Faithless & Twisted Generation Mark 9:14-32

Maud church of ChristBy Jim BradshawSunday Morning, September 7, 2014

What does the Future Hold?

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Why Are You Arguing?Mar 9:14-18 ESV And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. (15) And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. (16) And he asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?" (17) And someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. (18) And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."

Why Are You Arguing? Saw A Great Crowd Were the Disciples

Learning?Mat 9:35-38 ESV And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. (36) When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. (37) Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; (38) therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

Why Are You Arguing?The Crowd Saw One who Greatly Amazed ThemLuk 4:36-37 ESV And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!" (37) And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

Why Are You Arguing?Mar 9:16-18 ESV And he asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?" (17) And someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. (18) And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."

If Jesus truly is the Son of God then why can’t you…?Joh 14:12-14 ESV "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. (13) Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (14) If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

1Jn 5:14-15 ESV And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

Why Are You Arguing?Eph 4:25-27 ESV Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. (26) Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, (27) and give no opportunity to the devil.

A Faithless GenerationMar 9:19-22 ESV And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." (20) And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. (21) And Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood. (22) And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us."

Luk 9:40-41 ESV And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." (41) Jesus answered, "O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."

diastrepho - to turn aside from the right path, to pervert, corrupt

A Faithless GenerationHow Long Am I to Be With YouMar 9:31 ESV for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise."

Jas 4:14-17 ESV yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. (15) Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." (16) As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. (17) So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

We Must Do Right While We Can!

A Faithless GenerationHow Long Am I to Bear With You

2Co 5:7 ESV for we walk by faith, not by sight.

2Co 5:10-11 ESV For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. (11) Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others…

A Faithless GenerationHow Long Has this been Happening

Why did Jesus Ask this?

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re Mar 9:23-29 ESV And Jesus said to him, "'If you can'! All things are possible for one who believes." (24) Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" (25) And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again." (26) And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, "He is dead." (27) But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. (28) And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" (29) And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."

Hebrews 11:1 Philipians 4:13

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re Mar 9:23-29 ESV And Jesus said to him, "'If you can'! All things are possible for one who believes." (24) Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" (25) And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again." (26) And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, "He is dead." (27) But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. (28) And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" (29) And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."

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re Jas 1:2-6 ESV Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, (3) for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. (4) And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (5) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (6) But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

Help with My UnBelief

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Mat 7:7-8 ESV "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (8) For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Afraid to Ask

Jas 4:2-4 ESV You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. (3) You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. (4) You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Mar 9:32 ESV But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.