Sermons
Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.
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In seeking a special place among the disciples, James, John, and the disciples misunderstand an essential part of following Jesus.
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When a man asks Jesus for assurance of salvation, Jesus ties his desire of assurance to his wealth—a message that scares us, too.
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We struggle with the nature of marriage and divorce, especially in light of Jesus’s invitation to unity; but unity itself is the way forward.
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Jesus engages the disciples in their distraction and confusion—naming the way they are becoming the temptation to sin.
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In the turning point in the gospel of Mark, Jesus is confronted with Peter’s ignorance and empire’s promise of safe oppression.
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In the turning point in the gospel of Mark, Jesus is confronted with Peter’s ignorance and empire’s promise of safe oppression.