Exalting Jesus in Mark [Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary]

649 Pages·2016·2.62 MB·English

by  Daniel L. Akin

Table of Contents
Series Introduction ix
The Good News of Jesus Christ the Son of God 1:1-8
3
The Baptism and Temptation of the Servant-King 1:9-
13 10
Building the Kingdom of God 1:14-20 17
Why Jesus Should Have Absolute Authority in My
Life? 1:21-28 24
A Day in the Life of Jesus 1:29-34 29
The Kingdom of God Marches On 1:35-45 34
Jesus of Nazareth: The God Who Forgives Sin 2:1-12
39
Jesus: The Friend of Sinners 2:13-17 46
Everything Changes with Jesus 2:18-22 52
When Man-Made Rules Get in the Way of God’s
Gracious Plans 2:23-28 59
It Is Always Right to Do Good 3:1-6 63
The Pressures That Come with Faithful Ministry 3:7-
21 69
The Unpardonable Sin 3:22-30 75
Who Is Part of the Family of God? 3:31-35 81
Do You Have Ears That Hear? 4:1-20 86
What Do We Learn About Jesus and His Kingdom
from a Lamp, a Bunch of Seeds, and One Small Seed?
4:21-34 91
The One Who Can Control the Storm 4:35-41 97
Can the Demonized Be Delivered? 5:1-20 103
Jesus Is the Great Physician 5:21-43 111
Jesus: A Prophet Without Honor! 6:1-6 116
Advance the Kingdom 6:7-13 123
What Do You Get for Faithful Service to God? 6:14-
29 128
The Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 135
Jesus: The One Who Walks on Water and Heals the
Hurting 6:45-56 141
The Deadly Lures of Legalism 7:1-23 149
Jesus Christ: The God Who Astonishes Beyond
Measure 7:24-37 158
Sometimes We Just Don’t Get It! 8:1-26 164
The Normal Christian Life: Following and Serving
the King 8:27-38 171
A Glimpse of Glory: The Transfiguration of Jesus
9:1-13 178
Lessons Learned in the Fires of Failure 9:14-29 185
The Road to True Greatness 9:30-50 191
Jesus, the Bible, Divorce, and Remarriage 10:1-12
200
Jesus Loves the Little Children (Why I Believe
Children Who Die Go to Heaven) 10:13-16 211
What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life? (Will You
Leave Everything and Follow Jesus?) 10:17-31 219
Sent to Serve (Why Did Jesus Come?) 10:32-45 227
Loving Someone Enough to Stop and Help 10:46-52
235
Here Comes Our King (The Triumphal Entry of
Jesus) 11:1-11 242
A Savior for All Nations 11:12-25 249
Three Reasons People Are Not Willing to Follow
Jesus 11:27-33 259
God Sent His Son and We Killed Him 12:1-12 265
Should Christians Obey the Government? 12:13-17
273
Will There Be Sex in Heaven? 12:18-27 280
Two Great Commands/Two Great Loves 12:28-34
286
Turning Theologians on Their Heads 12:35-40 292
The Poor Woman Who Gave All She Had 12:41-44
299
What Did Jesus Say About the End Times? Part 1
13:1-23 307
What Did Jesus Say About the End Times? Part 2
13:24-37 314
A Sacrifice of Extravagant Love 14:1-11 319
The King Prepares for His Passion 14:12-25 325
The King Who Suffers Alone 14:26-52 331
The Beginning of the End for the Great King 14:53-
72 337
Jesus the Great King: The Sacrifice for Sinners 15:1-
20 344
The Murder of the Great King 15:21-47 349
The Resurrection of the Great King 16:1-8 359
Works Cited 369
Scripture Index 377

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SERIES DEDICATION
Dedicated to Adrian Rogers and John Piper. They have taught us to love the
gospel of Jesus Christ, to preach the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, to pastor
the church for which our Savior died, and to have
a passion to see all nations gladly worship the Lamb.
—David Platt, Tony Merida, and Danny Akin March 2013
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank Michael Guyer, Shane Shaddix, Mary Jo Haselton, Kim
Humphrey, Debbie Shugart, and Amy Whitfield, each of whom made significant
contributions to this volume. You all have blessed and enriched my life.
—Danny Akin
A
SERIES INTRODUCTION UGUSTINE
SAID, “WHERE SCRIPTURE
SPEAKS, GOD SPEAKS.” THE EDITORS
OF THE CHRIST-CENTERED
EXPOSITION COMMENTARY SERIES
BELIEVE THAT WHERE GOD SPEAKS,
THE PASTOR MUST SPEAK. GOD
SPEAKS THROUGH HIS WRITTEN
WORD. WE MUST SPEAK FROM THAT
WORD. WE BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS GOD
BREATHED, AUTHORITATIVE,
INERRANT, SUFFICIENT,
UNDERSTANDABLE, NECESSARY, AND
TIMELESS. WE ALSO AFFIRM THAT
THE BIBLE IS A CHRIST-CENTERED