Mark 10:17-31 In this sermon, Pastor Mark zooms in on the story of the rich young man who came to Jesus asking how he could inherit eternal life. In this text, we learn 2 Character traits of true Followers of Christ: Followers of Jesus recognize their spiritual poverty and Followers of Jesus love God and…
Mark 10:13-22 In a short break from our sermon series on 1 Peter, Pastor Mark takes us through Mark 10:13-22 to reveal Jesus’ teaching that we must have child-like faith in the Lord. In the text, we find a strong objection, a critical lesson, and a sad rejection. Listen to hear how when we realize…
Mark 15:44-16:3–What we think is true, based on our limited human experience and earthly perspective, is usually contradicted by the realities of the spiritual realm. The situation at the tomb on the first Easter is only one of many examples of this is Scripture. What do we need to do in light of the spiritual…
Mark 15:40-16:8–Jesus is in the tomb and the women followers of Jesus come to complete the necessary burial procedures. Things don’t turn out as they expected. Spread the news: HE IS RISEN!
Mark 15:1-20 – Unfounded accusations fueled by envy and the drive for power are hurled at the Lord Jesus. The rejection is complete as the crowd shouts, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
Mark 14:53-72– As expected, those who were plotting to kill Jesus subjected the Lord to a rigged trial–one where the sentence was predetermined. No one except Jesus (and least of all Peter) expected those closest to Him to desert Him in His time of need.
Mark 14:27-52 Mark’s account of the events leading up to the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord focuses on Jesus’ “humanness”. In this passage, we can identify with the emotions Christ felt as he faced the abandonment of those closest to him. Betrayed. Arrested. Deserted. Denied.
Mark 14:1-21 Today we celebrate the Lord’s Supper to commemorate the Lord’s death until He returns. In this account in Mark’s Gospel of the last Passover feast shared by Jesus and His disciples, we learn that the plot to kill Jesus was well underway. The Lord used the occasion of this familiar ritual to begin…
