Love motivates people to give generously and sacrificially. This message challenges hearers to go deeper in their relationship with the Lord.
Sermon text: Mark 12:35-44
Five More Rounds
Jesus goes five more rounds with the Pharisees and religious leaders in Jerusalem. They, like us, will have to decide how to respond to Jesus: follow or forget?
Sermon text: Mark 11:27-12:34
All Leaves and No Fruit
Sermon text: Mark 11:12-25
Welcome, Jesus!
Jesus believed in the kingdom he preached so much that he was willing to lay down his life in order to inaugurate it. In this message we see Jesus welcomed by a crowd as he enters Jerusalem. But do they really welcome his kingship, his kingdom, and his political ideals? Do we?
Sermon text: Mark 11:1-11
Be Like Bart
Two replies are given to the question asked by Jesus, "What do you want me to do you for you?" One reveals self-interest, the other reveals a subservient attitude. This message invites us to proclaim, along with Bartimaeus, "I want to see!"
Sermon text: Mark 10:32-52
Great Wealth
Jesus tries to help a rich man become better equipped to follow him, but the rich man is unwilling to give up the "good" wealth he has. This message addresses some common misconceptions about wealth, this interaction with Jesus, and the Kingdom of God.
Sermon text: Mark 10:17-31
Asking the Right Questions
Pharisees "test" Jesus by asking about divorce, but their question is far from simple. This message discusses how the issue of divorce is also far from simple and directs us to seek the heart of God above all else.
Sermon text: Mark 10:1-12
Cut It Out
The disciples arguing over who is the greatest prompts Jesus to teach that the way of the cross is the path of a servant.
Sermon text: Mark 9:33-50
Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a combination of ideas that seem to contradict, but actually compliment, each other. "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief" is one. This message shows how expressions of faith and lack of faith work together and encourage a deeper faith and trust in the Lord.
Sermon text: Mark 9:14-29
Hope Under Fire
Sermon text: 1 Peter 1:3-7