The Greatest Church Member

The Greatest Church Member

March 17, 2024 – The Greatest Church Member – Mark 10:32-45 This passage paints the disciples as fifth graders jockeying to be selected first on the team. Jesus will show them the pathway to greatness. It challenges their basic ideas about Jesus’ identity...
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When Good Isn’t Good Enough

March 10, 2024 – When Good Isn’t Good Enough – Mark 10:17-31 We can think we are following in the way of discipleship and yet be oriented in the wrong direction. Confronted by Jesus, the rich young man learned he was doing pretty well but was still missing...
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You Feed Them

March 3, 2024 – You Feed Them – Mark 6:30-44Communion Sunday There is a progression in the pattern of discipleship we see unfold in Mark. Jesus calls disciples out of the crowds. He commissions them to apprentice him in ministry. Finally, he sends them out...
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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...