Mark 12:13-17
Religion and politics are two things we're told we shouldn't talk about. The Pharisees try to hit Jesus with a one-two punch of both. Once again, Jesus hits back with a response that guides us well.
The Mess We're In - Authority Issues
Mark 11:27-12:12
We all have authority issues. In Sunday’s sermon we hear Jesus address them head on. He has the Authority. Ours is delegated. What are you doing with yours?
What's Worth Following - Judgment and Hope
Mark 11:1-25
Jesus enters Jerusalem, curses a fig tree, then overturns the temple courtyard. What's going on? Judgment has come, but it's wrapped up in hope. Jesus is on a mission to form in us His character. Glorious hope, indeed!
What's Worth Following - Seeing Clearly
Mark 10:32-52
Once again, the disciples don't get it. But blind Bartimaeus does. To the degree we see clearly what it means that Jesus came to give his life as a ransom, we will see what it means to follow Him.
What's Worth Following - Discipleship in the Real World (part 2)
Mark 10:13-31
Jesus addresses another challenging issue of discipleship: the power of money in our lives. How can we know if money is blinding us to the deeper call of discipleship?
What's Worth Following - Discipleship in the Real World (part 1)
Mark 10:1-16
Jesus' opponents try to put him on the spot by asking a question about divorce. His reply takes them back to God's original intent for marriage. Jesus speaks more than ever to real world discipleship.
What's Worth Following - Upside Down and Backward Kingdom
Mark 9:30-50
In this passage, Jesus is preparing the disciples for His departure. Teaching from two situations the disciples were mishandling, Jesus will point us to the secret of true, effective discipleship.
What's Worth Following - Worshipping in the Everyday
Mark 9:14-32
Jesus, Peter, James and John come down off the mountain and are immediately confronted with the messiness of life. Here in this encounter we see what's needed to live a life of worship down off the mountaintop.
What's Worth Following - Who Are You Worshipping?
Mark 9:2-13
As we began the new miniseries last week, we asked Who Are You Following? Following also involves worshipping; what we follow we worship. This week we go up the mountain to see a Jesus worth worshipping, and also the importance of worship when we come down off the mountain.
What's Worth Following? - Who are you following? (part 1)
Mark 8:22-9:1
In this week’s text from Mark 8, Peter and Jesus have quite different ideas of who Jesus is and what He should do. In fact, Peter’s idea is called downright Satanic by Jesus! Find out why this Sunday morning.
The Jesus School - No Graduates
Mark 8:1-21
Jesus feeds 4,000 in Mark 8, having fed 5,000 in Mark 6. You'd think His disciples would get it: Jesus provides! We don't always get it. We are so often slow to understand.
The Jesus School - Finding Our Voice
In this passage we see a woman who argues persuasively for what she wants and a man who can't speak clearly at all. Jesus enables them both to find their voice.
The Jesus School - TTWWADI
Mark 7:1-23
The Pharisees once again confront Jesus because He doesn't keep to the rules. When will we learn that our rules to live by simply mask the deeper issue He has come to address?
The Jesus School - Making Headway Painfully
Mark 6:45-56
The disciples are rowing through the night against the wind when suddenly Jesus walks by, intending to pass them. What is going on?! They don't know because their hearts were hardened. What do our hearts know?
The Jesus School - Learning Kingdom Math
Mark 6:30-44
It is amazing what Jesus can do with our limited resources. It's also revealing to think of what this passage can teach us about our life of prayer. God's Kingdom math and the prayers of people.
The Jesus School - Learning By Doing
Mark 6:7-30
Thus far in Mark's gospel, the disciples have not been impressive, but Jesus sends them out anyway. He sends, not because they are able but because He is. What we discover in going changes our lives.
Jeff Fuller - Journey Mentoring
Daniel 3
How does the familiar story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, which many of us first recall from flannel boards, speak to the importance of being there with one another?
Power Encounters - Honoring Power
Mark 6:1-6
What happens when the most powerful Person in the universe comes to a town of skeptics? Not much. It's scary to think that unbelief could actually limit the all-powerful One.
Power Encounters - Power Over Illness
Mark 5:21-43
Sometimes waiting on the One who has the power to heal is the hardest lesson to learn. In the waiting, though, we see that He is working His plan which will bring about His greatest glory.
Power Encounters - Power Over Spirits
Mark 5:1-20
Once again Jesus confronts demonic powers and they must submit to His authority. Their power to ruin minds and lives is great, but His power is greater. He restores people to their right mind. We, too, can have the mind of Christ.