Lectionary sermons on the Gospel of Mark. Links to biblical exegesis. Also children's sermons, hymn lists, and hymn stories coordinated with the lectionary readings.
Sermons on the Gospel of Mark
Sermons for Mark 1
Mark 1:1-8 Sin as a Waste of Time (Hoffacker)
Mark 1:1-8 Waiting at the Airport (Hoffacker)
Mark 1:1-8 Do You Have the Christmas Spirit? (Wagner)
Mark 1:4-11 Listening to the Right Voice (Hoffacker)
Mark 1:4-11 Mistaken for Jesus (Hoffacker)
Mark 1:9-15 Where the Wild Things Are (Kegel)
Mark 1:9-15 To Tempt (Zingale)
Mark 1:1-15 Wilderness Time (Slater)
Mark 1:14-20 The Master Fisherman (Tilleraas)
Mark 1:14-20 Fishers of Men (McLarty)
Mark 1:14-20 The Good News of God (Kegel)
Mark 1:16-20 In the Hands of Amateurs (Gerhardy)
Mark 1.14-20 What about the Others? (McLarty)
Mark 1:21-28 A True Life (Hoffacker)
Mark 1:21-28 A Question of Authority (London)
Mark 1:21-28 Naming the Spirits (McLarty)
Mark 1:29-39 The True Purpose of Healing (Howard)
Mark 1:29-39 Found in the Midst of Crisis (Canada)
Mark 1:29-39 Won't You Help Me with This? (Hoffacker)
Mark 1.29-39 Too Busy Not to Pray (McLarty)
Mark 1:40-42 God's Compassion (London)
Mark 1:40-45; 2 Kings 5 The Laughter Barrel (London)
Mark 1:40-45 Reaching Outside of the Circle (Butler)
Mark 1.40-45 If You Choose (McLarty)
Mark 1:40-45; 2 Kings 5:1-14 Faith and Reason (Hyde)
Sermons for Mark 2
Mark 2:1-12 Beyond Paralysis (London)
Mark 2:1-12 A Hole in the Roof (Butler)
Mark 2:1-12; 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 Always Yes (Hyde)
Mark 2:1-4 We've Never Seen Anything Like That (Gerhardy)
Mark 2.13 Followers and Would Be Followers (Anders)
Mark 2:13-22
Mark 2:18-22 Old Coats and New Wine (London)
Mark 2:23 - 3:6 Keeping the Sabbath (Stevenson)
Mark 2:23 - 3:6 Sabotage on the Sabbath (Anders)
Sermons for Mark 3
Mark 3:20-35 Who Are My Mother and My Brothers (McLarty)
Mark 3:20-35 Was Jesus Out of His Mind? (Anders)
Sermons for Mark 4
Mark 4:26-34 Yup, Them Are Mustard Seeds! (Molin)
Mark 4:26-34 Nourishing Seeds (Long)
Mark 4:35-41 Approaching Jesus: When We Are Afraid (Entrekin)
Mark 4:35-41 Faith in Deep Water (Wagner)
Mark 4:35-41 Calm in a Storm (Gerhardy)
Mark 4:35-41 He Will Not Let You Perish (Brettell)
Sermons for Mark 5
Mark 5:21-43 Awakening from a Deep Sleep (Hoffacker)
Mark 5:21-43 Laughing At Jesus (Molin)
Mark 5:21-43 Why Do You Make a Tumult and Weep? (McLarty)
Mark 5:21-43 Desperate for Freedom (Butler)
Sermons for Mark 6
Mark 6:1-13 The Sacrament of Failure (Anders)
Mark 6:1-13 An Expert is Someone 300 Miles from Home! (Molin)
Mark 6:1-13 R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Butler)
Mark 6:14-29 When Evil Wins (Leininger)
Mark 6:14-29 and 2 Samuel 6:1-19 Fools for God (Hoffacker)
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 This is No Chicken Soup for the Soul (Tilleraas)
Mark 6:30-32 Taking Time Out (Gerhardy)
Sermons for Mark 7
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Clean Hands, Clean Heart (Anders)
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Overflowing Tea Cup (Hoffacker)
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Changing Hearts (Hoffacker)
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Why Are You Afraid (Butler)
Mark 7:1-23 Song of Songs 2:8-13 Integrity (Leininger)
Mark 7:24-37 Somebody Else's Saliva on Your Tongue (Hoffacker)
Mark 7:24-37 Bread and Noise (Molin)
Mark 7:24-37 Dare to Listen, Dare to Speak (Hoffacker)
Mark 7:24-37 Stronger at the Broken Places (Nolan)
Mark 7.24-37 Why Are You Poor (Butler)
Sermons for Mark 8
Mark 8.27-30 Who Do You Say That I Am? (McLarty)
Mark 8:27-38 Following...and Other Children's Games (Molin)
Mark 8:27-38 A King Like No Other (Hoffacker)
Mark 8:27-38: James 3 A Story Worth Sharing (Leininger)
Mark 8:34-38 The Costs of Discipleship (McLarty)
Sermons for Mark 9
Mark 9:2-9 Manifestation and Mission (Hoffacker)
Mark 9:2-9 WOW!!! (Leininger)
Mark 9:2-; 2 Kings 2 Growin' Up (London)
Mark 9.2-9 Turning Points (McLarty)
Mark 9:30-37 The Kid from Capernaum (Hoffacker)
Mark 9:30-37 Play and Contemplation (Hoffacker)
Mark 9.30-37 Why Are You Lazy (Butler)
Mark 9:38-50 Amputating Our Resentments (Hoffacker)
Mark 9:38-50 Salty Believers (Wagner)
Sermons for Mark 10
Mark 10:2-16 A Run Through the Thorns (Hoffacker)
Mark 10:2-16 Loneliness in Paradise (Donovan)
Mark 10:2-16 Good News For The Divorced (McLarty)
Mark 10:13-16 Let the Children Come to Me (McLarty)
Mark 10:13-16 God Bless the Child (Leininger)
Mark 10:17-22 Why Do You Call Me Good? (McLarty)
Mark 10:17-31 The Opposite of Rich (Anders)
Mark 10:17-31 Then Who Can Be Saved? (Tilleraas)
Mark 10:17-31 Wanted: Followers (Kegel)
Mark 10:35-45 What's In It for Me? (Tilleraas)
Mark 10:35-45 Saying Yes Is Never Easy (Wagner)
Mark 10:35-45 Servant Leadership (Hoffacker)
Mark 10:46-52A Person of Honor (Hoffacker)
Mark 10:46-52 What Do You Want? (Howard)
Sermons for Mark 11
Mark 11:1-11 The Street Sweeper (Zingale)
Mark 11:1-11 A Lesson in Humility (Wagner)
Mark 11:1-11 Sunday's Coming!! (Leininger)
Mark 11:1-11 And When You Think It's All Over (London)
Mark 11.1-11 The Lord Has Need of It (McLarty)
Sermons for Mark 12
Mark 12:28-34 Almost Heaven (Wagner)
Mark 12:28-34 No Holding Back (Leininger)
Mark 12:28-34 Loving God with a Broken Heart (Wigmore)
Mark 12:38-44 Radical Faith (Hoffacker)
Mark 12:38-44 Advanced Poverty (Hoffacker)
Mark 12:38-44 The Widow's Might (McLarty)
Mark 12:38-44 The Joy of Giving (Kegel)
Mark 12:38-44 The Widow Who Gave Her Last $1.21 (Smith)
Mark 12:41-44 A Living Theology of Good Stewardship (McLarty)
Mark 12:41-44 The New Math (Molin)
Mark 12:41-44 A Widow's Offering (Entrekin)
Sermons for Mark 13
Mark 13:1-8 Everything Nailed Down Is Coming Loose! (Anders)
Mark 13:1-8 Heb. 10:11-14 When Your Church Provokes You (Leininger)
Mark 13:1-8 The End Is Still to Come (Gerhardy)
Mark 13:1-8 Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Kegel)
Mark 13:1-8 The Best of Times, the Worst of Times (Nolan)
Mark 13:24-37 The Threat of Somnambulism (McLarty)
Mark 13:24-37 The Truth That Nobody Knows (Molin)
Mark 13:24-37 The Day of Wrath (Kegel)
Mark 13:24-37 Jakob's Story & Our Story (Christensen)
Mark 13.24-37 Preparing for His Coming (McLarty)
Sermons for Mark 14
Mark 14:32-42 Asleep at the Wheel (Butler)
Mark 14:32-42 Good Intentions (Wagner)
Sermons for Mark 15
Mark 15:1-47 An Unexpected Encounter (Hoffacker)
Mark 15:16-21 The End Is Still to Come (Gerhardy)
Mark 15:21-47 And When You Think It's All Over (London)
Sermons for Mark 16
Mark 16:1-8 Roll Away the Stone (Tremmel)
Mark 16:1-8 And Are We Yet Alive? (McLarty)
Mark 16:1-8 Why Galilee? (Hyde)
Mark 16.1-8 Unbelievable (Butler)