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So
far in our current mid-week series we have covered verses 15, 16 and part of
verse 17 in our study of Mark chapter 16. This evening we will complete verse
17. For context and continuity sake let’s recap a little before we begin.
Mark 16
15 And He said to them, “Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 “He who believes and is
baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
17 “And these signs will
follow those who believe …”
Three things we have learned from Mark 16 thus far:
·
Our lives
are meant to be an expression of the Gospel on God’s terms.
· By Faith
we make an eternal commitment to God while Water Baptism is
a public profession of our trust in Him.
· Signs
follow believers … Believers do not follow signs.
Mark 16
17 “And these signs shall
follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak
with new tongues;
·
In My name … What does it mean to be “In the
Name of Jesus”?
2 Corinthians 5
17 Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold,
all things have become new.
18 Now all things are
of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us
the ministry of reconciliation,
19 that is, that God was in
Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them,
and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then, we are
ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you
on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
21 For He made Him who knew
no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God
in Him.
The New Testament is filled with the benefits
of being “In Christ”. No less than 85 verses are used to detail those
benefits.
Acts 24:24
And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was
Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
Romans 3:24
being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in
Christ Jesus,
Romans 6:11 Likewise you
also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in
Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to
the Spirit.
Romans 8:2 For the law of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of
sin and death.
Romans 8:39
nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to
separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Romans 9:1
I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience
also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,
Romans 12:5 so we, being
many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one
another.
Romans 15:17
Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the
things which pertain to God.
Romans 16:3
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ
Jesus,
Romans 16:7
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who
are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before
me.
Romans 16:9
Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys,
my beloved.
Romans 16:10
Greet Apelles, approved in Christ. Greet those who are of
the household of Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to
those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be
saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord,
both theirs and ours:
1 Corinthians 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ
Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God — and righteousness and
sanctification and redemption —
1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to
spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but
you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are
strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!
1 Corinthians 4:15 For though you might have ten thousand
instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many
fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the
gospel.
1 Corinthians 4:17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you,
who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in
Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.
1 Corinthians 15:18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in
Christ have perished.
1 Corinthians 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ,
we are of all men the most pitiable.
1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
all shall be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have
in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
1 Corinthians 16:24 My love be with you all in Christ
Jesus. Amen.
2 Corinthians 1:21 Now He who
establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is
God,
2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads
us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of
His knowledge in every place.
2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not, as so many, peddling the word
of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in
Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded. For until this
day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because
the veil is taken away in Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things
have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:19 that is, that God was in Christ
reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and
has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent
deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the
simplicity that is in Christ.
2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ who
fourteen years ago — whether in the body I do not know, or whether
out of the body I do not know, God knows — such a one was caught up
to the third heaven.
2 Corinthians 12:19 Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves
to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all
things, beloved, for your edification.
Galatians 1:22 And I was
unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.
Galatians 2:4
And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in
(who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ
Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),
Galatians 2:16 “knowing that a man is not justified by the
works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ
Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by
the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Galatians 3:14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon
the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise
of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:17 And this I say, that the law, which
was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was
confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the
promise of no effect.
Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in
Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is
neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in
Christ Jesus.
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor
uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
Galatians 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither
circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation.
Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who
are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ,
Ephesians 1:10 that in the
dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all
things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on
earth — in Him.
Ephesians 1:12 that we who first trusted in Christ
should be to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:20 which He worked in Christ when
He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the
heavenly places,
Ephesians 2:6
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the
heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Ephesians 2:7
that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace
in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we
should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who
once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 3:6
that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and
partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,
Ephesians 3:11 according to the eternal purpose which He
accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Ephesians 4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Philippians 1:1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus
Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,
with the bishops and deacons:
Philippians 1:13 so that it has become evident to the whole
palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;
Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any consolation in
Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any
affection and mercy,
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in
Christ Jesus,
Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God
in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in
the flesh,
Philippians 3:9 and be found in Him, not having my own
righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through
faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
Philippians 3:14 I press
toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ
Jesus.
Philippians 4:21 Greet every saint in Christ
Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you.
Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in
Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:4 since we heard of your faith in Christ
Jesus and of your love for all the saints;
Colossians 1:28 Him we
preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may
present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am
with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the
steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 For you, brethren, became imitators of the
churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also
suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from
the Judeans,
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the
Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an
archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ
will rise first.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is the
will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly
abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 2:7 for which I was
appointed a preacher and an apostle — I am speaking the truth in
Christ and not lying — a teacher of the Gentiles in
faith and truth.
1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have served well as deacons
obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in
Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the
promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy 1:9
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according
to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in
Christ Jesus before time began,
2 Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which
you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ
Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:1
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ
Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of
the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ
Jesus with eternal glory.
2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in
Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
2 Timothy 3:15 and that from childhood you have known the
Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus.
Philemon 1:6 that the sharing
of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing
which is in you in Christ Jesus.
Philemon 1:8
Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to
command you what is fitting,
Philemon 1:23
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
1 Peter 3:16
having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those
who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
1 Peter 5:14 Greet one
another with a kiss of love. Peace to you all who are in Christ
Jesus. Amen.
These are just the scriptures that actually
say the words, “in Christ”. These 85 do not nearly account for all of those
verses which point to the same reality but use the words, “In Him”, or “In the
Name”, or “In Jesus” or other such indicators. There is clearly a position into
which we move when we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
·
We become new creations
·
We are washed and become clean before God
·
We are forgiven, justified, sanctified,
purified and made righteous
·
We are born-again as saints, heirs,
joint-heirs, sons, daughters, kings and priests, as children of the most high
God.
How does a person get “In Christ?” …
1.
Recognize they need a Savior
2.
Repent of their sin
3.
Receive Jesus on God’s terms
1 John 5:13 These things I
have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of
God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue
to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Next week we are going to discuss those signs
which follow those who believe.
Mark 16
17 “And these signs shall
follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak
with new tongues;
18 “they will take up
serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them;
they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
19 ¶ So then, after the Lord
had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right
hand of God.
20 And they went out and
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word
through the accompanying signs. Amen.
James
5:14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him
call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him
with oil in the name of the Lord.
