Ashe Alliance Sermons

What do you actually see when you look at Jesus? In Mark 8, a blind man’s gradual healing mirrors our own journey from confusion to clarity. This sermon walks through how God opens our eyes, draws out faith, and leads us to a defining question: Who do you say Jesus is?

Good Friday Service

Good Friday ended in silence—but Easter morning did not. In Mark 16:1–7, we see how God meets grieving hearts, solves what we cannot, and declares the victory of a risen Christ. This message calls us out of spiritual resignation and into resurrection living, where even our failures are met with restoring grace.

Jordan Newman takes a deep dive into Mark 8:1-21 with Jesus miraculously feeding the 4,000 and the unbelief on the Pharisees.

The unworthy and broken are made worthy and whole through the love of Jesus.

Humble, persistent faith is the pathway to experiencing the mercy of Christ.

Jesus' radical teaching in Mark 7:14–23 upends Jewish dietary laws, pinpointing the heart as the source of all defilement: a catalog of 13 sins from evil thoughts to foolishness. Jesus calls us to examine our own hearts, echoing Jeremiah's warning of the deceitful heart, and calls us to the only cure: Christ's heart transplant, transforming sinners into saints by grace alone.

In "Defilement of Truth" from Mark 7:1–13, Nate Roten warns that human traditions often silently eclipse God's Word, turning helpful practices into sacred idols that nullify divine commands—like the Pharisees' Corban loophole dodging parental honor. Drawing from Jesus' rebuke of hypocrites whose lips honor God but hearts wander, this message urges believers to examine their spiritual habits: Why do you pray, worship, and believe as you do? Root everything in Scripture alone, purging traditions that prioritize comfort over obedience for authentic faith that exalts Christ.

When disciples, fresh from miracles, face a midnight storm in Mark 6:45–56, Jesus strides across waters to "pass by" them like God's glory to Moses—yet terror grips their uncomprehending hearts, unmoved even as winds obey Him. Gennesaret's crowds, however, run with bold faith for healing. Friend, Jesus sees your struggles from afar; He's not exposing flaws but calling for recognition—will you, unlike the Twelve, respond with open-hearted faith to the compassionate Lord who calms every chaos?

When life's overwhelming needs—like a hurting friend, drifting child, or fractured world—expose your inadequacy, remember the Shepherd of Mark 6:30–44: He commands rest amid chaos, responds to crowds with gut-wrenching compassion, shatters human plans with divine impossibilities, and provides extravagantly from meager offerings, proving His sufficiency for every soul He shepherds.