Mark chapter 9 and the mount of transfiguration.
The mount of transfiguration gives us a fresh glimpse of who the Lord Jesus is. It is here we are presented with one who is more than a prophet, of whom the law and the prophets looked forward to. We see Jesus in His purity and perfection, in His preeminence, in His Person and His purpose as Saviour. Dr J Stewart Gillespie
The man of the Gadarenes, the woman with the issue of blood and Jairus on behalf of his daughter, all came to Jesus in Mark chapter 5 with big problems. Their real problems were even bigger than they had imagined. The man of the Gadarenes was not only disturbed but demon possessed and more than that possessed by multiple demons! Jairus daughter was sick but he didn't realise just how sick. By the time he reached Jesus his daughter was dead. Faith laid hold of a Saviour greater than their problems! Here is a Saviour able to deal not only with the symptoms of a fallen humanity but with the root cause and core; sin and the fallen heart. He alone is able to forgive sin, regenerate with new life and free from Satan and evil.
Mark chapter 5
Dr J Stewart Gillespie
Mark chapter 7 verses 24 to 30 record the encounter if a Syrophencian woman with the Lord Jesus at the border of Tyre and Sidon. This woman grasps the opportunity to meet Christ, an opportunity which was quickly to pass. Like blind Bartimaeus, the two blind men at Jericho, Zacchaeus, the woman with the issue of blood and the blind man at the temple in John chpater 9, the passing Jesus of Nazareth was an opportunity to encounter God and find salvation, a once in a lifetime opportunity not to be missed. In humility she comes to Jesus on behalf of her demon possessed daughter seeking just a few crumbs from the masters table. This woman appreciated that it was not her great grasp of a small God that would save and deliver but rather her small, weak grasp of a great God. God does the saving we come in faith.
Dr J Stewart Gillespie
A gospel message preached at Bridgend Gospel Hall New Cumnock Scotland
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Thousands flock to the Lord Jesus in Mark chapter 6. Whilst this is teh chapter in which we read of the miraculous feeding of the 5000 with 5 loaves and two fishes, yet the emphasis in this section is not on the feeding but on the feeder! The thousands who flock to the desert, find Christ as the supreme draw and attraction and nothing else! As sheep without a shepherd, it would seem that whilst they were drawn to Christ they hardly knew what it was they were looking for! Once they found that peace, meaning, satisfaction and salvation in Jesus then they would know they had found it! In Mark chapter 6 we have Jesus as Saviour, as Shepherd and as Satisfier as He alone feeds and meets the needs of the 5000.
Dr J Stewart Gillespie
From the mountain tops to the depths of the grave the man of the gaderenes demon possessed life swung widely between madness and despair. Out of control, out of his mind and out of the city he was left under the the repressive shadow of death and the grave to await his inevitable Satan determined fate. Self harming, self destructive, spiritually chained and ensnared by devils, the worlds only offering was for further chains, physical shackles to add to his spiritual shackles, burden upon burden! Only Christ could and would set him free from the sin and suffering and Satan who had entrapped him. Faith drew him to Christ and to heaven, fear dragged him to hell. The power of the Son of God was all sufficient and His salvation, liberating and life changing.
A gospel message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie Bridgend Gospel Hall New Cumnock.
The parable of the sower and the seeds from Mark chapter 4. The 4 types of ground upon which the seed of the gospel falls are explained in this parable of the Lord Jesus. We note in the parable the person of Jesus Christ, the message of Sin and Salvation and the spiritual battle which we all face especially when a soul comes into contact with the saving power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Dr J Stewart Gillespie
Mark chapter 3 and the healing of the man with the withered hand introduces us to the God who meets us in our weakness, whilst we were yet without strength and who really cares for us. Whilst others may simply be ready to mock and drag us down, He is the Saviour who is able to save for ever all who come to Him by faith.
Dr J Stewart Gillespie
The calling of Levi in Mark chapter 2 by the Lord Jesus who came not to call the righteous but sinners to repenetance.
A gospel message preched by Dr J Stewart Gillespie at teh Bridgend Gospel Hall, New Cumnock.
In Capernaum, in Mark chapter 2 the news leaks out, Jesus is here! The crowds gather and the house cannot contain all who are drawn to Jesus. There was an emptiness deep in mans soul since we left God in Eden. Since that separation this world has been a cold, cruel place of death, disaster, disease and disappointment. Here in Mark chapter 2 God has come home! God is near in Jesus Christ. It is here we see that it is faith which connects us to the power of Jesus Christ. Are we searching for God? Are we empty and alone? Are we worried about death and the after life! God's plan for our salvation is fulfilled in His Son Jesus. Gospel message from Mark chapter 2, the healing of the man with a palsy, carried by four friends.
Preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie, at Bridgend Gospel Hall New Cumnock.
Mark chapter 1 and the healing of the leper by Jesus Christ. A reflection of teh miracle of Jesus Christ adn the laws of leprosy in Leviticus chapters 13 and 14, with reference to the Messianic miracles of Jesus. Dr J Stewart Gillespie
Mark chapter 1 verses 29 to 34 details the miracle of the raising up of Peter's mother in law. We consider the movement of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, to the Synagogue, to the home and to her heart. We notice too that the sun sets on the old life and a new way of life is now brought in. We see the challenge to a personal living relationship with Jesus Christ! Don't leave Him in the synagogue! Dr J Stewart Gillespie
Mark chapter 1 presents to us 5 great truths concerning Jesus Christ. In Mark chapter 1 we learn of: The Prophecies concerning Jesus which looked forward to His coming. The Preparation God had made in sending John Baptist to prepare the way The Person of Jesus as the eternal God His Purity demonstrated in the wilderness His Power to save as presented in the Gospel message, a message of a great Saviour
Mark chapter 1 and the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, announced by John the Baptist who prepares the way for Jesus and the hearts of men. There has been thousands of years of propheti preparation into the coming of Jesus Christ, set out in the Old Testament scriptures which spoke of His coming, His death on the cross and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. A bible study of Mark chapter 1 by Dr J Stewart Gillespie.
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3 days, 3 pictures and 3 women who perceivere in following Jesus from the cross of Calvary to the tombm where the tragedy of Calvary becomes the triumph of resurrection and the empty grave. A message at Easter. Dr J Stewart Gillespie
A message for Mother's Day - Jesus through the eyes of a mother
Bible teaching from Revelation chapter 21 verses 4 to 8. In these verses we see God's purpose and plan for the world and the universe. God looks back at a world broken by sin, suffering, death, disease and dissapointment. The disasters of this world are not God's fault but God will fix them by the only means by which He can and will, by the power of His Son Jesus Christ.
The joy of believers in the presence of the Lamb seated upon the throne of heaven in Revelation chapter 5 contrasts with the disappointment, despair, death and loss of those who pursue the world with its passing atheism, materialism and hedonism. We cannot have both heaven and earth as our part and portion, a wise man will chose that which lasts the longest (Jim Elliot) - J Stewart Gillespie
Often times it is claimed that it's just as well we don't know what lies ahead of us, the book of Revelation tells us that what lies ahead is eminently predictable. Satan is true to form. He is the thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10) and steal, kill and destroy is exactly what he will do. His goal is to steal any last vestige of hope which uniquely is found in a person; the person of Christ, joy originating in the Lord, and life, the gift of God by faith in the crucified Jesus. Now is the time to prepare. Hope, joy and life are the glorious products of the new life which flows from a living relationship with Jesus. Dr J Stewart Gillespie, from Revelation 17.
Revelation chapter 17 verses 1 to 4 considering who is Babylon and what is babylon? We consider babylon and her techniques of distraction and deceipt, the offer of 'all this will I give you' with promises she is unable to deliver on. Dr J Stewart Gillespie from the Bridgend Gospel Hall New Cumnock
