"The Struggle" (Mark 9:21-24) Message by Robin Liew on 2 Apr 2017 at SSMC

2. THE STRUGGLE
Mark 9:21-24

3. Bethsaida - Blind Man Healed
Mrk 8:21-25
Caesarea Philippi - Peter’s
confession Mrk 8:26-29
Mount Hermon – The
Transfiguration Mrk 9: 1-12

4. Mark 9:21-24 (NIV)
21 Jesus asked the boy’s father,
“How long has he been like this?”
“From childhood,” he answered.
22 “It has often thrown him into fire or
water to kill him. But if you can do
anything, take pity on us and help us.”
23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is
possible for one who believes.”
24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed,
“I do believe; help me overcome my
unbelief!”

5. Mark 9:21-24
• The SITUATION - v.17-22
• The REQUEST - v.22
• The REPLY - v.23
• The PLEA/DESPERATE CRY
- v.24

6. Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe;
help me overcome my unbelief!" NIV
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said
with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!" NKJV
At once the father of the boy gave [an eager, piercing,
inarticulate] cry with tears, and he said, Lord, I believe!
[Constantly] help my weakness of faith! AMP

7. THE REALITY OF LIFE

8. THE STRUGGLE
• If I struggle in my doubts,
can there be a breakthrough ?
• Faith is a pre-requisite to all thing possible.
How can I reconcile when there is unbelief in
me ?
• How do we find hope to move forward ?

9. LESSON :
• BE HONEST about it
• Start from WHERE YOU ARE,
it is good enough for Jesus
(cf reinstatement
of Peter,
John 21:14 -18)

10. John 21:14 -18

11. LESSON :
• Reflection of PARENT and CHILD
relationship
cf Ps 27:10 ;
Isa 49:14-16

12. LESSON :
• Lean on HIS GRACE
2 Cor 12 : 9-10,
Phil 1: 6

13. APPLICATION :
• RESOLVE to TRUST JESUS
– challenge/we want TO DICTATE the
outcome
– challenge/to trust GOD ‘s TIMING

14. APPLICATION :
– learn to TRUST
Psalms 37: 5
– seek to GROW in the
relationship –
knowledge and
experience
– seek out those who
can journey with you

15. GOOD
ACCEPTABLE
PERFECT

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