Many things stand in the way of our acceptance/entrance into the Kingdom of God: selfishness (divorce), pride (little children), materialism (rich young ruler) and power seeking (James' and John's request).

The theme of humility is described in the transfiguration and future suffering of Jesus, prayer and power healing, the message that the 1st must be last, coming to God as children and dealing with sin.

Jesus is the source of life as revealed in the feeding of the 5000, the yeast of the Pharisees, Peter's confession and his predicted death. We are encouraged to take up our cross and follow Him.

Religion worries about the externals while God is concerned with our hearts. Whether we are clean or unclean is a matter of the heart, not of diet or behavior. Jesus follows power teaching with power healing of a Greek child and a deaf-mute.

Pastor Nate speaks on Mark chapter 6, where Jesus models principles of spiritual leadership.

Jesus displays his authority by calming the storm, healing the demon possessed and the sick, and raising the dead to life.

God's authority in salvation and our response in faith is illustrated through the parables of the sower, the lamp, the growing seed and the mustard seed.

Jesus dealt with several groups of people in different ways according to their faith.

Breaking free from religion. The connection between healing and forgiveness. When is it right to break the rules when led by the Spirit?

Starting the journey with Jesus, we respond to God with repentance, baptism, resisting temptation via the Word and prayer – just as Jesus did.