Where You Plant Matters

Where You Plant Matters

February 25, 2024, Where You Plant Matters – Mark 4:1-20 In the parable of the four types of soil, Jesus digs into the dynamics of dirt and discipleship. What threats exist to our discipleship? What type of soil are you? Mark 4:1-20 New Revised Standard Version...
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Follow Me

February 18 – Follow Me – Mark 1:14-20; 8:31-38 Part two of this series through the Gospel of Mark orients us toward a journey of discipleship. Mark makes clear that if we want to know Jesus we must follow him. As we follow, we encounter his presence and...
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Are You Listening?

February 11, 2024 Are You Listening? – Mark 9:2-13Transfiguration Sunday This spectacular display of God’s glory encompasses nature’s pyrotechnics and visual effects to make a spectacular claim: Jesus is the Son of God. Mark 9:2-13 Mark 9:2-13 New Revised...
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Who Do You Say that I Am?

February 4, 2024 – Who Do You Say that I Am?Mark 8:27-30 Mark has been leading us to this critical moment. This passage confronts not only Peter but each us. It is a personal invitation to answer the question, “Who is Jesus?”. We may give the right verbal...
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When Chains are Broken

January 28, 2024 – When Chains are Broken – Mark 5:1-20 This story grips our imagination from the beginning as Jesus takes his ministry into the throws of enemy territory. A man who is held in bondage for years and ostracized by his community becomes the...
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Lord of Creation

January 21, 2024 – Lord of Creation – Mark 4:35-41  “He speaks and the sound of his voice is so sweet the birds hush their singing” (In the Garden). Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him? Jesus is revealed to be the Lord of Creation as he...