Sermon Library

Sermon Series/Book: Mark
Proclaim the Gospel: Invite Them Into His Kingdom

Proclaim the Gospel: Invite Them Into His Kingdom

What exactly is the good news we’re inviting people into? Jesse revisits the “Big Story” of a world designed for good, damaged by sin, restored through Jesus, and sent together for healing... but expands the picture by tracing God’s covenant with Israel and Israel’s...

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Interconnected Love: Loving God, Others, and Yourself

Interconnected Love: Loving God, Others, and Yourself

Building on Pastor Garry’s message on the Shema, Carl Sands reminds us that Jesus expands this ancient prayer into a fully interconnected life of love—love for God, love for others, and love for the self God created. Carl explores what happens when we drift from love...

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Jesus and the Foundation of Human Rights

Jesus and the Foundation of Human Rights

In Mark 2, four friends break through a roof to bring a paralyzed man before Jesus. Instead of beginning with physical healing, Jesus first declares, “Your sins are forgiven,” showing that true worth is found not in ability or status but in being made in God’s image...

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Not to Be Served, But to Serve

Not to Be Served, But to Serve

As part of our new series The Church in God’s Story of Renewal, Pastor Jesse opened Mark 10:42–45 to remind us that Jesus redefined greatness: “the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.” The church, shaped by the self-giving love of the Trinity and the...

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