Grahams notes

Graham Weeks has started taking notes of Sunday nights sermons on his apple mac.
This is from a couple of weeks ago.


Mark 6:14 new section of mark up to 8;30. Up to Peter's confession.
Previously galilean short term mission team. So now a buzz about the ministry. Some think Elijah has returned as promised. Some said a prophet, perhaps Moses great prophet. heroes think John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. This was news to the readers of the gospel. here is a flashback in time. to explain whet happened to John. This is he first passion story in the gospel. A ruler admires a man before him yet does not give him a righteous judgement. Jesus is to do the same as Pilate capitulates to pressure. Also is this not a replay of Elijah? Is not Herod like Ahab, herodias like Jezebel who wanted Elijah murdered. mark is telling Roman Christians persecution is to be expected as they lived under the Emperor.
Here is the anatomy of sin. Sometimes preachers do not deal with positive subjects. Here we see ugliness of sin. Christians today trivialise sin and do not se its foulness. bur se ps 3.5. Festering wounds, pain, no health. He is depressed. He needs help. Knew foulness of sin. See what sin did to Herod.
1. A man guilty of sin.married his brother's wife. Antipas son of The Great. Ruled Galilee, 4BC to 39AD. Half brother Philip a private citizen in Rome. Seduced brother's wife and she came back to Galilee. Adultery and incest with his niece Herodias. We have not sinned like this but a Corinthian slept with his mother in law. Whatever our sin we are all guilty. no on is righteous.
2. A man convicted of sin.The law convicted him but so did John's preaching. he was afraid so protected John who he knew spoke the truth. All of us are convicted of sin. Uneasy conscience troubles us.
3. he was continuing in sin. Did not listen to the preacher. he silenced John. Fortress of makairos by dead Sea very grim. In spite of what god said herod kept on. You have besetting sins. heroes admired John but would not leave his sin . people admire Christ but do not come to Him. You enjoy church but keep on in sin. Increases in sin. Herodias wanted to kill John and the time came at the drunken birthday party. Salome danced lewdly. Herod is aroused half cut and babbles a meaningless offer, slurring his speech. Ask me whatever you want. Table covered in food. She wants John on a plate. Herod sobers up, realises his stupidity, greatly distressed. 13:34 only other use of this word. Jesus in Gethsemane is overwhelmed with sorrow and heroes uses the same words but is a coward. Because of his oaths he orders John to be murdered. Years before he admired John, protected him and would not have done this. But sin had eaten away his moral fibre. he surrendered to sin.
4. Sin spreads, corrodes, grows and does not stop. it id like taking a lion cub home. sweet little cub in a couple of years can rip you to pieces. Sin does that. Now it may be small but it grows. I ca control my internet watching, then a chat to someone , in the office. People do not quickly decay. Sin is nurtured over years. hard thing is to acknowledge the deep roots of sin. herod murders a man he admired because he did not deal with sin. So could you.
5. A man haunted by sin. Jesus reminds him of John and he is disturbed. Storing up unconfessed sin is a danger.
6. A man hardened by sin/ No answer. If you do not del with sin you will be hardened. see 23"-9. This king meets another servant of God. pleased to see Jesus. Wanted a miracle. but no answer given by Jesus. nothing for him. past point of no return. Wants a magic trick But there is full forgiveness for you in Jesus Christ. Come unto me and I will give you rest. if we confess our sins he is faithful-and just and will forgive us our sins. Be killing sin or sin will be killing you = John Owen. Deal with sin now.