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SERMON TIMELINE

1. Introduction

2. John the Baptist

3. The Baptism of Jesus

4. Temptation of Jesus

5. The Preaching Ministry of Jesus I

6. The Preaching Ministry of Jesus II

7. The First Disciples

8. A Teacher with Authority

9. At the Home of Simon and Andrew

10. Jesus Cleanses the Leper

11. Jesus Heals the Paralytic

12. Jesus and the Tax Collector

13. Jesus Questioned About Fasting

14. Of Wine and Wineskins

15. Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath & Resurrection Sunday 2025

16. Hard Hearts and Hard Thoughts

17. Three Responses to Jesus

18. Jesus Appoints the Apostles

19. The Family of Jesus

20. The Unforgivable Sin

21. The True Family of Jesus

22. Parable of the Four Soils

23. How Well Do You Listen

24. Parable of the Growing Seed

25. Parable of the Mustard Seed

26. Benefits of Private Teaching

27. Jesus Calms the Storm

28. Who is Afraid of Jesus?

29. The Touch of Jesus

30. When Familiarity Breeds Contempt

31. Principles of Evangelism

32. Weakness in the Seat of Power

33. The Need for Rest

34. Feeding 5000

35. Jesus Walks on Water

36. Healings at Gennesaret

37. The Danger of Traditions

38. The Source of True Defilement

39. Gentile Blessed for Her Faith

40. Jesus Has Done All Things Well

Today is Sunday. October 26^th, 2025

October 31, 1517 – Reformation Day

Martin Luther translated the Bible into German for the common man to read, renewed attention to preaching, sacraments, and pastoral care, and posted the 95-Theses, beginning the protestant movement.

INTRODUCTION

As we look at the scriptures today, I want to remind everyone that God has, is, and will do works in you and in your life if you submit to His Holy Spirit and allow God to do that work.

It firstly requires that you acknowledge Jesus is Lord and call on His name to be saved.

Jesus preached that we must repent of our sin and trust in the Gospel.

If you submit to His Spirit, seek the Lord each day and in all things, He will forgive our sins, cover us in the white robe of His substitutional sacrifice, and set us apart as children of God so that we may be exempt from the coming Judgment.

As we trust in the gospel, read His word, and submit unto Him, He will transform us.

“And I will give them one heart and give within them a new spirit. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,” Ezekiel 11:19

He will heal our broken and perverse minds.

“…be renewed in the spirit of your mind” Ephesians 4:23

“…be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2

“…I will put My laws into their minds, and upon their hearts I will write them. And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” Hebrews 8:10

This is why we pray;

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10

“We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:5

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is dignified, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, consider these things.” Philippians 4:8

Ask yourself, What has the Lord done for you? Anything? Something?

If Jesus has done anything for you, how would you describe it?

More than expected?

Less than you expected?

If less than expected, keep in mind what we studied earlier in the gospel of Mark, where Jesus explains, the more you put into your faith and the Lord, the more you get out.

There are 168 hours a week.

Take away 56 if you sleep eight hours each night. And 40 hours for a full-time job.

That still leaves 72 hours each week. How much of that time is devoted to the Lord?

If you devote 45 minutes a week, say, listening to a sermon on Sunday morning, that is 1%. 1%!

According to Jesus, if you are giving 1% of your life to Him, you're going to see 1% worth of results in your life. Doesn’t sound all that amazing, does it? Not really life-changing, is it?

So if you feel Jesus has done less than you expected in your life, keep that in mind through today's message.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

Mark 7:31-36
“And again He [Jesus] went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis. ³²And they brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they pleaded with Him to lay His hand on him. ³³And Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue; ³⁴and looking up to heaven with a sigh, He said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” ³⁵And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly. ³⁶And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He was ordering them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it. ³⁷And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

Today, we read of Jesus healing a deaf and mute.

I. THE NARRATIVE

a. THE JOURNEY TO THE SEA OF GALILEE

i. Last week, we read of Jesus healing the Gentile woman’s daughter from possession because of her faith

ii. Jesus and the disciples now travel through the region of Dcapolis, named after a group of ten smaller cities grouped together.

iii. Amongst them are some you may know, such as Hippos, Damascus, Dion, and Philadelphia

iv. They were mostly Gentiles living there, and mostly Hellenistic in culture.

1. Hellenistic culture was a Greek-influenced culture that grew after Alexander the Great’s death in 323 B.C.

2. It blended Greek language, art, and ideas with Egyptian, Persian, and Near Eastern traditions.

3. The birthplace of scholarship, philosophy, and science.

v. This is where the man was healed of the Legions of demons in Mark 5:20

b. So the people, hearing of Jesus’ arrival, brought a deaf mute to Him for healing.

i. Jesus placed His fingers in the man's ears (mimicked by modern “faith healers”

ii. He spat (because in rabbinic Judaism, they believed the spit of a father’s firstborn son had healing power, especially in eye treatments.)

1. Jesus uses tangible signs to expose the unbelief in the onlookers, and in the case of Jesus making clay with His spit, it echoes creation itself, as well as Jesus being the Firstborn and only begotten son of God, in whom healing is found.

iii. So spit reveals His identity, calls forth trust from onlookers, and confronts disbelief.

iv. Jesus then speaks in Aramaic, “Ephphatha,” meaning “be opened.”

1. Healing, as always with Jesus and the Apostles, was instantaneous

2. The man's ears opened, his tongue was loosed, and he began speaking plainly.

II. IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS

a. Regarding the Healing

i. According to Baker’s New Testament Commentary, Jesus let the deaf-mute and those watching know what was happening.

ii. The fingers in the ears signifying, “Something will be done to your ears, and I am the one doing it.”

iii. Touching the tongue, “Something will be done to your tongue, and I am the one doing it.”

iv. The spit, a tangible sign to those watching, Jesus is the Firstborn Son who can heal.

v. Looking to heaven, showing that the healing was coming from heaven above.

vi. The sigh, Jesus showing sympathy, taking the man's condition to heart. True compassion of our Lord for our pain and suffering.

Isaiah 53:4 “Surely our sickness He Himself carried,
And our pain He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Struck down by God, and afflicted.”

b. THE DECLARATION OF THE VERSE “HE HAS DONE ALL THINGS WELL”

i. He astonishes all who witness His miracles

1. He astonishes all who have heard His teaching

a. Mark 1:22

b. Mark 6:2

2. And all this before His death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven!

ii. Has Jesus done all things well for you?

1. Given you rest for your soul? Matthew 11:28-30

2. Saved you from your sins? Matthew 16:15-16

3. Given you peace, the world cannot give? John 14:27

iii. No? Does your soul not have rest? Do you not have peace?

Mark 6:5-6 “And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. ⁶And He was marveling at their unbelief.” Perhaps you lack putting your trust in Him?

1. Or, perhaps your heart is restricted?

a. Restrained by your own “inward affections”

b. Are you keeping yourself from receiving Jesus’ love and power like the Corinthians did to Paul?

God has often asked His people these questions to open their eyes!

· Genesis 18:14 “Is anything too difficult for Yahweh?”

· Numbers 11:23 “Is Yahweh’s power limited?”

· Isaiah 50:2 “Is My hand so short that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver?”

CONCLUSION

Ask yourself, “is my spiritual life even alive?”

2 Corinthians 5:17 “…if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation…”

HOWEVER, the old man inside of you MUST pass away! This is repentance!

If your spiritual life is falling short of expectations and needs, remember the Lord’s words to the Laodiceans in Revelation 3:15-22

“‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. ¹⁶So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

¹⁷Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and pathetic and poor and blind and naked.

¹⁸I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be manifested; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

¹⁹Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. Therefore be zealous and repent.

²⁰Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

²¹He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. ²²He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Jesus who has done all things well, stands ready to open your eyes so that you may see, and open your ears so that you may hear, what the Spirit of God is saying to the churches.

Salvation, redemption, and a new creation await your repentance and submission to the only power that can change a man, the Holy Spirit of God.

How much are you going to invest into the Lord so that you may receive what it is you need in your spiritual growth, your life, your marriage, what is it your soul needs that God cannot provide?

NEXT WEEK: “Part 41: Feeding the 4,000”

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Gospel of Mark Part 40: He Has Done All Things Well