In contrast to the message of contemporary culture to promote, pamper, and protect ourselves, Jesus' call has always been to deny ourselves and abandon anything and everything that would hinder us from a non-negotiated commitment to following Him.

Jesus wants us to listen well to the Word. It is in the listening to His Word and responding that the kingdom Seed grows in individual hearts, communities, and nations. This morning we look at four kingdom parables. Hear it up!

Who do you say that Jesus is? How do you relate to him? In this passage we will look at six different responses to Jesus and his ministry. Will you call him liar, lunatic or Lord?

Jesus’ encounters with his enemies teach us that the Gospel, and Jesus himself are offensive to our own self-driven efforts to please God. He offers something so much better: Forgiveness, Joy, & Rest.

We have so many needs, but what is our deepest? As Jesus continues to incrementally reveal himself to the people in an electrically charged encounter of sickness, sin, faith and evil, we see that the Son of Man is the only one who can ultimately meet our needs - Including the deepest one of all.