Mark 14:12-31
Too often we "grab and go," but when we slow down and eat a meal with family or friends, we are reminded of how significant it is to sit at table with others. This Sunday we see Jesus host His friends for a meal that redefines all our relationships.
Mark 14:1-11
Do you have a small group of friends you feel totally comfortable with? Thankfully, Jesus did. At their house, days before the crucifixion, Jesus was on the receiving end of something really amazing!
Mark 13:1-37
As we continue in Mark 13, we see that Jesus wants us to be prepared for His return. He wants us to live with an anticipation that shapes our holiness, our mission and our hope.
Mark 12:28-34
Jesus is asked what is the command upon which the whole of our lives needs to be built. That's an important question. He gives the most important answer. We're given the opportunity to live it out. How're we doing?
Mark 12:18-27
It's been said that if you want to draw a crowd, talk about the afterlife. If you want to draw a really big crowd, talk about sex. Jesus is asked a question about both, and his response offers an incredibly fresh perspective!
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.
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?
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!
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
