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  • Hymn 627 - TELL ALL THE WORLD OF JESUS
  • Hymn 1233 - CREATION SINGS THE FATHER’S SONG
  • Hymn 1263 - His mercy is more

  • Order of Service

    Welcome

    Hymn - TELL ALL THE WORLD OF JESUS (627) - James Seddon 1915-83

    Psalm Reading

    Psalm 73:23–26 ESV
    Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

    Prayer

    Teen Talk

    Hymn - CREATION SINGS THE FATHER’S SONG (1233) - Keith & Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend

    Notices

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    Main Prayer

    Birthdays

    Sola Mise - Friday

    Prayer Items

    Hymn - HIS MERCY IS MORE (1263) - Matt Boswell & Matt Papa

    Sermon Search

    Reading

    Mark 6:14–29 ESV
    King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her. For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly. But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.” And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

    Sermon

    Previously: Jesus sends out the 12 Disciples
    Last Week: Messengers from John the Baptist
    The exact order of events in the Gospels is hard to define
    Likewise the exact passage of time is also hard to determine
    Mark 6:14–15 ESV
    King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
    King Herod hears of Jesus’ sending out of the 12 Disciples
    Herod was the son of Herod the Great, and the title of King is used very loosly
    The Palace was some distance from the Capernium (NW) and Sea of Galillee
    Herod hears of Jesus and is perplexed
    Mark shares of this situation and then in following verses provides the back story for the reader
    Responses:
    “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
    “He is Elijah.”
    “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
    Mark 6:16 ESV
    But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”
    Herod with a guilty conscience and a morbid feverish imagination declares to his servants
    It is at this point Mark recognises he has not informed his readers of the Death of John the Baptist and receeeds to provide the back story.
    Mark 6:17–18 ESV
    For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her. For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
    Herod had a brother, Philip
    Herod married Philip’s wife, called Herodias
    John the Baptist, had said to Herod that it was not lawful for him to do so
    John called the people to repentance and he declared the message bravely to even the rulers
    Mark 6:19–20 ESV
    And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly.
    Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted him put to death
    Herod feared John, recognosing that he was a righteous and holy man
    “Kept Safe” - John was held in the palace as a prisoner
    Mark 6:21 ESV
    But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
    Herodius sought every opportunity
    Herod’s birthday occurs and he has a banquet for his nobles, military commanders and leading men of Galilee
    Mark 6:22–25 ESV
    For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.” And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
    Herodias daughter danced for Herod and his guests
    Herod offers her what ever she would wish for (showing off)
    She returns to her mother and asks what she should ask for
    Herodius says “The head of John the Baptist”
    Her daughter promptly returns to Herod with the answer
    Mark 6:26 ESV
    And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her.
    Despite clear opportunity to reject her request … e.g.
    I promised a gift, not a promise to commit a crime
    I promised you, not your mother
    Herod was unhappy with the reply but didn’t want to lose face in front of his guests, or break his word
    Mark 6:27–28 ESV
    And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
    Herod instructs the executioner, who goes to John who is resident in the prison
    John’s head arrives in the banquet hall on a platter and is given to the girl, who in turn gives it to her mother
    Mark 6:29 ESV
    When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
    John the Baptist’s disciples take his body and lay it in a tomb
    Things we can take from this:
    When we sin there is a price to pay
    Our conscience will be plagued with guilt
    Personal Grudges lead to greater sin
    Beware of speaking rashly
    Avoid compromising situations
    Prepare for Persecution
    Put God in the Centre of your family home
    Stay true to your spouse
    Keep yourself pure

    Hymn - O HOW GOOD IT IS (1264) - Stuart Townend, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Ross Holmes

    Closing Prayer

    Doxology

  • Hymn 1264 - O HOW GOOD IT IS
  • Doxology 223 v6
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