Sermons
First Last and Last First
(watch here: https://youtu.be/XtBHm7jdXpc) Mark 10:17-31 17As he [Jesus] was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 18Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 19You know the commandments: “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honour your father and mother.” ’ 20He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.’ 21Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You [...]
Ash Wednesday
(watch here: https://youtu.be/Xd4OR_zldEw) Mark 9:30-37 30They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He [Jesus] did not want anyone to know it; 31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, ‘The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.’ 32But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. 33Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the way?’ 34But they were silent, for on the way they had argued [...]
Transfiguration
(watch here: https://youtu.be/npdUfV2yYsw) Mark 8:27-9:8 27Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ 28And they answered him, ‘John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’ 29He asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered him, ‘You are the Messiah.’ 30And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. 31Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be [...]
What Defiles?
(watch here: https://youtu.be/wHfvFog0QvA) Mark 7:1-23 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him [Jesus], 2they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; 4and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) 5So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not [...]
Confirmation, part 2
(watch here: https://youtu.be/xhVeggaXuZ4) And this week we celebrated the confirmations of the other 5 of the 10 students from the class of 2019. I asked them to read their faith statements in lieu of the sermon. Enjoy! […]
Confirmation, part 1
(watch here: https://youtu.be/sgWXiwV23J4) This week we celebrated the confirmations of 5 of the 10 students from the class of 2019. I asked them to read their faith statements in lieu of the sermon. We’ll confirm the other 5 next week. Enjoy! […]
Jesus and the Gerasene Demoniac
Mark 5:1-20 They came to the other side of the lake, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when he [Jesus] had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man out of the tombs with an unclean spirit met him. He lived among the tombs; and no […]
Parables of Mark
Mark 4:1-34 Again he [Jesus] began to teach beside the lake. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the lake on the land. He began to teach them […]
Jesus Heals and Teaches
Mark 2:1-22 When he [Jesus] returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door; and he was speaking the word to […]
Jesus’ Ministry Begun
Mark 1:21-45 They [the disciples and Jesus] went to Capernaum; and when the Sabbath came, he [Jesus] entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the […]