Dr. Pothana's Teaching

2. Dr. Pothana's Teaching

3. Look At The Book!
Mark
Christ’s Christian
Mission

4. The Most Rapid Gospel
• I relate with Mark’s gospel because it runs so fast.
• A lot like my preaching at times.
• The word IMMEDIATELY peppers his gospel,
appearing 39 times.
• His purpose is to reveal Jesus as the chosen Messiah.
• Jesus defines Messiah with three strong statements
of purpose in the gospel.
• Each of those statements also can be applied to what
Christians are in Christ.

5. Messiah as Kingdom Preacher
• Mark 1:38 – “He said to
them, ‘Let us go somewhere
else to the towns nearby, so
that I may preach there also;
for that is what I came for.
And He went into their
synagogues throughout all
Galilee, preaching and
casting out demons.”
• Jesus came to preach the
gospel.

6. His Message Was Gospel
• EUAGELLION early translation God Spell, now
GOSPEL.
• Mark 1:14 – “Now after John had been taken into
custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the
gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and
believe in the gospel.”
• Matthew 24:14 – “This gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in the whole world as a
testimony to all the nations, and then the end will
come.”

7. It Was A Gospel To Be Believed
• Mark 1:15 – “… “The time is
fulfilled, and the kingdom of
God is at hand; repent and
believe in the gospel.”
• The kingdom of God is still at
hand.
• We must continue also to
preach a gospel of repentance
and belief.

8. It Was A Message Of Salvation
• Mark 8:35 – “For whoever
wishes to save his life will
lose it, but whoever loses
his life for My sake and the
gospel’s will save it.”
• Requires giving up
ourselves and living for the
sake of Jesus’ gospel.

9. Apostles Chosen To Preach
• The primary reason for
choosing apostles was to
prepare them for gospel
preaching.
• Mark 3:14 – “And He
appointed twelve, so that
they would be with Him
and that He could send
them out to preach….”

10. We Inherit Their Charge
• Christ expects us to preach as
well
• Mark 16:15-16 – “And He said
to them, ‘Go into all the world
and preach the gospel to all
creation. He who has believed
and has been baptized shall be
saved; but he who has
disbelieved shall be
condemned.”

11. The Parable of The Life Saving Station
• Written by Theodore O. Wedel in 1953
• Life saving station on a dangerous coast. Small, plain,
crude life saving station.
• Few devoted members who rescued any in danger
along their coast. Many lives were saved.
• Became famous – grew. New members wanted a
nicer building, etc.
• Over time no one wanted to save lives, so hired it
out.
• Then didn’t want place messed up with those
rescued.
• Now many exclusive clubs, most shipwrecked drown.

12. Messiah As Sinner Seeker
• Mark 2:17 – “And hearing
this, Jesus said to them, “It is
not those who are healthy
who need a physician, but
those who are sick; I did not
come to call the righteous,
but sinners.”
• Luke 19:10 – “For the Son of
Man has come to seek and
to save that which was lost.”

13. Jesus Saves Lost Sheep
• Mark 6:34 – “When Jesus went ashore, He saw a
large crowd, and He felt compassion for them
because they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and He began to teach them many things.”
• Luke 15:4-6 --“What man among you, if he has a
hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not
leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go
after the one which is lost until he finds it? When
he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
And when he comes home, he calls together his
friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice
with me, for I have found my sheep which was
lost!’”

14. Which Dismayed The Self-righteous
• Mark 2:15-16 -- And it happened
that He was reclining at the table in
his house, and many tax collectors
and sinners were dining with Jesus
and His disciples; for there were
many of them, and they were
following Him. When the scribes of
the Pharisees saw that He was
eating with the sinners and tax
collectors, they said to His disciples,
“Why is He eating and drinking with
tax collectors and sinners?”

15. Who were really the worst sinners
• Mark 14:41 – “And He came the third time, and
said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and resting?
It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the
Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of
sinners.”
• Mark 15:31 – “In the same way the chief priests
also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him
among themselves and saying, ‘He saved others;
He cannot save Himself.’”

16. Dying To Save Sinners
• Mark 13:13, 26-27 – “You will be
hated by all because of My name,
but the one who endures to the
end, he will be saved….Then they
will see the Son of Man coming in
clouds with great power and glory.
And then He will send forth the
angels, and will gather together His
elect from the four winds, from the
farthest end of the earth to the
farthest end of heaven.”

17. Messiah As Sacrificial Servant
• The final statement of
purpose in Mark is
found in Mark 10:45
• “For even the Son of
Man did not come to
be served, but to serve,
and to give His life a
ransom for many.”

18. Not To Be Served
• Though He was God,
Messiah, Son of Man,
Rabbi, Lord – He came as
a servant, not to be
served.
• He came as a ransom – to
buy back those who were
lost.
• He came to save because
God wants all to be saved.

19. God Wants All To Be Saved
• 1 Timothy 2:3-6 – “This is good
and acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior, who desires all
men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God, and one
mediator also between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus,
who gave Himself as a ransom
for all, the testimony given at
the proper time.”

20. Christ Called Us To Serve
• He called us to be servants for
the gospel.
• Mark 9:35 – “Sitting down, He
called the twelve and said to
them, ‘If anyone wants to be
first, he shall be last of all and
servant of all.’”
• Mark 10:43 – “But it is not
this way among you, but
whoever wishes to become
great among you shall be your
servant…”

21. Where Do We Fall Today?
• Are you a sinner who needs to be saved?
Today is the day of salvation.
• Are you saved needing to serve others?
To day is a good day to become the
servant of all.
• Are you a club member who needs to
repent? Today is a good day to
remember your first love.

22. Dr. Pothana
bhaktapothana@gmail.com
+91-8309511427