Is It Lawful
In Mark 10 Jesus responds to a question about the lawfulness of divorce. In this message, Pator Jesse explains how Jesus' responce goes beyond telling us what is right and wrong.
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In Mark 10 Jesus responds to a question about the lawfulness of divorce. In this message, Pator Jesse explains how Jesus' responce goes beyond telling us what is right and wrong.
In Mark 9 we see Jesus talking about Hell. In this message Pastor Jared shares three different views on Hell and discusses how we respond as believers
As a follow up message to "The Quick Fix", Pastor Jesse continues in 1 Peter 1-2 and looks at the results in the lives of those who pursue Christ and have a hunger for scripture.
In this message Pastor Jesse looks how we tend to look for the quickest fix for every need and how that mentality spills over into our spiritual life.
In this message we look at how the resurrection changes the way we see God and how it impacts our lives today
As Pastor Jesse looks at the story of Palm Sunday, we see how the voice of a crowd and the heart of a person dont always say the same thing.
In this message we see how Jesus teaches the disciples that the kingdom is about servanthood rather than soldiers
Guest speaker Pastor James Ruddy shares some of his personal journey to faith and looks at how Psalms 113 reveils God's mercy towards us.
In this message we see from Mark 9 how Jesus responds to doubt in our lives.
As we look in Mark 8, we see that sometimes God's grace for us doesn't always come in a way that we might like. In this message Pastor Jared explains how God sometimes uses the mess in our lives to show us His grace.
In this message, Pastor Jared looks at Mark 7:31-37 and show us how the healing us the deaf man pionts to Christ fulfilling the prophecy about the messiah and how the Kingdom of God is restoring the earth.
As we continue to walk through Mark, we find that God does not owe us anything, but He is continually gracious towards us.
In this message Pastor Jared looks at Mark 7 and discusses how it is not our outward attempts at religion that make us righteous or unrighteous, but what is inside of our hearts. Pastor Jared also discusses how "good things" can cause us to live in bondage.
As Pastor Jesse looks at Mark 6:45-55, we see how our expectations in a situation can blind us from what is really in front of us.
In this message we see how easy it is to see the work of God in our live and forget our dependance on him the next time we a re in a similar situation.
It's easy to read Mark 6:14-29 and to disassociate ourselves from the dilemma that Herod faces. In this message we see that the message to Herod in that monet is the message to us today.
What does it look like to answer the call of God for your life? How long do you wait for confirmation before you respond? In this message Pastor Jared looks to Mark 6 to answer our questions about the call of God.
Im Mark 6 we see that the work of Jesus is rejected in his home town. Pastor Jared examines how we can allow past experience to limit what we believe God will do today.
When looking at Mark 5, we see that Jesus makes Jarius wait while his daughter is dying. In this message Pastor Jesse looks at the lesson in faith that Jarius learned on that day.
In Mark 5 we see the woman with the issue of blood and her approach to Jesus for healing. In this message Pastor Jesus examine why Jesus had her identify herself rather than letting her sneak back into the crowd.
As we finish looking at Mark 5:18-20, we see that we are rescued for a purpose.
Jared continues to look a Mark 5:18-20, and discusses why Jesus would not let the man get into the boat with him. We also see that Jesus teaches us a key lesson about evangelism.
As we look at Mark 5:1-20, Pastor Jared looks at how the people responded when Jesus came into their country and things changed.
In this message, Pastor Jared examines what it looks like for us to have trust in the promises of God and what faith looks like in the midst if a storm.
In this weeks message Pastor Jared looks at Mark 4 and discusses how the Kingdom is like a seed that is still growing and at work on the earth and in our lives.
As we look through Mark 4:21-25 we see that Jesus is constantly putting his light and truth on display. We also se that there are different ways that we can respond to Him and what He displays.
As Pastor Jared looks at the parable of "the Sower and the Seed", he points out not only how the seed is recieved but also the unique way that the seed is sown.
As we finish Mark chapter 3, Pastor Jesse shows us the accusations that came against Jesus from his family as well as from the Pharisses. We find that Jesus' responce to both has eternal implications to us today.
In Mark 3:7-20 we see that there is a difference between the crowd that follows Jesus and those who go up the mountain with Him.
Special guest, Pastor David Grobler from South Africa, shared with City Lights how our view of God changes the way that recieve His goodness in our lives.