Tag: Mark
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Mark 6:45-56 Recognizing Jesus 5/25/2025
Sometimes, we miss what is right in front of us. The disciples did: they missed that Jesus is fully God. Yet, Jesus had mercy on them, and the disciples would grow to recognize and respond to Jesus as the Son of God.
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Mark 6:30-44 The Good Shepherd: May 18, 2025 Sermon
Compassion for people. The disciples return from their mission trip and are all set to take a well-earned rest away from the crowds and with Jesus. Yet, the real needs of the people around them change the schedule: Christ has compassion on the crowd.
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April 27, 2025 Sermon
Who is Jesus? The entire point of recounting John the Baptist’s tragic story in the following verses is to teach us something about Jesus: who he is, what he has come to do, how he would suffer and be persecuted.
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April 20, 2025 Sermon
Rejoice in the King who defeats all that ails us – death and disease have no hold over him; and because of his power, they will not be the final word for we who follow him.
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Mark 5:21-43 Our Fears Defeated 3/30/25
Fears arise. The situation is a desperate one: a leader in the local synagogue falls before Jesus, asking him to come and heal his little girl before she dies. Jesus immediately sets out with the father.
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Mark 4:21-41 Hearing the Kingdom 3/16/25 Worship Service
…God is growing his kingdom… Mark records two more of Christ’s parables, each having to do with God’s kingdom. First, the kingdom is growing and God is the one growing it. Second, the kingdom may look unimpressive, but the end result will be nothing short of astounding.
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Mark 4:1-20 Ears to Hear? 3/9/25 Worship Service
Genuine discipleship is not only hearing but also responding to what you hear. True disciples believe what Jesus proclaims about himself. Are you responding? Do you believe him? Disciples then take what Christ has taught and obey it – they seek to grow in holiness. Will you pursue Jesus?
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Mark 3:20-35 Part of the Family 3/2/2025
How you respond to Jesus reveals what you believe about him.
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Mark 3:13-19 Called by Jesus 2/23/25
Many call themselves Christian, but to truly be a Christian one must respond to Jesus Christ. Have you? Being a disciple of Jesus is having a relationship with him. Christ offers that to you – receive his offer! Disciples respond to Christ by taking his marching orders as their own.
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Mark 3:1-12 Hard or Soft? 2/16/25 Worship Service
Service Video: Hard or Soft? > Mark 3:1-12 3:1-6 Hard hearts plot against Jesus. The religious officials see a man’s disability as a test of whether Jesus will follow their […]
