How should we understand Jesus’ beatitudes about the poor, the hungry, the grief-stricken or the persecuted? Are these descriptions intended to be desirable for the Christ-follower? How do we enjoy a "blessings" attitude when living with a "woes" reality? Join me as we study Luke 6:12-26. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download this PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

Is keeping the Sabbath a matter of keeping a bunch of rules? Is it a matter of doing nothing? Doing good? How does today's Christ-follower find the right balance? We consider the case of the grain snacks and the withered hand from Luke 6:1-11 to discover how to keep the Sabbath Day holy. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download the PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

  What gets you into party mode? A birthday? An anniversary? A promotion or pay raise? Your favorite team winning the big game? How about this - you are a sinner… saved by grace! In this sermon we consider three responses when the tax collector, Levi, became a Christ-follower. Along the way we will discover if we also have good reason to celebrate. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download the PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

What is it about forgiveness that so freaks us out sometimes? Fear of forgiveness is nothing new. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day were more willing to accept a healer of the body than a man who forgave sin. We examine Luke 5:17-26 and discover 4 results of authentic faith in Jesus. Real Christianity has a lot to do with real forgiveness. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download the PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

What is God’s intended good in your life that has become corrupted? Just like a computer file can become corrupted and thus unusable, our corruptions keep us from being used by God as He originally intended. In this week's sermon we study Luke 5:12-16 and see Jesus heal a man covered with leprosy. We learn 5 lessons when struggling with whatever would corrupt us. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download the PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

What is your goal - good or God? In this week's sermon, we discover a progress of relationship and trust with Jesus through the life of Peter. What is the connection between risk, faith and priority when following Christ? Follow along with the online sermon notes or download the PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

What Would Jesus Do? WWJD presumes we would know the answer. But many of those in his hometown were both amazed and surprised at what Jesus had to say. Pastor Mark considers the story from Luke 4 and asks how we might respond if Jesus told us what we did not want to hear. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download the PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

In this first sermon of 2016 I examine Luke 4 and Jesus’ 3 temptations. Along the way we’ll learn 3 reasons for our temptations, the 3 times we are most tempted, and the 3 types of temptations we’ll face over and over again. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download this PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to take a road trip with Jesus? Pastor Mark examines the story of 12-year-old Jesus traveling with his parents in Luke 2. We consider 4 tips for traveling with Jesus.

God grants us five Christmas presents from that first Christmas. In Sunday's sermon we discover 5 godly gifts from Gabriel and Mary's exchange in Luke 1. Follow along with the online sermon notes or download this PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.