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.
Category Archives: Sermons
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.
05/04/2025 | “Yet So Dull?” | Mark 8:1-21
How sharp are you? Has life taken off the edge? Has your faith dulled? Faith is a gift, but without intentionality, discipline and Christian community faith may dull. Join us as we examine Mark 8 and consider Jesus’ warning about the causes, consequences and cure for dull faith.
04/27/2025 | “A New Normal” | Luke 24:36-53
After Jesus’ Resurrection, his disciples faced a new normal. For 40 days, Jesus comforts their fears, commissions them give the world the gospel, and promises His presence through the Holy Spirit. The end of the gospel story is only the beginning. Join us as we examine the “end of the beginning” from Luke 24 and consider the new normal for followers of Jesus Christ.
04/20/2025 | “Not Here” | Luke 24:1-12
What is your response to the Resurrection? For those who encountered an empty tomb and a Risen Christ, the Resurrection changed everything. Has it changed everything for you? Has it changed anything in you? Join us as we examine Luke 24:1-12 and consider the significance of the Resurrection of Jesus.
04/13/2025 | “Behold Your King!” | Luke 23:26-56
Luke’s gospel gives scarcely any details about the crucifixion but focuses on the reactions of those Jesus encountered on his Via Dolorosa. He was met with pity, mockery and bitter anger, but also remarkable and unexpected faith. What is your response to the cross? Does it evoke pity, mockery, or despair? Or does it call you to repentance, faith, and hope? Join us this Lord’s Day as we examine Luke 23:26-56 and consider the Kingship of Christ, powerfully declared, brazenly rejected and savingly believed.
04/06/2025 | “Crime Drama” | Luke 22:63-23:25
Pilate’s courtroom is history’s greatest miscarriage of justice. Everyone is guilty – the judge, the prosecutors, the jury – everyone that is except the one on trial. But Jesus is no mere victim of injustice, but a willing sacrifice to divine justice Because of this we have peace with God and with one another. And that is good news! Join us this Lord’s Day as we examine Luke 22:63-23:25 as it unfolds Christ’s innocence and condemnation for our guilt and pardon.
03/30/2025 | “Speech Therapy” | Mark 7:31-37
Fingers in his ears, spitting and touching his tongue, looking to heaven and sighing, and commanding ears “Be opened!” Jesus just exorcised a demon from a distance without a word. So why all the drama with a deaf-mute man of Decapolis? Join us as we examine Mark 7:31-37 and consider Jesus clearly offered to broken, isolated men as the only sufficient Savior.
03/23/2025 | “Dogged Faith” | Mark 7:24-30
Man’s best friend! Yet dog-proverbs, ‘dog-eat-dog, gone to the dogs, sick as a dog,’ always dwell on unsavory traits. To be called a ‘dog’ is never a compliment. So, Jesus’ words to a Gentile woman’s plea for her demon-possessed daughter shock us. Join us as we examine Mark 7:24-30 and consider hallmarks of a dogged, tenacious, persevering saving faith.
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