Were nearing the end of our series through the book of Mark entitled ''Jesus - The Real Action Hero.'' Today Pastor Clay is taking us through the last part of chapter 14, where Jesus is on trial by the religious leaders. As Pastor Clay is going to explain, the root of their hatred for Jesus was that they were afraid of Him. It seems hard to comprehend that someone could be afraid of Jesus, the One who loved us enough to die for us. But as youll hear today there are still plenty of people who are afraid of Jesus for the same reason the religious leaders were. And as we'll also discover today, there was someone else there at the trial of Jesus that had his own fears to deal with.

This week, we're taking a break from our series on the Book Of Mark to talk about an important ministry here at Cross Culture Church. It's our small group ministry known as ''Life Groups.'' If you attend Cross Culture Church and are not a member of a Life Group, you're missing out on a major part of learning about God and His plan for each of us. Exploring Gods Word together with a small group of friends is an opportunity to build relationships and find a spiritual family to call your own. Life Groups are where we connect on a more intimate level with God, His family, and our community. We get to know one another while sharing lifes challenges and triumphs. Now listen in and find out more!

Today in our series Jesus - The Real Action Hero, we come to the story of Jesus and His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. As Pastor Clay is going to explain, were going to see Jesus in a way weve not seen Him before. Were also going to see the disciples at what turns out to be not one of their better moments. When Jesus announces to them that they are all going to turn their backs on Him, well, lets just say the disciples are confident that Jesus is wrong. But, as well see their confidence was misplaced.

The Lords Supper is one of the most important and meaningful acts that a local church conducts. But how much do you know about that first Lords Supper with Jesus and His disciples in the upper room? As we continue our series Jesus - The Real Action Hero, we come to the night before Jesus arrest. Jesus and His disciples were in Jerusalem for the Passover, a celebration of the Jews deliverance from slavery in Egypt. But as they celebrated that occasion, Jesus initiated a new practice that would commemorate the deliverance of all of us from slavery to sin.

What does love look like? That may seem like a strange question, but most of us have probably heard the old saying: ''Love is a verb'' love an action. So, what does love look like? More specifically what does your love for God look like? Today we come to a story in Mark chapter 14 of an extraordinary act of love. Pastor Clay is going to share with us the story of a woman who showed her love for Jesus in a remarkable way. And from her story, we're going to learn a few things about what our love for God should look like.

The End Is Near! Have you ever seen someone holding up a sign with those words on it? Well, the truth is the end may in fact be near. This week, Pastor Clay returns to Chapter 13 of the book of Mark which records Jesus teaching on the end times events, including His return to earth. Pretty much everyone wishes they knew exactly when the end is going to come, and when the return of Jesus Christ will be. But as Pastor Clay is going to explain today, when Jesus returns is not really the point.

Mention the phrase end times and all kinds of questions come up. When will it be? Are we in the last days? What will happen? When it comes to talking about the end times there is no shortage of questions that people have. But, when the Bible talks about end times, is answering those questions really even the point? As we continue our series ''Jesus - The Real Action Hero,'' Pastor Clay is going to explain how answering all of our questions is really not Gods agenda. Jesus teaching on the end times came as a result of His disciples asking Him some questions about when the end would be. The disciples may not have gotten all the answers they wanted, but Jesus teaching was intended to make a different point.

The uncertain world we live in today terrorist attacks, financial upheaval, and public unrest. Are we moving into the end times? Mark chapter 13 records a conversation between Jesus and some of His disciples about signs and events that would lead up to and be a part of the end times. This week, Pastor Clay is taking us further into Mark chapter 13 as we look at verses 14 through 23, an a further description of events that will take place during the tribulation period. To be sure it is going to be a time unlike any the world has experienced.

The end times thats been a pretty popular subject the last few years it seems. Even Hollywood has gotten into the act with several films centered around end time disasters. People are preparing to live off the grid when it all comes crashing down. Everybody seems to have something to say about what it will be like in the last days. We're returning to our series ''Jesus - The Real Action Hero'' and this week we're on Mark Chapter 13. The chapter opens with Jesus making a shocking prediction about the Temple in Jerusalem. That prediction opened the door for Jesus to teach some lessons on the end times. Most of us have lots of questions when it comes to discussing the end of time. I cant think of a better person to learn about it from than Jesus.

Are you going to be the same kind of person in 2015 as you were in previous years, or are you going to grow in Christ and be more like Jesus? Pastor Clay is away this weekend and Steve Pierce will bring this week's message. Join us and better prepare yourself to answer the question of your direction in 2015.