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Who is Jesus? This is the question of the gospel of Mark. We must remember the stories and miracles, the teachings and interactions all point us to an answer. What does faith look like? The point of understanding who Jesus is to illicit a faith response in us and the hearers of the Gospel. This is the…

We are called to the family business. That family business is to bring Jesus and heaven to all spaces and rooms in our lives together. Jesus resurrects the young girl who dies. Play Video of The Chosen when Jesus heals Jairus’s daughter from death. ( Matt 9:18-25 )( Luke 8:41-56 )( Mark 5:35-43 ) Who…

Our text today is Mark 5:21-43 . I’m going to read the entire text before moving into any commentary 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing…

INTRODUCTION Timothy George writes about Martin Luther’s life in his book Theology of the Reformers and shares what was probably one of Luther’s lowest moments of his life. His daughter of fourteen years old dies from the plague. He writes this about Luther’s experience. Brokenhearted he knelt beside…

Good morning! My name is John and I am excited to be with you this morning especially in this context as we launch a new sermon series called “I AM.” If we were to read Exodus 3 we would find a familiar story. A story of God speaking to Moses through a burning bush and charging him with the task of going…

Serving Others With Humility January 8, 2023 Summary: Jesus shows us how to live our lives, with humility and servanthood. Philippians 2:3-11 I remember going to so many Pittsburgh Pirate games when I was a young kid. Seldom able to afford a ticket, but me and my friend would hang around out side Forbes…

Do Not Fear, Only Believe GSR across the street. Anybody ever get on the Ultimate Rush swing? I’m not afraid to admit, that scares me just thinking about it! I know I wouldn’t die, but I might as well. Fear is powerful. Fear transforms actions, perceptions, reality. But today, we see that Jesus overcomes…

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. 14 And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue.…

14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news,, of God: 15 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” THE FIRST DISCIPLES 16 As he passed alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting…

Title : A Faith That Saves: Part 2 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?” When Jesus overheard what was said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” He did not let anyone accompany…

Have you ever had one of those days… or a few days… where it seemed like every time you try to get something done, something comes up demanding your time? — Jesus did too! Look at Mark 5 . — Jesus is once again on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, surrounded by a crowd, and has spent the day teaching…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 5. Have you ever wished that you could just see God? Have you ever wished that somehow, someway, the infinite God beyond our capacity to comprehend, would somehow descend and just have a conversation with…

Matthew 9:1-17 Dallas Willard of a pilot practicing high speed maneuvers. “she turned the controls for what she though was a steep ascent – and flew straight into the ground. She was unaware that she had been flying upside down.[1] [1] Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life…

The Red Barn Put on hold 12 years permanence, completion absolute suffering The loss of all hope Real people Jairus The suffering woman Jesus Disciples - hurrying Messenger from the house - disappointment Jesus to Jairus Peter, James & John The rgieving family The girl two lenses of equal importance

God’s holiness is rooted in his unique identity as the creator of the cosmos and the powerful source of all life and beauty and goodness. However, the power of God’s holiness is also dangerous to us as mortal creatures. But, in God’s desire to partner with humanity, he made a way for us to access his…

Let us pray…Gracious and Loving God, as we come before you this day, our hearts are full of love for you and the life of your Son, our minds are full of the things that we need to do yet today and in this coming week, and our eyes cannot escape all that flashes before them as we scan the TV, computer,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, we pray for hearts focused on you, for ears trained to your still speaking voice, and eyes to see clearly the path you have laid before us, Amen. The Invitation I know in the last year this does not or has not happened much but think back…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we move further away from your Son’s birth, help us in this day to remember the glow, the excitement, and the joy that came from celebrating his birth. As we come before you today in this time of reflection, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking…

Mark 5:21-43 Hero We talk about heroes. All the time. People on the front line. Our workers, volunteers. All of you there helping those around you If you are following our trek through the life of Jesus you might realize that we are out of order. Yes I have jumped around a bit, but were not too far off.…

There’s one thing that we can all agree on: Our world has problems! Historians have labeled the period 1830-1850 as an “age of reform.” Quickly following that was a religious social reform movement called the “Social Gospel” from about 1870-1920. One thing that all of these reform movements had in common…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

A Few Opening Questions... How many of you know the first and middle names of your grandparents? Great-grandparents? How do you know their names? Here’s the key to this line of questioning…and it is not to make you feel bad, but if you think about it, unless you have done a study of your genealogy, you…

Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, pleading fervently with him. “My little daughter is dying,” he…