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.
Barry Winchell - Missions for a New Generation
The Gospel doesn't change, but with each generation the Church must face the challenges of communicating the Gospel in all of its glory. This Sunday, in our Missions Emphasis Sunday, we will look at creative developments in global missions which address these challenges.
Power Encounters - Power Over Nature
Mark 4:35-41
Jesus stills the storm and His disciples ask, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey?" His power and authority are greater than anything this world can muster.
Power Encounters - Powerful Parables
Mark 4:21-34
The Kingdom of God usually advances in unsuspecting and unseen ways. Its power is often a hidden power. At the same time, it has the power to bring hidden things to light.
Easter - Foolishness that Makes Sense
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Many people today think the idea of a resurrected Savior is foolishness. But when we examine the events of that first Easter morning, the only thing that makes sense of what happened is this foolishness. In fact, this foolishness makes sense of everything!
Jacob Vincent - Expectations of a King
Mark 2:1-11
The crowd hailed Jesus as king, expecting great things from Him as He arrived in Jerusalem. But five days later, the crowd shouted, "Crucify Him!" Why the change? What were they expecting? What do we expect from this king?