In Mark 10 the Pharisees once again arrive with the intention of tricking Jesus into saying something controversial. Yet Jesus sees right through not only their intentions but their hearts. In sharing some counter-cultural teaching on Divorce, Jesus directs them away from their own hard-hearted attitudes toward his gracious redemption.
How do you define & determine greatness? Perhaps a question we would all answer differently, but this week we are going to see how Jesus defines it. So join us as we think upon what greatness looks like in the kingdom of God. Focus Text: Mark 9:33-50
For the majority of our lives, we live amidst the darkness of this world and face a whole host of daily battles; it’s not surprising then that we can often find it hard to have faith. Yet, as we will see in our passage today, it is for this very reason that we must depend…
In our passage today, three of Jesus’ disciples are following him to the top of a mountain, their heads filled with questions and uncertainties as they wrestle with the difficult things Jesus has just told them. How can they trust what he says? How can they be sure they are following the right person? Isn’t…
Immediately after Peter identifies Jesus as the rescuer God had promised, Jesus explains what it means to be his follower. He explains that it is not something you can just do in your spare time or a path to take because you think it will be the easiest. Instead, he explains that it involves giving…
Today we come to the pivotal moment of Mark’s Gospel, the fundamental question every one of us must answer. Who is Jesus?
In our passage, we see three events, very similar to ones we have seen in Mark’s gospel before – but with one very big difference this time!
What is it that makes someone a good or bad person? In today’s passage we see what Jesus has to say about it, and it’s not what you might think.
When the disciples return from their ministry tour in the villages around Galilee, they could be excused for thinking they already knew everything about Jesus. Yet in our passage today, we see there are significant blind spots in their understanding of who Jesus really is, blindspots which we often share with them. Join with us…
This week we think about a word loaded with emotional baggage, ‘repentance’. So what is it, and why is it so important? We answer those questions by looking at a King who makes a whole host of mistakes, but refuses to admit to them! Focus Text: Mark 6:14-29