Biblical Teaching

Jesus was displeased when children were not permitted to come to Him. This message starts from Mark 10:13-16 to learn from Christ's teaching about the safety of children in God's kingdom and then to recognize Jesus's severe warning against those who lead children astray from Him in Mark 9:42-48. To complete this message, we apply Jesus's teaching about marriage and divorce in Mark 10:1-12.

Jesus rebuked Peter saying to him, "Get behind me, Satan!" This message launches from Mark 8:27-33 to tell the story of why this happened and how Peter grew from this to accept fully the purpose of Christ.

This message draws from Jesus's teaching about the heart in Mark 7:14-23 to see what is in the heart of man.

Is there a difference in craving junk food and hungering for nutrient-rich food? This message from Mark 6:32-44 observes how Jesus of Nazareth feeds 5,000 men plus their families with 5 loaves and 2 fish. Who is Jesus of Nazareth that He can feed 5,000 plus with so little?

What did Jesus teach about worship? This message launches from Mark 13:1-13 to see how Christ exposed the "vain" meaningless worship of those teach the commands of men over the commands of God. Jesus revealed that those who add man's traditions to God's Word have hearts that are far from God. This lesson also addresses the traditions through history and today that false teachers are adding to God's Word.

Does God meet your expectations in seemingly hopeless situations? Should He? This message draws from Mark 5:35-43 to see Christ's power over death when He resurrected Jairus's daughter giving us hope of the resurrection to come on the last day.

This message draws from Jesus's parable of sower in Mark 4:1-20 because Jesus revealed that this parable unlocks the secrets of all other parables. Whatever is influencing your heart is seen by your behavior.

If you want to find everyone a hypocrite, you can. You can even err in judging God and Christ. In Jesus's day, religious leaders did just that. This message launches from Mark 3:1-5 to observe the forced conflict that people infer between God’s commands to allow them room to neglect a command of God. Can you see where this is happening today?

This message launches from Mark 2:18-22 to consider the traditions of men in the light of Jesus's teaching. This lesson explores what has changed and what stays true in the new ways of Christ.

The kingdom of God is near. This was the Gospel that Jesus came proclaiming. This message draws from Mark 1 to see the power of His words and draw humanity to respond.