Sermons from 2026
The Family of Jesus
Scripture Reading: Mark 3:20-35 (ESV) Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” And he called them to him and said to them in…
The One Who Calls His People
Scripture Reading: Mark 3:7-19 (ESV) Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, for he had healed many, so that all who…
Who can forgive sins?
In Mark 2, Jesus is confronted with a man whose most obvious need is physical healing. Carried by four determined friends, the paralytic is lowered through the roof into the presence of Jesus. Everyone in the room expects one thing: healing. Instead, Jesus does something shocking. He looks at the man and says, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” This moment reveals something essential about who Jesus is and what he came to do. Jesus identifies our deepest need before addressing…
Life Under the King
In Mark 1, we get one of the clearest early pictures of who Jesus is. He arrives announcing the kingdom of God, then immediately begins to embody that message. He calls disciples, teaches with authority, confronts evil, and brings healing. In other words, the kingdom is not just a message he preaches. It’s a reality that shows up wherever the King is present. Thissermon centers on four simple truths: the King has come, the King saves, the King rules, and…
When Following Jesus Costs Something
Over the past two weeks, we’ve been thinking carefully about moving forward in faith in the new year. From Isaiah 43, we were reminded that God is doing a new thing. From Hebrews 11, we saw what a faithful life looks like in the present while God’s promises are still unfolding. Tomorrow, Jesus presses the question further and makes it personal. Luke 14 is not a comfortable passage. Jesus speaks to large, enthusiastic crowds and refuses to let their admiration…
Living by Faith in the Promise
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 11:13-16 (ESV) These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better…
Not the Same Story
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21 (ESV) Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the…