Mark 7:14-23 Pharisees come from Jerusalem to trap Jesus breaking the law. They think they found something when the disciples don't wash their hands before eating. But Jesus shows them the hypocrisy of their traditions they built around the law that actually kept people from following God. Jesus taught what truly defiles us is the sin that's in our hearts. Jesus is the answer for how to get our hearts cleaned and purified.
Oct 15, 2023•31 min
Bro. William Chen with Chinese Bible School was our guest preacher today and shared with us about the Holy Spirit from Ephesians 1:13-14.
Oct 08, 2023•28 min
Mark 6:45-56 Jesus has dismissed the crowd after feeding them and he has sent the disciples in a boat to cross the sea while he goes to pray. During the night, the disciples are stuck in a windstorm on the sea and Jesus comes to them, walking on water. Mark tells us that when Jesus got in the boat, the disciples were astonished, but he connects it to the feeding of the 5,000 and says they still didn't understand the lesson of the loaves. Then we find Jesus landing at the shore and healing many p...
Oct 01, 2023•30 min
Mark 6:30-44 Jesus was taking the apostles across the sea to a quiet place for rest only to find a large crowd waiting for him on the shore. Instead of being irritated with them, he had compassion on them and taught them. Later he fed them using what little food they had. When the apostles were trying to calculate how to feed the people, Jesus taught them to deepen their faith in him. You never know what God will do with your little bread and fish, you just be full of compassion and faith in Jes...
Sep 24, 2023•27 min
Mark 5:21-43 A synagogue ruler puts his faith in Jesus and rushes to beg him to come heal his dying twelve-year-old daughter and on the way a woman who's been sick for twelve years trusts if she can just touch Jesus she'll be healed. Jesus isn't bothered by their interruptions and he cares about their problems. Jesus cares about our problems, too. And he calls us to put our faith in him no matter what happens in life.
Sep 17, 2023•36 min
Mark 4:35-41 Jesus was exhausted from all his work and wanted to go across the sea to the other side and get some rest on the short trip. While he slept, a giant windstorm stirred up and threatened their lives. The disciples were terrified, woke Jesus up and asked him if he even cared about what was going on. Then, Jesus taught a powerful lesson on trusting in him through our storms.
Sep 10, 2023•32 min
Mark 2:23-3:6 Jesus is challenged by the Pharisees about the Sabbath and Jesus show them they don't even understand the Sabbath because they had made it about following all their rules instead of a time of rest, refreshment and relationship. Jesus shows us that it is always right to do right and always good to do good when he heals a man on the Sabbath, which infuriates the Pharisees.
Sep 03, 2023•28 min
Mark 2:1-12 When four friends cut a hole in a roof to lower their paralyzed friend down to Jesus to be healed everyone was amazed! But in this moment, Jesus taught everyone a powerful lesson about his identity. He is the Son of God, the Son of Man and the one God sent to save us from our sins. Jesus shows us that our eternal position is more important that our physical condition.
Aug 27, 2023•26 min
Mark 1:1-20 Mark opens his gospel telling us this is the good news about the Son of God who is now here. God has not spoken in four hundred years, and when he does after Jesus is baptized, he tears open heaven and speaks.
Aug 20, 2023•29 min
The word "life" is a small word with a big meaning. The word means different things to us, but what is the life that Jesus wants us to have? In John 10:10 he tells us what that life is. And it's better than any other definition of life.
Aug 13, 2023•30 min
No one likes to make a bad decision, but what should a Christian do when they fall down in sin? They need to get back up. But how can they get back up and move forward with Jesus?
Aug 06, 2023•32 min
Eternity is something we can't hardly comprehend, yet everyone will spend eternity in one of two places. Paul encouraged us not to lose heart and get discouraged, but to be renewed day by day in our relationship with Jesus and keep our focus on eternity.
Jul 30, 2023•25 min
We look at five metaphors in Scripture that teach us what we need to be as followers of Christ who represent him and tell about him.
Jul 23, 2023•23 min
Every decision we make is saying "Yes" to one thing and "No" to another. We must prioritize the things that are most important to us. Jesus gave Christians the ultimate guide to making God-centered priorities in Matthew 6:33, which helps us seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness in our finances, in our time and in our conversations.
Jul 16, 2023•34 min
Every decision the Christ follower makes is to bring glory to God. We look at a few areas in our life where we can make godly decisions that will glorify him.
Jul 09, 2023•30 min
No matter how much we talk about it, we cannot spend enough time talking about Jesus' love for us and we cannot say everything there is to say about that wonderful topic of Jesus' love for each of us.
Jul 02, 2023•35 min
Decisions are like dominoes. Each one effects the other and they lead you somewhere. Christ followers must learn to make decisions that lead them to glorify God in their lives and to spend eternity with him.
Jun 25, 2023•34 min
Dads have lots of responsibilities and they are concerned about the many needs of their family. But there is one question for husbands and fathers that is more important than all others. In Ephesians 5:25, Paul said husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the church. What does that mean and how do I do it?
Jun 18, 2023•32 min
We've all made foolish mistakes. But we see in the lives of people in the Bible that God works is in the business of turning lives around. Failure doesn't have to be final if we turn our lives over to God.
Jun 11, 2023•29 min
How should parents raise their children? What does the Bible teach us about parenting? With many things competing for our attention, God's Word has some critical things for parents to understand about being godly parents.
Jun 04, 2023•30 min
One of the things we need to do the most is what we often do the least. We need to be people of prayer. We need to pray together in the home. We need to learn how to pray and pray often. God listens to our prayers and is at work in our lives.
May 28, 2023•26 min
Proverbs 31 is a common passage about godly women. But it shouldn't be looked at as a to-do list for moms. There are some key things we learn from this older woman who passed on her wisdom about women to her son who is now a king.
May 21, 2023•31 min
1 Timothy 2:15 is an interesting verse about mothers. While it's a difficult verse, what is Paul saying about mothers that is unique and special? He's telling us that there is something very special about being called "mom".
May 14, 2023•24 min
Daniel - Enduring Faith: Total Trust
May 07, 2023•28 min
Daniel - Enduring Faith: Bold Stand
Apr 30, 2023•30 min
Daniel - Enduring Faith: Uncompromising Faith
Apr 23, 2023•29 min
Daniel - Enduring Faith: Courageous Commitment
Apr 09, 2023•28 min
After I Believe: Keeping in Step
Apr 02, 2023•28 min
After I Believe: Saved to Serve and Share
Mar 26, 2023•32 min
Jesus taught the woman at the well that the true worshippers of God will worship him in spirit and in truth. What did Jesus mean by that and what does that mean for Christians today?
Mar 19, 2023•34 min
