https://youtube.com/live/PqUE9sSfJuI The reality of life is that so many of our painful moments come from people issues. Although we’ve seen Jesus deal with religious enemies, we now move to see the incredible pressures he was … Read More
The Gospel Confronts Religion, Part 2 – Mark 2:23-3:6
https://youtube.com/live/PBL3P22wdyo Last week, we saw the contrast between the good news gospel of Jesus and legalistic religion. The message this week continues with more confrontations from Jesus’ religious enemies who now have him targeted to … Read More
The Gospel Confronts Religion – Mark 2:1-22
https://youtube.com/live/nDK5Wy42M As we continue to move through the book of Mark, it seems that each new episode reveals increasing pressure on Jesus and the gospel message. In this passage, that pressure is centred around the … Read More
Man on a Mission – Mark 1:29-45
https://youtube.com/live/ppkGf8MMPa4 We live in a world that is obsessed with popularity. People will risk life and limb and personal relationships to get more likes, subscribers, and followers. It is natural to assume that Jesus would … Read More
The Authority of Jesus on Display – Mark 1:14-28
https://youtube.com/live/8qNKj85unIw In an age marked by a deep skepticism, if not rejection, of the idea of authority, we are confronted with Jesus Christ who immediately announces to the world what his message and mission is. … Read More
The Water and the Wilderness: Mark 1:9-13
https://youtube.com/live/Ckt1q3-NeAo It’s easy to read Mark 1:9-13 as just a handful of verses and, then, breeze by two of the most significant events in Jesus’s life – the two events that establish his coronation as … Read More