Are you good enough? Have you done enough? Are you enough? We hate the question but keep asking it. But what if it is not the right question? Can we let it go? A rich young ruler asks about being good enough. Jesus shows him this is the wrong question. This week we examine Mark 10:17-31 and consider how Jesus challenges us to stop asking if we are good enough and instead ask who is.
Category Archives: Sermons
07/06/2025 | “Making Jesus Mad” | Mark 10:13-16
Jesus wept at a friend’s grave, sighed in sorrow over Israel’s unbelief, and drove shopkeepers from the Temple. He was sorrowful unto death in Gethsemane. But only once is Jesus angry. What made him mad? Mark 10:13-16 shows us and gives us a warning.
06/29/2025 | “Sclerocardia” | Mark 10:1-12
Questions about divorce & remarriage are always complicated. The Pharisees used such questions to try to trap Jesus. But as always Jesus slipped their knots and revealed what is truly at issue when a marriage seems broken beyond repair. Join us as we examine Mark 10:1-12 and consider what is really at issue when our deepest, most intimate relationships seem irreparably broken.
06/22/2025 | “The Scenic Route” | Mark 9:38-50
Following Jesus is a scenic route, a road less traveled. A scenic route with the twists and hairpin turns of sorrow, disappointment, and loss. A route slowed down by frustrating intersections and quirky characters. But a route that boasts vistas of grace seen only as we wind our way through green pastures, still waters, the deepest darkest valleys, and the dangerous terrain of enemies, within and without. It is the path less travelled, but it is the path that makes all the difference. What path are you on? Join us as we examine Mark 9:38-50 and consider the landscape of discipleship we find on the scenic route of following Jesus.
06/15/2025 | “Timely Reminders” | 2 Peter 1
Pop-ups, post-its, strings on our fingers, and endless numerated red dots on our apps testify that we are forgetful. And our forgetfulness is no less likely when the event, date, or responsibility is critically important. Though the consequences are often much greater. In his second letter, the Apostle Peter writes to remind believers to remember all that they have been given and called to be in Christ. Join us as Matt Wylie leads us to examine 2 Peter 1 and consider some timely reminders.
06/08/2025 | “Becoming the GOAT” | Mark 9:30-37
How great do you have to be to be The GOAT? Sportscasters and media pundits think they know, but Jesus settled the question long ago, once and for all. Join us as we examine Mark 9:30-37 and consider what true greatness in the Kingdom of God means.
06/01/2025 | “Beyond Belief” | Mark 9:14-32
Skeptics demand proof. But how much is enough? Jesus warned that “an evil generation seeks for a sign.” Faith is reasonable but never reasoned. It is not something you can work out with the right data. It is a gift. A gift God loves to give if you ask. Join us as we examine Mark 9:14-32 and consider how prayer, not proof, sustains our faith in the middle of failure and disappointment.
05/25/2025 | “Sneak Peek” | Mark 9:2-13
The disciples struggled to accept a suffering Jesus. They needed a sneak-peek of his glory and a divine word of reassurance. In the Transfiguration, Jesus’ closest disciples are given a glimpse of his majesty to prepare them for his suffering and theirs Join us as we examine Mark 9:2-13 and consider the majesty and sufficiency of our Suffering Savior and the certainty of the redemption he accomplished and offers.
05/18/2025 | “Urge to Confess” | Mark 8:27-9:1
Confessing faith is more than invoking magic words to shelter us from God’s wrath. Faithful confession is the Spirit-enabled ability to embrace the person and work of Jesus Christ as he is freely offered in the gospel, not as we imagine or feel him be. Join us as we examine Mark 8:27-9:1 and consider what it means to us and for us that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
05/11/2025 | “Eye Exam” | Mark 8:22-26
With a word, a touch, with spittle & mud, from remote, Jesus healed in many ways. But most unusual is the healing of a blind man in Mark 8 as Jesus gives us a gracious lesson in the importance of examining ourselves for spiritual blindness. Join us as we examine Mark 8:22-26 and consider Jesus’ unusual healing of the blind man and what it teaches us about our concern for spiritual growth.
