The Gospel of Mark – Hosanna! Blessed is…
Jesus enters Jerusalem to shouts of ‘Hosanna!’ — but the crowds want a king who will overthrow Rome, not a savior who will go to the cross. This Palm Sunday message challenges us to stop creating Jesus in our own image and embrace who he truly is.
The Gospel of Mark – What God Has Joined Together
In Mark 10:1–12, the Pharisees test Jesus with a question about divorce, but Jesus reveals the deeper issue, a heart that seeks the bare minimum from God. By pointing back to creation’s purpose and the image of being “yoked together,” Jesus invites us to move beyond minimums and discover what we were truly made for…
The Gospel of Mark – Coming Down the Mountain
Jesus’ desire for his disciples is that they would see and understand what the Messiah must do. The Gospel of Mark now leads towards the cross, but the Messianic expectation still invades the hearts of his followers. How are we to see and understand the path Jesus must take, and how are we to respond?
The Gospel of Mark – Do You See Anything?
This week we open the Bible to Mark 8:1-26 as we continue our walk through the Gospel of Mark, chapter-by-chapter, to become better Bible readers. This week in our passage we see how a miracle moment teaches us more about what the author is trying to tell us about Jesus and our faith.
The Gospel of Mark – He Has Compassion
This Sunday we continue our walk through the Gospel of Mark, learning to ask the text questions to become better Bible readers ourselves. This week we look at how in a single passage two things are happening and a single moment ties them together in Mark 6:30-44 as Jesus shows compassion to the multitude.
The Gospel of Mark – How Much the Lord Has Done
This Sunday we continue walking through the Gospel of Mark chapter-by-chapter to become better Bible readers. This week we open to Mark 5:1-34, and take a comparative approach to the text between the two stories that are written in the passage. How does comparing and contrasting stories teach us about Jesus and ourselves?
The Gospel of Mark – Still No Faith?
This morning we continue our walk through the Gospel of Mark chapter-by-chapter with the purpose of becoming more literate Bible readers. Today we open to Mark 4:35-41 where Jesus calms the storm. In this passage 4 questions are asked: how do they challenge us as believers in Christ?
The Gospel of Mark – The Unforgivable Sin
This Sunday we continue our chapter-by-chapter walk through the Gospel of Mark. Along the way we learn practical ways to be in our Bibles more and read them with intentionality. Today, we open to Mark 3:22-30 to allow ourselves to be challenged by difficulty texts that we often gloss over.
The Gospel of Mark – You Are Forgiven
This Sunday we continue our chapter-by-chapter walk through the Gospel of Mark. Along the way we learn practical ways to be in our Bibles more and read them with intentionality. Today, we open to Mark 2:1-12 to see how to find the importance in a passage, particular how Jesus has the authority to forgive.
The Gospel of Mark – Promise Keeper
This Sunday we begin the New Year by opening the Gospel of Mark. We will walk through the Gospel chapter by chapter each week and take a deep dive into how we read the scripture for ourselves. Today we open to Mark 1:1-13 to see how God is the Promise Keeper.