SUNDAY 25 MAY
10am Communion Service
Live-streamed here and YouTube channel.
The Rock children's group (ages 3-11) takes place during this service
Title: Jesus and Fresh Starts (Mark 2:13-22)
Preacher: Nick Wooldridge
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Our 10 am service combines contemporary and traditional styles to suit all ages. We meet in the church, and the service is live-streamed here on our website and YouTube channel. Our all-age service on the first Sunday of the month will be engaging and relevant for children. On other Sundays, our kid's groups meet in the hall during the service.
You can catch up and find recordings of talks at past services on our resources page. Resources
Mark opens his gospel with the claim that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. As we spend time in Mark's gospel we'll be seeing what that looks like, what it means, and what following him will involve.
New series of Talks: The Gospel of Mark
Date and Author:
The Gospel of Mark was written by Mark (or John Mark) who was a gospel partner of Paul and Barnabas’ (Acts 12:25) and also spent time with Peter (1 Peter 5:13). Mark was the first gospel written and was likely written in the mid-late 50s AD, approximately 20 years after the events it records. Early church tradition holds that Mark’s account relies on Peter’s recollections of Jesus’ ministry. Though not mentioned in any of the gospels, it’s entirely possible that mark witnessed parts of Jesus’ ministry himself, many believe that the young man Mark mentions in Mark 14:51-52 is Mark himself.
Purpose:
Mark spends the first half of his book (chapters 1-8a) showing that Jesus is who he says he is in the opening verse of the book – The Messiah, the Son of God (1:1). In this section we also see a motif known as the Messianic Secret where Jesus repeatedly tells people to keep his identity a secret. This is because, though he is the Messiah, what it means for him to be the Messiah has not yet been made clear. In the second half of the book (8b-16) we see what it will mean for Jesus to be the Messiah i.e. he has come not as a victorious conqueror (as God’s people expected of the Messiah) but as a suffering servant. Of course, Jesus will achieve victory, but it will be through his death. We also see in this section what it will mean for his disciples to follow this kind of Messiah.
Suggested Resources:
Dig Deeper into the Gospels by Sach and Hiorns
Mark For You by Jason Meyer
Mark: The Servant Ministry of Jesus by Eric C. Redmond.
27th April - Mark 1:1-13
4th May - Mark 1:14-20
11th May - Mark 1:21-45
18th May - Mark 2:1-12
25th May - Mark 2:13-22
1st June - Mark 2:23-3:6
8th June - World Mission Gift Day
15th June - Mark 3:7-35
22nd June - Mark 4:1-20
29th June - Mark 4:21-34
6th July - Mark 4:35-41
13th July - Mark 5:1-20
20th July - Mark:5:21-43
27th July - Mark 6:1-13
Location
The Glebe, Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2QT.
Parking:
There is ample parking in the church car park at the back of the church and hall.
Kids:
Children's groups run in the hall next to the church every Sunday except the first Sunday of each month. We encourage children to join the all-age church service on the first Sunday of the month.