"Long Time Mania Dispelled from Galilean" is the fourth sermon in this series. Jesus begins his public teaching ministry by teaching God’s Word in a local synagogue. The scene becomes tense as a demon possessed man interrupts Jesus’ sermon.
"Decline in Fishermen on Sea of Galilee" is the third sermon in this series. Jesus calls His people to a radical new identity and here, Mark records the beginnings of that. Jesus calls people away from former lives and into new ones with a greater purpose.
"Judean Wilderness Setting for Baptisms, Fasting" is the second sermon in this series. Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan River and then immediately is driven further into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit. There, Jesus fasts for 40 days and is tempted by Satan.
"A Strange Man Draws Crowds in Countryside" is the first sermon in this series. Mark begins his gospel with the forerunner of Jesus: John the Baptist. John’s message is one of repentance and Mark makes it clear that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied of in the Old Testament.
"The Lions" is the sixth sermon in this series. Daniel was famously cast into a den of lions because of his refusal to pray only to the king. Daniel’s faithfulness landed him in a precarious position of needing to rely on God’s faithfulness.
"The Wall" is the fifth sermon in this series. King Belshazzar was a co-regent at the fall of the Babylonian empire. He was hosting a drunken party on the night of the fall of Babylon and God eerily informed him of the doom that was coming for him and his kingdom.
"The Tree" is the fourth sermon in this series. God can humble the most highly exalted and powerful people. This is seen clearly in the narrative of Nebuchadnezzar. God reveals Himself to the king through a tree and through Daniel and then carries out the humbling of the king.
"The Image" is the third sermon in this series. As time passes in exile, dangerous false religion runs rampant. All are forced to worship an idol (statue) built by the king and refusal to do so will result in execution by being thrown into a furnace. Three Hebrew men refuse to bow their knees to a false god.