LifeSpring Sermon Blog

180401 Ed's Table Talk

What ending would you write

Mark 16:1-8a is the setting for this week's sermon.  It is Mark's record to the resurrection of Jesus, and it is far shorter and more cryptic than the other Gospel accounts.  In this sermon we examine the why's of the short ending and what we would rather it have said for the sake of our respective faith.  What ending would you write?

180325 Rich's Table Talk

You Are What You Love

A little widow who deposits her only two coins into the collection box in Temple and a woman who annoints Jesus with an extrememly expensive ointment are the center of this week's sermon.  Called "You are what you love," this sermon takes a look at the order we give the pieces of our lives - often putting Jesus way down the list.

Rachelle Mahaffey's Table Talk

They began planning how to kill him.

This sermon comes from Mark 11:15-18 and concerns the time when Jesus cleared out the temple of its money changers and tables of commerce.  The sermon explores the disruptiveness of following Jesus.

Be quiet, they told him

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.

Bev's Table Talk

In her table talk, Bev talks about the truth of the Gospel.

The reprimanded him for saying such things.

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."

180225 Dee's Table Talk