Passage: Mark 2:1-12 A major shift in Jesus’ ministry takes place in our text for this morning. Beginning with the healing of the paralytic, Mark records five consecutive events which show the increasing escalation of opposition to Jesus from the Jewish religious leaders. In the first confrontation, Jesus has been presented with a paralytic by […]
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The Transforming Touch of Jesus
Passage: Mark 1:40-45 A significant part of Jesus’ earthly ministry involved healing. The gospels record 26 separate and distinct healings performed by Jesus; everything from blindness to paralysis; from bleeding to a severed ear; from demon possession to death. But Jesus’ primary ministry was not healing: it was preaching the good news of the kingdom […]
Enjoying God and Giving Him Glory
Passage: Psalm 16 This morning, we are pleased to have Corey Navarro bring the message from God’s Word. In this sermon, we will seek to answer the key question of human existence―what is the chief end of man? This very familiar question comes from the Westminster Shorter and Larger Catechism, and the answer is that […]
The Priority of Prayer
Passage: Mark 1:35-39 Directly on the heels of a busy but wonderful day of ministry, Mark records that Jesus got up very early the next day before the sun had risen and went off to an isolated place to pray. On its face, this may not appear to be incredibly significant, but we should stop […]
Seeing the Sign in the Miracle
Passage: Mark 1:29-34 Sometimes, it is easy for us to pass over very familiar Bible accounts without considering their significance in the bigger story of God’s rescue of sinners. This morning’s passage is a perfect example. Immediately on the heels of his authoritative teaching and demonic showdown in the synagogue of Capernaum, Mark records the […]
Showdown at the Synagogue
Passage: Mark 1:21-28 After a couple of weeks away, we return this morning to our study in the Gospel of Mark to a passage that demonstrates a point we previously made, that in the coming of Jesus, God’s redemptive purposes have now come to a climax. This text almost has the feeling of one of […]
Testimony of Bob Staten
This morning, we will be hearing from one of our church family on the power of God’s transforming grace in his life. Bob Staten loves the Lord and has the gift of evangelism. His life has been totally changed since Christ captured his heart in 1994. Now, nearly a quarter century later, the Lord has […]
The Message and the Calling
Passage: Mark 1:14-20 In this morning’s passage, Mark introduces us to the first four of Jesus’ disciples. These men will accompany Jesus for the next 3½ years. They will have heard him preach the good news throughout Galilee and Judea. They will have seen him perform miracle after miracle, confirming his divinity. Later, they will […]
The Battle in the Wilderness
Passage: Mark 1:12-13 Mark’s account of Jesus’ temptation is more abbreviated and far less detailed than that recorded in either Matthew or Luke. While we need to consider some of the details of these other accounts to gain a more complete understanding of what Jesus faced, the point of the passage is clear: Where Adam […]
The Baptism of Jesus
Passage: Mark 1:9-11 This event in the life of our Lord is one that is recorded in each of the four gospels which is an indication of its importance. But you might be wondering why it was necessary for Jesus to be baptized, especially by John who was preaching a baptism for the forgiveness of […]