Mark 3, Hardness of heart, healed many, The Son Of God, The Twelve, beside himself, He’s Nuts, Beelzebul, Lord of the flies, Jesus About Satan, Blaspheme Of The Holy Ghost, Unforgivable Sin, Unpardonable, Eternal, Ss

1. A combination sand and rain storm
batters a lone automobile in Kuwait,
May 1969.PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID
CUPP, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Mark 3
Hardness of heart, healed many, The Son Of God, The
Twelve, beside himself, He’s Nuts, Beelzebul, Lord of the flies, Jesus
About Satan, Blaspheme Of The Holy Ghost, Unforgivable
Sin, Unpardonable, Eternal
The Son Of God calls The Twelve
And the Unpardonable Sin

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God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5,
Dave

3. Let’s read Mark 3:1-6

4. Mark 3:1, A or The Synagogue?
• Mark 3:1 He entered again into a synagogue; and a
man was there whose hand was withered.
• NAS NAU Mark 3:1 He entered again into a synagogue...
• NKJ NET ESV CSB YLT KJV Mark 3:1 And he entered again into
the synagogue...
• BYZ BGT Mark 3:1 …τὴν συναγωγήν…
• Mark 1:21 They went into Capernaum; and
immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue
and began to teach.
• Mark 2:1 When He had come back to Capernaum…

5. Mark 3:1, A Synagogue?
• Mark 3:1 He entered again into a synagogue; and
a man was there whose hand was withered.
• Luke 7:1 …He went to Capernaum. 2 And a certain
centurion's slave, who was highly regarded by
him, was sick and about to die. 3 And when he
heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders
asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.
4 And when they had come to Jesus, they
earnestly entreated Him, saying, "He is worthy for
You to grant this to him; 5 for he loves our nation,
and it was he who built us our synagogue."

6. Mark 3:2, Jesus Confronts
• Mark 3:2 And they were watching Him to see if
He would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that
they might accuse Him. 3 And He said to the man
with the withered hand, "Rise and come
forward!" 4 And He said to them, "Is it lawful on
the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a
life or to kill?" But they kept silent.
• Mark 2:27 Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was
made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
• This is no “mamby pamby” Jesus!
• He gets right in their faces, confrontationally.

7. Mark 3:5,
Stubborn Unrepentant Hearts
• Mark 3:5 After looking around at them with anger…
• You never see Jesus angry at the poor sinners, only at
the “religious” leaders. Not even with tax men,
prostitutes, adulterers, only false teachers who lead
people into hell.
• Matthew 23:15 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land
to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you
make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
• I wonder how angry He is now, with all the false
religions, cults, and false teachers?

8. Mark 3:5,
Stubborn Unrepentant Hearts
• Mark 3:5 After looking around at them with anger, grieved
at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, "Stretch out
your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was
restored.
• Why would Jesus look with anger?
• This “hardness of heart” issue is not
evidential, logical, rational, or even emotional, but a
“willer” problem.
• Romans 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and
unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in
the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment
of God,
• Ephesians 4:18 …because of the hardness of their heart;

9. Stubborn Unrepentant Hearts Are
A “Love” Problem
• John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not
perish, but have eternal life. 17 "For God did not send the
Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world
should be saved through Him. 18 "He who believes in Him is
not judged; he who does not believe has been judged
already, because he has not believed in the name of the
only begotten Son of God. 19 "And this is the judgment, that
the light is come into the world, and men loved the
darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil. 20
"For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not
come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 "But
he who practices the truth comes to the light, that his
deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."

10. Mark 3:5,
Stubborn Unrepentant Hearts
• Dr. Henry Morris in Many Infallible Proofs, says, “No matter what
evidence is presented for the existence of God, it is always possible
for the unbeliever to counter with some objection or with another
question. No argument or combination of arguments can ever
convince someone who does not want to submit to God. Even if he
is completely overpowered and silenced by the arguments, he will
still be of an unbelieving heart, and this is what really counts. "A
man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still."
• Nevertheless, the evidence is there! For a person who sincerely
desires the truth and is willing to believe, there is an abundance of
proof concerning the fact of God and the character of God. The
evidence is such as either to completely satisfy an open mind and
heart or else to irrevocably condemn an unbelieving heart. For the
latter, the only acceptable evidence may prove to be the heavy
hand of God's chastening judgments, and even this may only
harden it yet more.

11. Mark 3:6, Destroy Him
• Mark 3:6 The Pharisees went out and
immediately began conspiring with the
Herodians against Him, as to how they might
destroy Him.
• They couldn’t defeat His logic, they couldn’t
defeat His Scriptures, and He confronts their
error,-solution, kill Him.

12. Let’s read Mark 3:7-12

13. Mark 3:7, A Great Multitude [2X’s]
• Mark 3:7 And Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples;
and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from
Judea, 8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and
beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a
great multitude heard of all that He was doing and came to
Him.
• Matthew 4:13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in
Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun
and Naphtali. 14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet, saying, 15 "The land of Zebulun and the
land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles-- 16 "The people who were sitting in
darkness saw a great light, And to those who were sitting in
the land and shadow of death, Upon them a light dawned."

14. Mark 3:7, A Great Multitude
Exodus 12:38, A Mixed Multitude
• Jesus is no small town preacher. And many
gentiles came to Him.
• Exodus 12:38 A mixed multitude also went up
with them, along with flocks and herds, a very
large number of livestock.
• <06154a>
ereb (786b)
• Meaning: mixture, mixed company…
• Usage: foreign
people(2), foreigners(2), mixed(1)….

15. Jerusalem, Idumea, bey
ond the Jordan, and
Tyre and Sidon

16. Mark 3:10,
All Those Who Had Afflictions
• Mark 3:10 for He had healed many, with the result
that all those who had afflictions pressed around Him
in order to touch Him.
• How many do you think He healed? Talk about a
“healing ministry”!! Yet;
• John 6:66 As a result of this many of His disciples
withdrew, and were not walking with Him anymore. 67
Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You do not want to
go away also, do you?" 68 Simon Peter answered Him,
"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal
life.
• Matthew 16:4 "An evil and adulterous generation seeks
after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the
sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

17. Mark 3:11, The Son Of God?
• Mark 3:11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they
would fall down before Him and shout, "You are the
Son of God!“
• Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came and said to Him,
"If You are the Son of God, command that these stones
become bread.“
• Mark 1:1 …the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
• Where are they getting this OT phrase?
• Proverbs 30:4 Who has ascended into heaven and
descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has
established all the ends of the earth? What is His name
or His son's name? Surely you know!

18. Mark 3:11, The Son Of God?
• Psalm 2...Against the LORD and against His Anointed...5
Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify
them in His fury, saying, 6 "But as for Me, I have
installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain." 7 "I
will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to
Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 'Ask
of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your
inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your
possession. 9 'You shall break them with a rod of iron...
12 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry,
and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be
kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

19. Let’s read Mark 3:13-21

20. Mark 3:13, He Called Them
• Mark 3:13 And He went up on the mountain
and summoned those whom He Himself
wanted, and they came to Him.
• summon, call to oneself, invite

21. Mark 3:14, He Appointed Twelve
• Mark 3:14 And He appointed twelve, so that
they would be with Him and that He could
send them out to preach,
• KJV Mark 3:14 And he ordained twelve…
• 4160 ποιέω poieo {poy-eh'-o}…
• Meaning: 1) to make…

22. Mark 3:15, Authority
• Mark 3:15 and to have authority to cast out
the demons.
• <1849> ἐξουςία exousia
• Meaning: power to act, authority….
• John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to
them He gave the right to become children of
God, even to those who believe in His name,
• Exact same word in both

23. Mark 3:16, “The Twelve”
• Mark 3:16 And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to
whom He gave the name Peter),
• Mark uses “the twelve” more than any other book.
• There is the definite article in “the twelve”
• CSB Mark 3:16 He appointed the Twelve:
• With the definite article I think the CSB got it right,
however the NET omitted the article
• The YLT NKJ KJV Mark 3:16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
• The Bible Knowledge Commentary says, “The Twelve”
became an official designation or title for those
appointed by Jesus on this occasion (cf. 4:10; 6:7; 9:35;
10:32; 11:11; 14:10, 17, 20, 43)…
• CSB NIV Mark 6:7 Calling the Twelve…

24. Mark 3:16, “The Twelve”
• 3:16–19. These verses give a traditional list of
the names of the appointed Twelve.
– Grassmick, J. D. (1985). Mark. In J. F. Walvoord &
R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge
Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol.
2, p. 116). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

25. Mark 3:20, Home With The Crowds
• Mark 3:20 And He came home, and the crowd
gathered again, to such an extent that they
could not even eat a meal.
• Mark 3:13….He went up to the mountain…

26. Mark 3:20, Couldn’t Even Eat,
He’s Nuts
• Mark 3:20 And He came home, and the multitude
gathered again, to such an extent that they could not
even eat a meal. 21 And when His own people heard of
this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they
were saying, "He has lost His senses.“
• KJV Mark 3:21…He is beside himself.
• 1839 ἐξίςτημι existemi {ex-is'-tay-mee}
• Meaning: 1) to throw out of position, displace …1c)
to be out of one's mind, besides one's self, insane…
• DLK adds, As when someone is talking to himself as
though he were standing beside him (nuts).

27. Let’s read Mark 3:22-35

28. Matthew 10:25 Mark 3:22 Luke 11:15

29. Mark 3:22, The Scribes Agree
• Mark 3:21 When His own people …were
saying, "He has lost His senses.“
• Mark 3:22 The scribes who came down from
Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by
Beelzebul," and "He casts out the demons by
the ruler of the demons.“
• Jesus doesn’t defend Himself, but rather goes
for their throat, exposing their failure in logic.
What they’re saying doesn’t even make sense.

30. Mark 3:22, Possessed By Beelzebul
• Mark 3:22 … possessed by Beelzebul," and "He casts
out the demons by the ruler of the demons."
• “The spelling “Beelzebub” came into English
translations from the Latin Vulgate which derived it
from the Hebrew “Baalzebub” meaning “Lord of the
flies,” the name of an ancient Canaanite deity (cf. 2
Kings 1:2).” The Bible Knowledge Commentary
• 954 Βεελζεβούλ Beelzeboul {beh-el-zeb-ool'}
• Meaning: Beelzebub = "lord of the house" 1) a name
of Satan, the prince of evil spirits…

31. Mark 3:23-27, Jesus About Satan
• Mark 3:23…He…began speaking to them…Satan…
• 24 …a kingdom …
• 25 …a house …
• 26 …if Satan …he is finished!
• 27 …the strong man's house and plunder his property
unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will
plunder his house.
• Jesus refers to him as a real, sentient being, with a
kingdom, the strong man's house, property, and he is not
finished yet.
• Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high
mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world
and their glory;
Luke 4:5 …in a moment of time.

32. Mark 3:23, Jesus Talks About
“The Ruler Of The Demons"
• Mark 3:23 And He called them to Himself and began
speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out
Satan? [Satan used 2X’s]
• Some frequent questions about Satan; “Where does Satan
live, What does he look like? Does he live and rule in hell?
Does he have a red tail and horns? Should we be concerned
about him?
• Satan is the "god of this world" 2 Corinthians 4:4
• The "the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is
now working in the sons of disobedience" Ephesians 2:2
• So be careful how you speak of him, do not, Jude 1:8
“despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities” Jude 1:8-9
• He is the "accuser of our brethren," Revelation 12:10

33. Mark 3:23, Jesus Talks About
“The Ruler Of The Demons"
• He “had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect
in beauty” Ezekiel 28:12
• Isaiah 14:16 "Those who see you will gaze at you, They will
ponder over you, saying, 'Is this the man who made the
earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, Who made the world
like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not
allow his prisoners to go home?'
• His destiny is Matthew 25:41 " into the eternal fire which
has been prepared for the devil and his angels"
• He is a concern, 1 Peter 5:8 “Be of sober spirit, be on the
alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring
lion, seeking someone to devour.”
• But Jesus is greater, 1 John 4:4 “You are from God, little
children, and have overcome them; because greater is He
who is in you than he who is in the world.”

35. Mark 3:28, Blaspheme Of The Holy
Ghost, Unforgivable Sin, Unpardonable
• Mark 3:28 "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven
the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;
29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin "-30 because they were saying, "He has an unclean
spirit.”
• Anyone who rejects the calling of the Holy Spirit, the
last time, cannot be saved.
• John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father
who sent Me draws him….
• These Jewish leaders had been shown all the miracles,
deity claims of Jesus, fulfillment of all the prophecies,
and yet they rejected Jesus. Without Him, no salvation!

36. Mark 3:29, Eternal Sin hamartano
• <264> ἁμαρτάνω hamartano
• Meaning: to miss the mark, do wrong, sin
• Chuck Smith on Ephesians part one describes harmatia “to
miss the mark.” It was used in an Old English archery game
where the Englishman would try to shoot their arrows
through a steel ring and whoever lost had to buy the beer
and was known as “the sinner”.
• It didn't matter how sincere they were, how hard they
tried, well-intentioned or well-meaning, they still missed
the mark.
• James 2:10 , Romans 10:2 For I testify about them that they
have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
• 1John and Romans have the most NAS uses

37. Mark 3:29, Sin Recall Notice
• THE maker of all human beings is recalling all units
manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to the serious defect in the
primary and central component of the heart. This is due to a malfunction
in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the
reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect has
been technically termed: Sub sequential Internal Non-Morality, or more
commonly known as S-I-N, as it is primarily symphonized by loss of
moral judgment Some other symptoms:
(a) Loss of direction
(b) Foul vocal emissions
(c) Amnesia of origin
(d) Lack of peace and joy
(e) Selfish, or violent, behavior
(f) Depression or confusion in the mental component
(g) Fearful
(h) Idolatry [http://www.preparingforeternity.com/recall.htm]

38. Mark 3:29, Sin Recall Notice
• The manufacturer, who is neither liable or at fault for this defect, is
providing factory authorized repair and service, free of charge to correct
this SIN defect.
The number to call for the recall station in your area is: P-R-A-Y-E-R. Once
connected, please upload your burden of SIN by pressing R-E-P-E-N-T-A-NC-E. Next, download J-E-S-U-S into the heart. No matter how big or small
the SIN defect is, the JESUS repair will replace it with:
(a) Love
(b) Joy
(c) Peace
(d) Longsuffering
(e) Gentleness
(f) Goodness
(g) Faith
(h) Meekness
(i) Temperance

39. Mark 3:29, Sin Recall Notice
• Please see operating manual, HOLY BIBLE, for further details on the use of
these fixes.
• WARNING:
• Continuing to operate the human unit without correction, voids the
manufacturer's warranty, exposing owner to dangers and problems too
numerous to list and will result in the human unit being permanently
impounded.
• For free emergency service, call on J-E-S-U-S.
•
DANGER:
• The human units not receiving this recall action will have to be scrapped in
the furnace. The SIN defect must not enter heaven or else heaven will be
infected.
• Author: The Creator.
• Preparing For Eternity ©1999-2014 All Rights Reserved
• http://www.preparingforeternity.com/recall.htm

40. Mark 3:35,
What Is The “will of God”?
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's
will for you in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Corinthians 7:9 …you were made sorrowful according to the
will of God…
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your
sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality;
• 1 Peter 2:15 For such is the will of God that by doing right you
may silence the ignorance of foolish men.
• 1 Peter 4:19 3:17 For it is better, if God should will it so, that
you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is
wrong.
• 2 Corinthians 7:9…you were made sorrowful to the point of
repentance; …according to the will of God
• Go where your best prayers take you. Frederick Buechner

41. THE END
• People swim in a pool at the Scituate
Yacht Club in Massachusetts
overlooking harbor, August
1947.PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT SISSON,
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

42. Mark 3:17,
God Can Use You In Spite Of Yourself
• Mark 3:17 and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the
brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges,
which means, "Sons of Thunder ");
• Would you hire them to represent your company?
• God’s Power Is Perfected In Weakness
• God used Peter in spite of his failings
• Paul said in, 2 Corinthians 12:9 And He has said to me, "My
grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in
weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about
my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in
me.
• So don’t look only at your strengths and weaknesses,
instead consider what God can do through you. Remember
Moses, Gideon, Peter, etc..