Messages
A collection of sermons and messages Mark has given over the years
New messages are added as they become available
Aug 25, 2024, 10:30 AM
Now it's time to carry out the sentence of death against Jesus. You've heard it before; you've seen it in movies. It is brutal. And the worst thing we can do is become numb to it. Jesus Himself had the opportunity to take a concoction designed to ease His suffering and numb His pain. He refused. And that is a lesson for us: We need to face His suffering, as surely as He did. We need to see it; we need to feel it; we need to respond correctly to it. Why? Come find out. From Matthew 27:27-50.
Aug 18, 2024, 10:30 AM
Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin, by the people and even by Pilate—against his better judgment. Can this really be God's desire for His only Son? We know it is, but do we realize that in suffering all these things, He was leaving us an example that we should follow in His steps? But Jesus is not the only one who is condemned in this passage. Not only is His stand before His unjust judges a lesson for us, but the actions of those around Him are warnings to us. How desperately we need to search our own hearts and lives to make sure we are learning and submitting to the will of God in Christ Jesus for us! From Matthew 27:1-26.
Aug 11, 2024, 10:30 AM
Both Peter and Jesus are on trial here. You can see the difference between the One who submitted Himself to the Father's will, even to the point of death, and the one who gave in to his flesh. Jesus knows when to remain silent and when to answer, all in honor of His Father. Jesus practices true meekness. Peter is still enslaved to the wishes of his flesh. But before we come down too hard on Peter, we should consider where we stand in comparison to these two men. How will we respond when our lives are at stake? Jesus' success and Peter's failure still have much to teach us. From Matthew 26:57-75.
Aug 4, 2024, 10:30 AM
How do you handle the most terrifying diagnosis? How do you handle tragedy befalling a loved one? How do you respond to a spouse who fails you in one way or another? How do you respond to a car breaking down by the side of the road or a printer that won't do what it's supposed to? We constantly face little tests and sometimes face the worst of tests. How can we face them and pass the test? How can we respond well, as Jesus wants us to, as we want us to? Jesus has been there. And He shows what we need if we're going to honor Him in the big and little trials of life. From Matthew 26:31-56.