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About this Sermon | The disciples followed Jesus into the unknown, which they realized was risky after his death on the cross. On the days when the unthinkable happens, the disciples (and us) are left wondering:  "Where are you going?  Don't leave me alone.  How do I follow you into the unknown?"  What does Jesus demonstrate in this passage from…

 About this Sermon | The way that Mark 16: 1-8 tells the resurrection often makes readers feel really uncomfortable. If we take the time to really listen to this story, however, perhaps it will cause us to hear the Good News again. Order of Worship | Prelude - Mr. Jeff Goodspeed Welcome to Worship - Lisa Williams Hood Call…

About this Service | Worship with First Baptist and First Christian on this Upside Down Palm Sunday.

About this Sermon | Mark 10: 46-52 At the end of Mark 10, we listen in on an exchange between a blind man named Bartimaues and Jesus. As we listen to this story, how might we strive to see the greatness of Jesus with tenacity, too? About this Series | Uncomfortable Words is a Lenten sermon series listening for the…

About this Sermon | In Mark 10, we listen in on a conversation between a man and Jesus, and the man shuffles away from the conversation disappointed.  He seeks an answer to his question about how to be sure to inherit eternal life, but he doesn't like the answer Jesus gives him.  His expectations aren't met by reality.  As we…

  About this Sermon | At the end of Mark 8 and the beginning of Mark 9, we rapidly read through three different scenes with Jesus and his disciples.  First, Peter accurately declares that Jesus is Messiah, the Anointed One.  Then, Jesus comments on how he must suffer and be rejected and die before rising again on the third day,…

About this Sermon | Today we begin the work of paying attention to uncomfortable words, words that just might describe the way individuals who interacted with Jesus were feeling. Today we explore the disgust of the Pharisees & scribes, and our own feelings of disgust, too. What disgusts us, and is our disgust born out of us trying to follow…

About this Sermon | In Mark 6, we find a story of Jesus terrifying his disciples when he walks on the waters towards them. The disciples mistake him for a ghost. His response to them is to call out to them, so they would realize it was him: "Take courage! It is I! Don't be afraid!" What does it look…

About this Sermon | Mark 6:30 and beyond tells the story of Jesus & his disciples being bombarded with a crowd as they attempt to find a little peace and quiet. And when the hour grows late, Jesus feeds the crowd of 5,000 men (plus women & children). Are we being fed by the Good News today? If not, is…