mystery of God's plan hidden for ages and discover how it applies to our lives through the teachings of Psalm 1 and the Gospel of Mark. Delve into the importance of continuous study and humility as disciples, and the truths we cannot escape.

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Seeking the Mystery

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  1. Seekingthe Mystery Mark 8.27-9.1 Quotations from ESV

  2. The Spiritual put into Practice: Psalm 1 • vs. 2 - Practice • delight & meditation, day & night • vs. 3-4 - Product • well planted & prosperous;no withering or blowing • vs. 5-6 - Result • stand righteous & known by God

  3. We Delve into the Mystery • Ephesians 3.9 - and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things • 1 Corinthians 1.18, 22-24 - How does the world see the Mystery? • Applying the ideas of Psalm 1 yields: • Provision - for what will come • Prosperity - what kind, do you think? • Standing Firm - when worldly winds blow • Standing Secure - when the end comes

  4. Approaching the Mystery • When we come to God’s word, we face two predicaments: • Trying the Initial Start • Keeping Continuous Study • Here is where Satan makes things more difficult • Initial: “The gospel is too hard and too foolish!” • Continuous: “You know enough, now” • What happens to the mind listening to Satan? • Matthew 6.22-23 - how great is the darkness!

  5. “You are the Christ!” - Mark 8.27-30 • What did the people perceive in Jesus? • What did Peter proclaim?How did he do this? • Consider what he heard and saw: • Words :: Mark 2.10, 17, 19-22; 3.28-29 • Works :: Mark 4.35.41; 5.1-20; 6.30-44, 45-52

  6. “Get behind me, Satan!” - Mark 8.31-33 • What was Peter’s problem? • He did not understand - still a “babe in Christ” • He would not understand - his “self” blocked the message • One mystery understooddoes not necessitate full understanding • One mystery, even stated plainly,may be hard to understand

  7. “Let him deny himself” - Mark 8.34-9.1 • While the world tells us to seek within, we must trust to reach out and seek above • Seeking in Humility, as a Disciple, Continuously • If we proclaim our love for other things,what will Jesus proclaim? • These are the truths we cannot escape

  8. “Let him deny himself” - Mark 8.34-9.1 • While the world tells us to seek within, we must trust to reach out and seek above • Seeking in Humility, as a Disciple, Continuously • If we proclaim our love for other things,what will Jesus proclaim? • These are the truths we cannot escape Proverbs 4.1-9

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