Sermons

This month we’ll look at the basis of Christmas. What can we know about Jesus Christ? Some people merely speculate about who they think He is. It’s difficult to take someone seriously who speculates about Jesus Christ far removed from first century experience.

The story this week is not just a story of a man hitting bottom. It is worse than that. It is a man who hardly even knows he needs to hit bottom. Jesus and His disciples cross the Sea of Galilee from the more populated area on the western side of the sea to the…

The story we’ll look at this week is filled with gripping drama, great contrasts, never-saw-this-coming surprises, and some stunning lessons about life. Look back at this story and underline all the words that indicate the kind of storm the disciples encountered on the Sea of Galilee.

The differences between how both religious leaders and secular people think of God and God’s ways could hardly be any more different than how Jesus thought of God and His ways. Secular people look at Jesus as a teacher, a man who taught us to love everybody.

The gospel of Mark showed Jesus to be both fully human and fully divine. The first half of Mark’s gospel emphasizes Jesus as our king, while the second half of Mark emphasizes the cross of Christ. When you think about Jesus’ message proclaiming “good news,” what comes to your mind?

It was probably winter in Capernaum at this time, for Jesus was teaching in a house, possibly Peter’s house, for chapter 1 indicates that Peter’s house was there in Capernaum. Now the house that day was packed with people. Included in the audience were several types of people. No doubt the disciples and friends of…