[Sermon Notes] Mark 7:14-23 Introduction Good morning! Turn with me to Mark 7:14ff. I feel like every week I’m saying, “This is so important!” But, it is! When Jesus teaches, stop everything. He’s about to turn the world upside down, or should I say, “Right side up.” And that’s how I feel today. This morning’s topic is so important. What Jesus has to say is so … [Read more...] about What Defiles a Person
Saints Everywhere
In some town you’ve never heard of at some church that will never headline, a psalmist writes beautiful poetry to God. At some small camp, dusty and dirty, old and wooden, an amateur magician delights kids and shares the Gospel. In a rural county, a single lady with no children, over a lifetime, disciples hundreds of children. At some ministry faraway, a no-named … [Read more...] about Saints Everywhere
Keller Becoming Keller
Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual FormationBy Collin HansenZondervan, 2023. 320 pp. Though I have never met him, through his writing and preaching, Tim Keller has been a friend to me. He has helped me to better see and understand the Gospel and church ministry. It has been years ago now, but I believe I first encountered Keller at my home church, Cedar … [Read more...] about Keller Becoming Keller
Dangers of Religious Traditions
[Sermon Notes] Mark 7:1-13 Introduction Good morning! Today we consider a topic I think is super relevant to the last few years of Christianity in America. The topic can be helpful or extremely dangerous. What is the topic? Look with me at the Gospel of Mark, chapter seven. While you get there, let me ask you a question. What would be some of your fondest memories … [Read more...] about Dangers of Religious Traditions
Feeding Five Thousand
[Sermon Notes] Mark 6:30-44 Introduction Good morning! Today, in our journey through the book The Gospel According to Mark, we come to a massive miracle. It’s a biggie! In fact, it is the only miracle noted by all four Gospel writers (Carson, 1990). What is the miracle? Jesus will take five loaves of bread and two fish, and with that, he will multiply them so as to … [Read more...] about Feeding Five Thousand