The Gospel of Mark chapter 11 gives us an account of the start of Jesus’ final week of earthly ministry, leading up to crucifixion. In just 25 verses he will commandeer a colt, curse a fig tree, clear a temple and cultivate our faith.
Everybody wants to be great. You do, I do, we all do. That’s a normal desire. No kid ever says, “When I grow up, I wanna be a loser.” Since God our Father is great, and since we have his DNA, we have a genetic passion to be like him: to achieve greatness in life. […]
Money can’t buy happiness! Yet we still live in the gravitational pull of materialism, greed, lust for more. Riches are like a drug: we get strung out on it; yet we still crave more. And the more we get, the more enslaved and less satisfied we become. So here’s the question: What possesses you? If […]
How does God feel about my marriage? How does God feel about my misplaced priorities? How does God feel about the things I care about? Today, we return to our series in The Gospel of Mark. Starting with Mark chapter 10, Pastor Ray will share five enduring truths about marriage found in these verses.
In Mark 9:42-50, Jesus instructs us in the importance of dealing radically and critically with sin in our lives. There is no part of our lives worth holding onto if it keeps us from knowing God more and entering the Kingdom of Heaven.