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Characteristics of the Gospels Part 8

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Matthew - Dispensational
Mark - Dynamical
Luke - Devotional 
John - Doctrinal

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Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.

Christ Portrayed by the Gospels Part 3

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Matthew
- The Denied Sovereign
- The King of the Jews (Zech 9:9); the Messiah
- The Lion of Judah
- Emmanuel, Sovereign in His will
- The claim and rejection of the Majesty
- His invaluable satisfaction to the God of holiness when made sin for sinners as the sin
offering (propitiation to satisfy the holy character of the God in His judgment of sin)

Mark
- The Distinguished/Diligent Servant
- The Servant of Jehovah (Isaiah 52:13)
- The Ox or Calf
- Effective Servant in His work
- The contributions and readiness of the Minister
- His inevitable settlement for sinners as the trespass offering (substitution to satisfy
the governmental requirement of the God of holiness in His judgment of sin)

Luke
- The Dependent Son of Man
- The Second Man; the Last Adam (1 Cor 15:47,45)
- The Man (Zech 6:12)
- Excellent Saviour of the world
- The consistency and reliance of the Man
- His impeccable sinlessness to ascend as the sweet savor as peace offering (peace
with God accomplished and communion attained)

John
- The Devoted Son of God; God (Isaiah 40:9)
- The God-Man
- The Eagle (Ezekiel 1:10; Rev 4:7)
- Eternal Son as the Word
- The compliance and response of the Mediator
- His incredible submission to be the sacrifice as burnt offering (obedience in absolute
devotedness to the will of God)

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Read Part 1, Part 2.

The Man in the Gospels

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Matthew - Christ, the destined Man
Mark - Christ, the diligent Man
Luke - Christ, the dependent Man
John - Christ, the divine Man


Four Behold's in the Gospels

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Service - Behold My Servant (Matt 12:18)
Sacrifice - Behold the Lamb (John 1:29)
Submission - Behold the Man (John 19:5)
Sovereignty - Behold thy King (Matt 21:5, John 12:15,19:14)

Read Four Prophetic Behold's.

Characteristics of the Gospels Part 7

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Matthew - Truthfulness "it might be fulfilled"
Mark - Tirelessness "and straightway"
Luke - Thoughtfulness "and it came to pass"
John - Timeliness "the hour is"

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.

Characteristics of the Gospels Part 6

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Matthew - Gospel of Might
Mark - Gospel of Night
Luke - Gospel of Sight
John - Gospel of Light

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.

These are Written

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"And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His Name." John 20:30-31

Power - many other signs truly did Jesus
Proof - in the presence of his disciples
Purpose - which are not written in this book
Point - these are written, that ye might believe that
Person - Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God
Promise - and that believing ye might have life through His Name

Brief Outline of Luke

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Luke 1 - 3 The Preparation for the Son of Man in Nazareth
Luke 4 - 9:50 The Public Ministry of the Son of Man in Galilee
Luke 9:51 - 19 The Passage Ministry through Judaea
Luke 20 - 24 The Priestly Ministry in Jerusalem

Four Unique Records by the Evangelists

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Matt 26:53-54 Meekness of the Sovereign
Mark 14:51-53 Mettle of the Servant
Luke 22:51 Mercy of the Saviour
John 18:6 Majesty of the Son

Evening Ministries
John 1:1-18  The Everlasting Word (TB)
John 3:1-26  The Only Begotten Son of God (JP)
John 4:1-45  The Saviour of the World (JS)
John 5:19-47 The Honoured Son (TW)
John 6:26-71 The Bread of Life (TB)

Morning Bible Readings
John 10 The Door of the Tabernacle - The Claim of Christ (TW)
John 11 The High Priest - The Comfort of Christ (JS)
John 12 The Brazen Altar - The Cross of Christ (JP)
John 13 The Laver - The Cleansing of Christ (TB)
John 14 The Table of Shewbread - The Communion of Christ (JS)
John 15 The Lampstand - The Capacity of Christ (TB)
John 16 The Golden Altar - The Certainty of Christ (TW)
John 17 The Holiest - The Completeness of Christ (JP)

Afternoon Ministries
Zest from Zephaniah (TB)
News from Nahum (JS)
Observations from Obadiah (JP)
Jewels from Jonah (TW)

Speakers
Thomas Bentley (TB)
Jackie Palmer (JP)
John See (JS)
Tom Wilson (TW)

MP3 recordings can be downloaded here.


These Signs

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"And these signs shall follow them that believe; in My Name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Mark 16:17-18

Satan - shall they cast out devils
Speech - they shall speak with new tongues
Sting - they shall take up serpents
Spoilage - and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them
Sicknessthey shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover

Spiritual - shall they cast out devils
Linguistical - they shall speak with new tongues
External - they shall take up serpents
Internal - and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them
Physical - they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover

Brief Outline of Mark

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Mark 1:1-13 Sanction of the Servant
- John Came (Mark 1:1-8)
- Jesus Came (Mark 1:9-13)

Mark 1:14-8:30 Service of the Servant
- His Works (Mark 1:14-3:35)
- His Words (Mark 4:1-5:43)
- His Ways (Mark 6:1-8:26

Mark 8:27-15:47 Sacrifice of the Servant
- Anticipation (Mark 8:27-10:52)
- Approach (Mark 11:1-14:42)
- Accomplishment (Mark 14:43-15:47)

Mark 16:1-20 Supremacy of the Servant
- Resurrection (Mark 16:1-8)
- Revelation (Mark 16:9-14)
- Responsibilities (Mark 16:15-20)

The King in the Gospels

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Matthew - The Shepherd King (Matt 2:6 DARBY, Matt 25:32, 26:31)
Mark - The Servant King (Mark 10:45, 11:9-10, 14:61-62)
Luke - The Saviour King (Luke 2:11, 19:38, 23:3)
John - The Son King (John 1:49, 18:37)

Parable of the Sower Part 3

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"ears to hear" Matt 13:9 - The Means of Hearing
"what ye hear" Mark 4:24 - The Materials we Hear
"how ye hear" Luke 8:18 - The Method of Hearing

The Saviour in the Gospels

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Matthew - The coming of a Promised Saviour
Mark - The life of a Powerful Saviour
Luke - The grace of a Perfect Saviour
John -The possession of a Personal Saviour

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Christ, Only Begotten

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John 1:14 Glory of His Incarnation
John 1:18 Greatness of His Inscrutability
John 3:16 Grace of His Immolation
John 3:18 Goodness of His Illumination
1 John 4:9 Goal of His Image

Read Christ, First Begotten or Firstborn. 

Nicodemus Part 2

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 John 3: Conversion of Nicodemus
- Won for Christ in the city during midnight

John 7: Confession of Nicodemus
- Witness for Christ in the council during daylight

John 19: Consecration of Nicodemus
- Worship for Christ at the cross during twilight

Read Nicodemus.


The Word Part 3

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Ἐν ἀρχῇ
 ἦν
  ὁ λόγος καὶ
   ὁ λόγος
    ἦν πρὸς
     τὸν θεόν
     καὶ θεὸς
    ἦν
   ὁ λόγος
  οὗτος
 ἦν
ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν

Nicodemus

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John 3:1-2 His Desire for the Lord
John 7:50-51 His Defense for the Lord
John 19:39-40 His Devotion for the Lord

The First Commandment

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"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." Mark 12:30

Decree thou shalt love 
Dignity the Lord 
Deity thy God 
Decisions with all thy heart
Desires with all thy soul
Deliberations with all thy mind
Doings with all thy strength
Distinction this is the first commandment