Sermons


On Palm Sunday Jesus came into Jerusalem, a humble King, lowly and riding upon a colt. Now he comes into the temple and what does he find? Rank hypocrisy. This…

Triumphal Entry

May 4, 2014
The time has come for Jesus’ kingship to be made plain. He has been working quietly in and around Galilee, forgiving sins, silencing demons, spreading the message of what God…

Blind Bartimaeus

April 27, 2014
In contrast to the rich young ruler who couldn’t walk away from his stuff, and to James and John who couldn’t see past their desire for power, blind Bartimaeus sees…

The Resurrection

April 20, 2014
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the apex of the gospel. Toward the end of his long letter to the Corinthians, Paul reminds them of the gospel,…

Cross Before Crown

April 13, 2014
In God’s good timing we’re a week out from Easter and here in the Gospel of Mark Jesus is talking about what will happen to him on the cross. James…
From Matthew we know this man is young, from Luke that he is a ruler, and from all that he is rich: the rich young ruler. Mark’s account is the…

Kids & the Kingdom

March 30, 2014
We know the children are our future. This is true, but here we learn they are our present, too. Jesus just warned about causing little ones who believe in him…

Divorce & the Gospel

March 23, 2014
One of the things we see when we read the Bible is God’s deep concern to meet us where we are. The Bible isn’t a book of spiritual aphorisms for…

Mortification

March 16, 2014
Jesus is still teaching about becoming great in his kingdom: "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all". But the life of a…

Greatness

March 9, 2014
Jesus recently returned from the mountain where he met with the greatest prophets, Moses and Elijah, was transfigured in radiance, and was honored by the Father who declared "This is…