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Monday Mar 12, 2018
Be quiet, they told him
Monday Mar 12, 2018
Monday Mar 12, 2018
This sermon comes from Mark 10:46-52, and it is the story of blind man Bartimaeus' quest for sight. From the side of the road he called out to Jesus to heal him, despite the attempts of the crowds to silence him. This sermon is about spiritual blindness and its causes.
Monday Mar 05, 2018
The reprimanded him for saying such things.
Monday Mar 05, 2018
Monday Mar 05, 2018
In this week's text, Mark tells the story of Jesus' rebuke of Peter after Peter's confession that Jesus was Messiah. The sermon explores why Jesus might have told Peter to keep silent in spite of the fact that Peter said a good thing, "You are the Messiah."
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Scattering Seed
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
This sermon is based on Jesus' parable about the sower and the seeds. The parable is found in both Matthew and Mark, although the text is for this sermon is from Mark 4:1-12. It takes a look at the role of wastefulness, external threats, and patience in the planting and care of seeds.
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
New Wine, Old Wine
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
Sunday's sermon came from a discussion that Jesus had about fasting, and specifically why he and his disciples did not fast. In his answer, Jesus launched a discussion of the role of tradition and why it is sometimes inappropriate to keep a tradition.
Monday Feb 12, 2018
There were many people of this kind.
Monday Feb 12, 2018
Monday Feb 12, 2018
This sermon comes from Mark 2:13-17 which is about Jesus' selection of Levi, the tax collector, to be a disciple. The sermon is about how Jesus preferred the sick, poor, and disenfranchised with whom to keep company rather than the wealthy, advantaged religious leaders of his day.
Monday Feb 05, 2018
Peter's Mother-in-Law
Monday Feb 05, 2018
Monday Feb 05, 2018
This sermon comes from Mark 1:29-39 and it takes a look at the mission of Jesus and how it determined the direction of his ministry. The sermon asks the question of how conscious we are today of a sense of mission devoted to the work of God.
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Real Authority
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
When Jesus was in Capernaum, on one occasion he was confronted by a demon-possessed man in the synagogue. The demon cried out, "why are you here to disturb us, Jesus of Nazareth?" This confrontation served to show the war of authority that was going on then and now between the unseen spirit realm and the Kingdom of God. This sermon explores the idea of authority and how it works in our lives.
Sunday Jul 09, 2017
What did you expect?
Sunday Jul 09, 2017
Sunday Jul 09, 2017
This week's sermon came from Matthew 11. John the Baptist is in prison, and he wants to know if Jesus is the real deal. The sermon explores the question of expectation. What did John expect? What did the disciples of Jesus' expect (of John and of Jesus).
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Welcome Mat
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Matthew 10 is called by some "the limited commission" - because Jesus sent his disciples out to a limited audience, the Jews. In this commission, Jesus also limits the self-control that the disciples might otherwise have exercised on such a venture. The sermon looks at 5 principles from this commission that generalize to our own context.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Character Produces Hope
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
The text for this sermon comes from Romans 5:1-8. The sermon looks at the victory Christ achieved in his suffering and death and the implications of that victory for the way we look at current events.