This Is Not the End
We’ve come to Mark 16.1-8, the abrupt end of Mark’s Gospel. So abrupt, many don’t think it’s the end at all. In…
Read moreWe’ve come to Mark 16.1-8, the abrupt end of Mark’s Gospel. So abrupt, many don’t think it’s the end at all. In…
Read moreMark 13 attracts a lot of attention from people who are fascinated by apocalyptic predictions. When is the end coming? Will Jesus’…
Read moreMark 10.32-52 contains the most direct teaching Jesus offers in Mark’s Gospel on discipleship and leadership. Prompted by his disciples’ jockeying for…
Read moreFrom Mark 8.22-9.1 we get a saying of Jesus that is often unfairly used to motivate agreement and action. Jesus said, “If…
Read moreWe all come to scripture with lots of commitments. We’re already committed to certain beliefs, desires, and practices. The way we think…
Read moreFrom Mark 4.35-41 comes the familiar story of Jesus calming the sea. Actually, before that it’s the story of Jesus asleep while…
Read moreIn Mark 2.13-17 we read the story of Levi, who was a tax collector working for Herod, the self-styled king of the Jews….
Read moreWe don’t get very far when we claim, “I don’t see color.” Reconciliation isn’t about what we can’t see, but what we can. This…
Read moreReconciliation is obviously necessary between enemies, but what if you don’t feel like enemies? There are other times when reconciliation is necessary….
Read moreReconciliation means enemies and strangers becoming neighbors and friends. It’s as much about overcoming distance as it is overcoming hostility. In Jesus,…
Read moreOur summer series, Why the Church Needs You, concludes with a look at 1 Corinthians 1.26-31. In a world seeking power and knowledge,…
Read moreOur last week addressing the question, Why does the church need the poor? This week we listen to Luke 13.10-17, in which…
Read moreHere is our second to last sermon answering the question, Why does the church need the poor? Today’s message, “The Poor Help…
Read moreOur Summer series Why the Church Needs You is coming to an end soon. Here’s the third sermon answering the question, Why does…
Read moreHere’s the next sermon in our series Why the Church Needs You. For a few weeks we’re looking specifically at why the church…
Read moreIt’s time for a series within the series to tackle the question that was always at the heart of this exploration of…
Read moreOur summer series Why the Church Needs You continues this week from 1 Corinthians 14.1-25: “Why the Church Needs Prophets.” From distant Old…
Read moreThis morning Ellen Tanner joins us to explore why the church needs our elders. In a culture that lives in fear and…
Read moreThe story of Mary and Martha isn’t really about preferring quiet times over kitchen work. It’s about the role of women in…
Read moreJesus said, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” What on earth does that mean? Can it even be done? Our…
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