Sermons

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 8, 2024 Mark 7:31-37 How’s Your Followership? Followers of Christ See the True Purpose of His Power!   31Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man. 33After he took him aside, away from…

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 1, 2024 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 How’s Your Followership? Followers of Christ Obey His Law from the Heart!   1The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were “unclean,” that is, unwashed. 3(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the…

The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 25, 2024 John 6:51-69 The Bread of Life — The Only Food We Really Need!   51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” 52Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53Jesus said to them,…

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 18, 2024 John 6:35-51 The Bread of Life — The Bread that Gives Wisdom and Life!   35Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. 36But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I…

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 11, 2024 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, 11-13 The Bread of Life — Always Be in Awe of God’s Spiritual Blessings to You!   1For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3They all ate the same spiritual food 4and drank the same spiritual drink;…

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 21, 2024 Mark 6:30-34 Meaningful Ministry — Jesus Models a Shepherd’s Compassionate Heart!   30The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” 32So they went away by themselves in a boat to…

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 14, 2024 Mark 6:7-13 Meaningful Ministry — Sent With God’s Own Authority!   7Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. 8These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9Wear sandals but not an extra tunic. 10Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11And if any place will not…

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 7, 2024 Ezekiel 2:1-7 Meaningful Ministry — Not Glee and Gratitude, But Rejection and Resentment!   1He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me;…

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost June 30, 2024 Mark 5:21-24a, 35-43 Amazing Truths About Our Amazing God— Our Living Lord Completely Changes Our View of Death!   21When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there.  Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet 23and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please…

The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 23, 2024 Mark 4:35-41 Amazing Truths About Our Amazing God— Our God is With Us Through All the Storms of Life!   35That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that…