Song of Solomon, Mark, James

Today we arrive at a very significant moment in Mark's gospel. Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ. Yet the disciples - including Peter - still aren't clearly seeing who Jesus is and what He's come to do. In this message, we discover that as we come to see Jesus more clearly, we see our need for grace more clearly. And we see our responsibility to follow Him more clearly.

Bible Text: Mark 7:24 - 8:12Series: Mark | The Bible is filled with contrasting pairs like darkness and light. Today, we see a clear contrast between those who respond to Jesus with humility and those who respond with pride. And yet Christian humility is distinct from what others may think humility can be. We'll see how both humility and boldness come into play as the door of salvation opens wide to Gentiles.

Series: Mark | Jesus reveals the hypocrisy in two Pharisee traditions. Then He declares all foods clean and warns of the sin that lies within. We consider what this means for our traditions as well as for our hearts and minds.

Bible Text: Mark 6:30-56Series: Mark | Jesus performs miraculous signs, but we learn that the hearts of His disciples harden in response. What can this teach us about our own hearts and our understanding of our Lord and Savior?

Bible Text: Psalm 4Series: Psalms | The psalmist David expresses extreme distress, but soon declares God's goodness. This leads to peace with the Lord and restful sleep. We consider how this Psalm points to Jesus and how it can help us amidst our difficulties.

Bible Text: Mark 6:1-29Series: Mark | John the Baptist's life comes to an end, and Jesus' rejection in His hometown foreshadows His coming rejection on the cross. Yet God's mission on earth is renewed as Jesus sends out His disciples to preach that people should repent of sin.

Bible Text: Mark 5:21-43Series: Mark | A leader from the synagogue and an ailing woman both approach Jesus. Both take a risk in doing so. We consider how following Jesus entails risk, yet leads to a greater reward.

Bible Text: Mark 4:35-5:20 | The accounts of Jesus calming a storm and healing a demon-possessed man have some interesting things in common. They press us to think about how we can experience God's peace now, even as we wait for it to come in full.

Bible Text: Luke 23:54-24:12 | As we look at Luke’s account of Jesus resurrection, we’re going to consider who is first told that Jesus is risen and what this says about the heart of God.

Bible Text: Matthew 21:1-11 | On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem in humility, riding on a donkey. Yet He also entered Jerusalem in power, as a promised King. We consider the wonderful paradox at the heart of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and what it means for our lives.

Bible Text: Mark 4:21-34Series: Mark | Jesus follows his first major parable with a series of short parables involving a lamp, a measure, seed sown and a mustard tree. We consider how they all work together to teach us about the Kingdom of God

Jesus tells a parable involving a sower of seed and soils. Then he tells us how this parable speaks to each of us, whatever the state of our faith may be.

Bible Text: Mark 3:20-35Series: Mark | Today we consider Jesus' condemnation of the scribes who accused Him of doing the work of the devil. We also consider what it means that Jesus welcomes us to join His family.

Bible Text: Mark 3:7-20Series: Mark | As word gets out about Jesus' healings, a great crowd comes to him. But Jesus is not merely looking for fans who are impressed by His powers. Jesus withdraws to a mountain, where He calls just twelve to be with Him.

Bible Text: Mark 2:18-3:6Series: Mark | Jesus engages questioners, responding to challenges regarding fasting and Sabbath practices. In doing so, He demonstrates that He has come to do a work far greater than the religious people of His day can imagine.

Bible Text: Psalm 3 | King David responds to the rebellion of his son Absalom by crying out to the Lord. This Psalm helps us in our own trials by pressing us to reflect on how our God is both just and merciful.

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 1:2 | Speaker: Jim Hunter | Pastor Jim shares about the profound nature of the church as a people "called out" as well as the way that Christian unity reflects God's own unity in the Trinity.

Bible Text: Psalm 2Series: Psalms | At first glance, Psalm 2, with its kings and rulers, seems very different from Psalm 1. Yet both reveal a fork in the road that lies in front of every human being. Will you turn from the sinful rebellion of this world and find joyful refuge in Jesus?

Bible Text: Psalm 1Series: Psalms | We reflect on Psalm 1 and what it means to find our delight in the law of the Lord.

Bible Text: Mark 1:40 - 2:17Series: Mark | Here we see Jesus heal both a leper and a paralytic. Then He calls a new disciple, Levi the tax collector. As religious leaders question Jesus for spending time with "tax collectors and sinners," Jesus draws a surprising connection between the healings He has performed and the company He keeps. "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician," Jesus says, "But those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

Jesus gets a response from all who encounter Him. In this passage, Jesus demonstrates His power over both the visible and the invisible. Like the disciples He calls, we have to ask ourselves, will we follow Jesus whatever the cost?

Bible Text: Mark 1:1-15 | Taking a look at the beginning of Mark's gospel, we look at how the coming of Jesus is predicted and pleasing to God. We look at how Jesus perseveres and proclaims the Gospel of the Kingdom.

Bible Text: Luke 2:1-16 | We look at Luke 2 and consider the fulfillment of the promises we have been looking at in Isaiah in recent weeks. We see Mary and Joseph, faithful sojourners, who travel to Bethlehem for the birth of the Savior Jesus Christ. And then we see the response of the shepherds who receive the Good News.

Bible Text: Isaiah 9:2-7 | We take a close look at the names given to our Lord and Savior in Isaiah 9:2-7: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace

Bible Text: Isaiah 7:1-14 | Even when God's people are dangerously divided, God's promise to be with His people still stands. We will consider this principle from Isaiah 7 in four parts: God's people divided, a king divided, a prophet of integrity and the promise of Immanuel.

Bible Text: Isaiah 4:2-6, Isaiah 6:1-7 | As we enter into the season of Advent, we consider that the light of Jesus' incarnation shines throughout the Bible.

Speaker: Jim Hunter | Series: Revelation (Easter message) | Easter Sunday Message

Bible Text: Rev.13:16-18 Psalm 2 | Speaker: Jim Hunter | Series: The Revelation of Jesus

Bible Text: Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 9:4, 13:16,17,18, 15:2, 16:1,2, 20:4,15 | Speaker: Jim Hunter | Series: The Revelation of Jesus