Pastor Austin taught on Luke 5:1-11 when Jesus called his first disciples and broke their expectations of who the Messiah could be. God can break your expectations. And it’s only after God began to break Peter’s expectations did Peter see Jesus for who he really was.

This week, Pastor Bob weighed the qualifications for discipleship in Mark 8 as he unpacked what Jesus meant when he said, "Whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it."

We studied the story in Mark 7:24-37 of "A Gentile Shows Her Faith." Nothing moves God more than demonstrated acts of faith! And we see a woman demonstrate great faith who understood grace—that if God is a God of love, and if Jesus was sent to save lost people, then by the work of God’s unlimited love through Jesus' sacrifice, there was room at the table for her. We've all been carried to the table, brought by grace, humility, and faith. 

Pastor John taught us in Mark 6 titled "Through The Storm." Why do we have storms? What's the purpose of storms? And what can we learn from them?

Pastor Bob led us to Mark 5 this past Sunday, exploring Jesus and demons. He explores the idea that evil is very real in our world, but Jesus has not given us a manual to fight against demons, he's given us Himself. His very nearness. God with us! We can stand in faith of a delivering God.

Pastor Bob continued in Mark 4 with the story of Jesus calming the storm. Or should it be called, "Jesus Taking the Disciples to the Other Side"? Take a listen to Pastor Bob's take on the storm they encountered on their way across the Sea of Galilee and the irrational fear the disciples—these fishermen—had. If we let fear rule our lives, safety and security will be the idols and gods of our life. We will worship the risk free life, where we never go to the other side. Where we don’t risk and grow. 

We had the pleasure to welcome Abdu Murray to speak at both campuses! Abdu unpacked the conflict in the Middle East by walking us through Genesis 16 and ending at the cross. We can trust God with the future because we see His faithfulness in the past. 

This week, Pastor Bob taught from Mark 2:23-3:6 on the Sabbath. His message titled "What Angers God?" tackled what we see in the teaching text: religion. Jesus (God in the flesh) is furious at the religious leaders for placing heavy burdens on people. Religion places heavy burdens that God never intended to do. Jesus came to lighten man’s burdens and the Sabbath is a gift that beckons us to cease from working and while resting, trust in the Lord.

Pastor Bob continued in Mark 2:1-12 with the story of Jesus' healing the paralytic—of sins AND of his physical condition. Jesus lifted the weight of sins from people. That’s what he came to do. We get to be healed, whole, and forgiven people all because of our reconciled relationship back to God the Father. There is a God we don't have to be afraid of. Who we can bring our friends to. And who came to bring us into His home.

Pastor Bob continued in Mark 1:14-28 with his message, "How Sinners Get Cleansed", focusing in on Jesus' miracle of healing the leper. What areas of your life are you refusing to touch but are actually in need of God’s love and forgiveness?