Jesus: The Exposer (Mark 7:1-23)

Being exposed is not easy. It can be uncomfortable, embarrassing, or bring shame. Therefore, most of us don't want to naturally go there ourselves. But there is something transcendently powerful about exposure as well. In Mark 7, Jesus begins to show us that there is one place where true, healthy, trusted exposure can take place - before Him. Jesus invites the Pharisees (and us today) to bring our hiddenness (no matter how ugly) before God and trust Him to restore us perfectly with what He alone can provide.

"What are you putting in your heart?"

Jesus: The Essential (Mark 6:7-13)

What kind of packer are you? Light? Heavy? Unorganized? Rushed? In this sermon, introducing us to the season of Lent on the church calendar, Jesus foreshadows the Great Commission, by sending His first 12 disciples out on a mission journey. But what does He send them with? Without? What does He make sure they don't forget? Listen in and discern what Jesus makes sure we don't forget either.

Jesus: The Lover of Our Soul (Mark 5:1-20)

"Jesus Loves You." What do you think when you hear that? This is such a common thing to hear now that unfortunately the power of this transformative reality has been oftentimes lost. In this sermon, we look at Jesus' radical encounter with a far-away person, and aim to re-discover again for our own soul "how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." (Ephesians 3:18)

Jesus: The Grower (Mark 4:26-34)

How do things grow? For some things, the answer is easy but for other's a profound mystery. In today's message, we look at how Jesus uses two parables to explain how God grows the Kingdom of God. What we discover is that the secret, mysterious, progressive, unlikely nature of God's Kingdom growth actually paints a beautiful reality for us - any faithful life (no matter how small or meager) is used by God to progress His redemptive plan and further His Kingdom.

Jesus: The Brother (Mark 3:13-35)

Family is at the core of life around the world. That's what makes Jesus' seeming rejection of his brothers and mother in Mark 3 so surprising and shocking. What is Jesus doing? Listen in as we see Jesus, our faithful and true Brother, begin building the new Family - the Church.

Jesus: The Forgiver (Mark 2:1-17)

Most people would probably say that forgiveness is a noble and good thing. But, like most noble things, it’s also really hard to actually do. In Mark 2, a pretty extraordinary example of forgiveness occurs. A paralyzed man is brought (actually dropped down!) to Jesus. The man is clearly seeking to be healed, but Jesus first gives him something he wasn’t asking for. What’s really going on in this story? Jesus is unveiling to us a pathway to forgiveness. We learn that when we bring brokenness to Jesus, we receive a more beautiful and valuable mending than we ever could have dreamed.

Jesus: The Caller (Mark 1:16-45)

Americans make and receive about 6 billion phone calls each day and constantly communicate with one another through a variety of different technology platforms. But we also live in a polarized world as a direct result of such communication. So in a world full of calls to allegiance, how is Jesus’ call unique? In Jesus’ 6 different encounters in Mark 1, we discover that Jesus’ call is in a league of its own. It is a Call uniquely to himself and his Kingdom.

Jesus: The Good News (Mark 1:1-15)

Good News. We all long for it, especially coming off a year in 2020 unlike any other. Jesus comes proclaiming Good News when begins his public ministry, but what is he talking about exactly? Are there “strings attached” to the Good News Jesus brings? And is the Good News he brought 2,000 years ago still relevant to us today? What we discover together in this sermon is that when we analyze Jesus’ words and watch his life, we see that he doesn’t just bring good news… he actually is the Good News himself.