In Jesus’ day, the religious people had many traditions that they believed would bring them favour with God. In this passage in Mark’s gospel, Jesus identifies the real barrier between God and man that no tradition can overcome – the monster within.

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This week as we examine the Christmas story we are encouraged by the truth that even when things are a mess, God is still in control.

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Obeying God isn’t always easy, but as Pastor Gilbert shares from his own experiences we see that there is always a blessing that comes when we choose to do things God’s way.

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Pastor Gilbert Ignacio from CRC San Fernando (Philippines) shares with us this week the importance of giving our best to God.

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As followers of Christ we believe that Jesus obeyed God’s law perfectly and was without sin. So why is it that religious people kept accusing him of breaking the rules?

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As we continue our series in the gospel of Mark this week in chapter 2, we read about Jesus ushering in the new kingdom by behaving in some very unexpected ways.

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 Jesus came to establish a new kingdom, but it isn’t a kingdom ruled by the rich, the powerful or the “high-born”. Mark also begins to show that a the Son of God, Jesus had true authority over both the physical and spiritual worlds.

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This week we dive into the first chapter of Mark’s gospel, and look at the way he introduces the good news about Jesus the Messiah.

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This week we begin a new series looking at the Gospel of Mark. As we study this account of the life of Jesus, we see him portrayed as the kingly Messiah as well as the suffering servant of Isaiah 53.

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What does it look like when we live a life filled with Daring Faith? In this last week of the series we look at the book of Acts and examine the live of people who did exactly that.

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