Irionically one of the greatest challenges that Jesus faced was the entrenched religion in Israel … religion that seemed to have no place for the Messiah.

Mark's Gospel begins with with Jesus announcing that "The Time is fulfilled. The kingdom of God is here. The Kingdom is here ... but how will it be established?

What does the Bible say about "spiritual gifts"? What are they and what are the for?

While there are many things that we may not know about the 2nd coming of Jesus … the Bible is abundantly clear about the important things that we need to know.

We should live lives shaped by God’s mercy to us in Jesus … shaped by the Gospel. Those who have trusted in God should devote themselves to doing what is good.

We should live lives shaped by God’s mercy to us in Jesus … shaped by the Gospel. Those who have trusted in God should devote themselves to doing what is good.

We need to become the people that God wants us to be. How we live matters to God. We should be eager to "do what is good", we should be eager to say "No" to ungodliness.

We need to become the people that God wants us to be. How we live matters to God. We should be eager to "do what is good", we should be eager to say no to ungodliness.

Churches need to make sure they have leaders who are committed to the TRUTH. We need to be sure that we are committed to the truth as well.

Churches need to make sure they have leaders who are committed to the TRUTH. We need to be sure that we are committed to the truth as well.