Sermons

Do you like to feel weak, helpless, and lacking? Of course not! We all would much rather be rich, strong, and respected. We want to achieve these things, and for most of us our value, worth, and identity are based on how much we do to achieve them. So it’s shocking how Jesus answers when…

Is it permissible to get a divorce? Is it possible/acceptable to find a way out of marriage? Jesus was asked this question as a test and answered by recovering God’s design and provision for marriage. He then gives His answer. It will surprise you.

Following Jesus takes some unexpected turns, the most socking being that "it isn't all about me." Instead, trues disciples follow Jesus' example of suffering, service, and purity at the cost of myself - my greatness, my control, my desires. aligning myself to Jesus cost everything, and the best risk anyone can take.

Strong faith in a weak savior is nothing. The beginning of true faith realizes that even the weakest faith in Jesus is stronger than any faith in yourself or something else. The cry of a true disciple is, "I believe; help my unbelief!"

Here is a common problem among all followers of Jesus – we create a Christ (idol) we want to follow instead of following the true Christ. This has serious implications. A wrong view of Messiahship leads to a wrong view of discipleship. What if we took Jesus at his word when he said he would…

Who do you say Jesus is? The Gospel of Mark has been building to the answer to this question. Up to this point, the disciples have not really understood Jesus. But with a simple touch from Jesus, they are no longer blind and give the right answer! The ability to see, both physically and spiritually,…

“I find your lack of faith…disturbing.” Darth Vader made the phrase popular, but it may be better attributed to Jesus. At the low point of Jesus’ earthly ministry, when like us, the disciples forget, the religious make demands, and no one really understands, Jesus confronts unbelief. Do you understand who Jesus is yet?

Through two more miracles from Mark 7:24-37, Mark proclaimed Jesus does all things well. In Jesus, there’s hope when our prayers have not yet been answered. In Jesus, there’s hope for salvation for our loved ones who are presently deaf to the gospel. In Jesus, we can find 10,000 reasons to no longer be mute,…

Everyone has them hanging in their closet. Everyone choses which ones to wear each day. Every one of us is a religious actor, pretending on the stage of life. Each of us carries multiple masks, switching roles when convenient, so the outside costume hides the inside reality from the audience of life. But Jesus steps…

How do you normally respond in a "storm" of life? Have you ever asked, "God, what are you doing?" Maybe a moment of doubt has crept in, questioning of God begun, or anger with God is leading you to accuse Him. What if instead of freaking out you knew you could reach out and experience…