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Faith in Jesus’ sacrifice guarantees our entrance into heaven, but how does God deal with those who are too young to exercise saving faith or those who are mentally infirm and can’t distinguish good from evil? Pastor Doug uses Sunday’s passage to explore this dilemma.
Divorce and remarriage: opinions flourish around this subject but what does the Bible say? In this message, Pastor Doug surveys the biblical teaching on divorce and remarriage and answers the common questions Christians ask.
Imagine a scene common on college campuses: a folding table in the Quad, a poster on an easel proclaiming a provocative political position, and an invitation to passers-by to sign their names to either the “agree” or “disagree” notepad. The issue could relate to Israel and Palestine, Biden and Trump, climate change, or any other controversial topic. Then, you find this statement written on the easel: “May we kill it?” Yes or no? You find that you cannot affix your name to either position without one pivotal piece of information. “What is it?” This is the question we must answer when confronted with the issue of the unborn.
The disciples encounter someone who is attempting to cast out a demonic spirit in Jesus’ name. They try to stop him because he didn’t belong to their little group. Jesus took this opportunity to teach three lessons: 1. We should have a more accepting ecumenical spirit towards other believers. 2. No sin should be so cherished that it keeps us from God. 3. We should avoid actions that could cause a brother or sister in Christ to stumble in their faith.
True greatness is not measured by how many people answer to you, but rather by your willingness to serve others–especially those whom our society devalues. In this passage, Jesus teaches us what true greatness looks like. It’s not what many people think!
Mountain-top experiences are great, but they are not the norm. Jesus and his disciples return from their transfiguration experience to discover their fellow disciples unsuccessfully trying to deliver a demonized boy whose father brought for healing. Why were they unsuccessful? For the same reason we often are. They tried to do God’s work in their own power. From this passage we learn a lot about how to access God’s presence and power.
Here Mark records the transfiguration of Jesus. This event is a powerful revelation of Jesus’ divine identity and his centrality to God’s salvation plans.
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice…
In this passage Jesus continues to help his disciples see things clearly. Like the disciples, we are bombarded by false teaching which hinders us from embracing Christ as our Savior or following him as Lord. In this section Jesus confronts false teaching, criticizes the hard hearts and spiritual blindness of his disciples, and illustrates it all through a blind man!
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice…