Straight to the Heart of Mark

Phil Moore leads a thriving multivenue church in London, UK. He also serves as a translocal Bible Teacher within the Newfrontiers family of churches. After graduating from Cambridge University in History in 1995, Phil spent time on the mission field and then time in the business world. After four years of working twice through the Bible in the original languages, he has now delivered an accessible series of devotional commentaries that convey timeless truths in a fresh and contemporary manner.  More details at www.philmoorebooks.com

CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: Step into the Story 11

PART ONE: THE MESSIAH’S STORY
Journey’s End (1:1–8) 16
A Single Step (1:9–20) 20
Man of Woman Born (1:21–39) 24
Where’s the Line? (1:40–45) 28
Friends, Romans, Countrymen (2:1–12) 32
Runaway (2:13–17) 37
Black Cabs and Bales of Hay (2:18–3:6) 41
Quick Step (3:7–13) 45
School of Rock (3:14–19) 49
Mad, Bad, God (3:20–35) 53
How to Grow as a Believer (4:1–20) 58
How to Spread the Gospel (4:21–34) 62
The Perfect Storm (4:35–41) 66
Too Strong (5:1–20) 70
Twelve Add Twelve (5:21–43) 74
Compartments (5:21–43) 79
When Jesus Couldn’t Heal (6:1–6) 83
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (6:6–29) 87
Send Them Away (6:30–44) 91
Refuel (6:45–56) 95
Goodbye, Galilee (7:1–23) 99

PART TWO: THE WORLD’S STORY
Breadcrumbs (7:24–30) 104
Spit on a Foreigner (7:31–37) 108
Déjà Vu (8:1–10) 112
Bad Bread (8:11–21) 116
Yeast Extraction (8:22–26) 120
Mystery Story (8:27–30) 124
Speaking for Satan (8:31–38) 128
The Holy Mountain (9:1–13) 133
Why Doesn’t God Heal? (9:14–29) 138
How to Pray for Healing (9:28–29) 142

PART THREE: THE COSTLY STORY
Road Trip (9:30–50) 148
What Costs More (9:42–50) 152
Invisible Gods (10:1–16) 156
Respectable Idols (10:13–27) 161
Back to Front Story (10:28–45) 165
Throw It All Away (10:46–52) 169

PART FOUR: THE SURPRISING STORY
A Different Type of King (11:1–11) 174
On God’s Team (11:11–23) 178
More Than Words (11:20–26) 182
Eviction Notice (11:27–12:12) 186
Revolution (12:13–17) 191
Dead Poets (12:18–37) 195
Cinderella at the Ball (12:38–44) 200
The Surprise of All History (13:1–37) 204
Christians Die (13:9–13) 209
Riches to Rags (14:1–11) 214
There Will Be Blood (14:12–31) 218
The Cup (14:32–42) 222
Show Trial (14:43–65) 226
God Accepts Rejects (14:51–52, 66–72) 230
Rome on Trial (15:1–20) 234
The End of the Road (15:21–37) 238
Surprising Cry (15:34) 242
Surprising Response (15:38–47) 246

PART FIVE: THE UNFINISHED STORY
It’s Your Move (16:1–8) 252
Write This (16:9–20) 256
Go Out (16:9–20) 261
Conclusion: Step into the Story 265