SERIES: Mark — The Cross-Shaped Life (Easter 2025) TEXT: Mark 15:42-16:8 MESSAGE: “He Has Risen”   “(Resurrection is) death’s reversal.” — N.T. Wright   “And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith […]

SERIES: Mark — The Cross-Shaped Life TEXT: Mark 15:21-41 MESSAGE: “The Cross”   “…what is it that we want when we elevate the love partner to the position of God? We want redemption—nothing less. We want to be rid of […]

SERIES: Mark — The Cross-Shaped Life TEXT: Mark 15:1-20 MESSAGE: “Jesus and the Crowd”   “Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross […]

SERIES: Mark — The Cross-Shaped Life TEXT: Mark 14:53-65 MESSAGE: “Standing Firm in the Face of Injustice”   1. The Cross-Shaped Life Stands Firm in Truth (vv. 53-59)   2. The Cross-Shaped Life Declares Christ as King (vv. 60-62)   3. The Cross-Shaped […]

SERIES: Mark — The Cross-Shaped Life TEXT: Mark 14:27-42 MESSAGE: “Overcoming Failure”   “Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said […]

SERIES: Mark — The Cross-Shaped Life TEXT: Mark 14:12-26 MESSAGE: “The Last Supper”   1 Peter 1:19-20 says, “He was chosen before the foundation of the world…”   “Confucius, Muhammad, Buddha, Moses—they all died in old age, in comfort and blessedness, […]