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Masterclass: The Book of Mark // Jesus Restores Lives
Jesus Displays His Power to Restore If you’ve been in this world for long at all you know there’s a lot of imposing and scary forces out there. We don’t get much choice on the subjects of weather and erosion, or of sickness and decay, or of death. Every single day, we’re subject to the…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Plant Seeds of the Good News
Why Did Jesus Teach in Parables? Do you ever wonder why Jesus spoke in parables instead of just saying exactly what He wanted His followers to know? About one third of Jesus’ teachings were communicated in parables! Parables are simple stories meant to facilitate the understanding of deep spiritual truth. It’s been said that a…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // The Family of Believers
People Matter to Jesus Do you ever feel like God is too busy with everything else going on in the world to be concerned about the problems in your life? Or do you think that, because you’ve done wrong time and time again, He would never find you deserving of His attention? Many of us…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Jesus Invites Us to Join in the Journey
Christ and Conflict The authors of the books of the Bible chose not to bury conflict; in some cases, they not only acknowledged Jesus’ conflicts, but showcased them. Each time Jesus was questioned, He revealed His authority and wisdom through his response. As we read the second chapter of Mark, we see that Jesus Christ…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Come, Follow Me
Introducing The Gospel of Mark As we set out on this journey through the entire Gospel of Mark, we should take a moment to put this book of the Bible into proper context. Mark is just one of four Gospels. Have you ever wondered why there’s more than one Gospel account? As it turns out,…
Read MoreEaster // Part 4: Jesus’ Invitation
The Stone was Rolled Away How do we know that Jesus conquered death? We read at the start of Mark chapter 16 that “Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise,…
Read MoreEaster // Good Friday 2022
It’s Good Friday, and it’s a day of remembrance and reflection. It’s the day that we recognize the death of Jesus – the day that Jesus took on our sin and shame and died a sinner’s death. But, Good Friday is not the end of the story. We celebrate this day, as we know that…
Read MoreEaster // Part 3: Jesus’ Sacrifice
Jesus Died For Us When you begin to understand the sacrifice of Christ, everything changes. And if we can feel the weight and significance of Jesus’ sacrifice for us, we will be better able to celebrate His resurrection on Easter and every day of our lives. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice. He gave His life…
Read MoreEaster // Part 2: Jesus’ Death
Why Did Jesus Have to Die? Our celebration of Jesus’ resurrection is the most joyous time of the year in the church. But if we don’t spend some time in reflection of the pain and suffering that Jesus endured in our place, we will miss just how awesome the story of His resurrection on the…
Read MoreEaster // Part 1: Jesus’ Claim
Jesus Claimed to be the Messiah Names and titles can tell us a lot about people. The names we call people are how we acknowledge them; using them shows we recognize the people around us. The titles principal or doctor or your honor all tell us something about what people do for a living, and…
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