Mark 14.17-42 To be alone is disorienting, to be alone in suffering is despairing. As Jesus approaches his death–his closest friends betray and abandon him. Then in his time of greatest need, he calls out to the Father and to his horror, the Father turns his face away. On the cross, Jesus is forsaken, that […]

Mark 13:1-12 Jesus teaches in the Temple area about what this to come. Warning his listeners to not be deceived or dismayed, but to stay awake for the “End” is near.

Mark 12:13-34 The Religious Leaders conspire to trap Jesus in his words. But Jesus has come to bring a kingdom that they can’t conceive of, one that challenges every kingdom and calls us to give our whole lives to build.

Mark 10:46-52 & Isaiah 42:1-7 Jesus heals Bartimaeus, the blind beggar on the side of the road outside Jericho–making him well physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually; Upending cultural values of who’s In and who’s Out–and inviting us to see ourselves as desperate and needy as the blind man.

Mark 9:33-37, 42-47 Jesus is pointing to the cross, his disciples seek status and honor. Jesus redefines greatness in his Kingdom for all disciples.

The personal testimony of an unlikely convert coming to faith in Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:1-15 & 9:6-15 Paul calls on the wealthy Corinthian church to give generously to the poor in Jerusalem. Their motivation? The Gospel! Guilt and Self-Discipline have limits, only the cross of Christ can unleash money’s grip on our lives and allow us to live in the freedom God intends. Sermon includes God in […]

Luke 18:18-30 & Luke 19:1-10 In his interactions with the Rich Ruler and Zacchaeus in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus confronts the idol of wealth and shows how the gospel of grace unleashes radical generosity. Recording includes God in Life testimony by Patti Brown of The Lamb Center on homelessness in Fairfax.

Rev. Matt Hemsley looks at what Jesus has to say about our stuff. From Luke 16.